NHS England

Medical Director Secondary Care Transformation

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Job summary

Working closely with the Regional Medical Director, ICB Chief Medical Officers and provider CMO's in all sectors (acute, community and mental health), the Medical Director Secondary Care Transformation will provide strong clinical leadership with respect to secondary care transformation to drive continuous improvements in quality of care, health outcomes and reduction in health inequalities across the population that is cost effective and prioritises prevention.

The South East Regional Team is very keen to ensure an equal and diverse workplace. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with a disability as these are underrepresented within our professional senior leadership.

Main duties of the job

  • The postholder will provide clinical leadership across a range of regional priorities. Examples include but are not limited to:
    • Working with other directors engaging clinicians and other leaders at all levels to facilitate integration of secondary care across all sectors, health and social care, physical and mental health.
    • Provide clinical leadership with a specific focus on the secondary care sector, supporting improvements in the quality, and experience of patient care including engaging clinicians and leaders at all levels to promote clinical improvement and reduce unwarranted variation.
    • The post holder will be a key leader in promoting seamless integrated care pathways from primary to secondary to tertiary care and will focus on the relationship between community and hospital settings.
    • Provide strategic clinical and operational leadership across the transformation portfolio.
    • Ensuring that there is effective clinical leadership of improvement and transformation workstreams spanning the whole care pathway including non-admitted, diagnostic and admitted pathway
    • Play a key role with respect to medical workforce transformation to support operational recovery in secondary care and deliver the NHS Long Term Plan clinical priorities, in close collaboration with the Workforce, Training and Education Directorate and other key stakeholders.

About us

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

  • Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
  • Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
  • Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
  • Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
  • Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Details

Date posted

04 January 2024

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-S-SE-11-21865-A

Job locations

Wellington House

London

SE1 8UG


Job description

Job responsibilities

NHS England and NHS Improvement came together on 1 April 2019 as a new single organisation. The NHS Long Term Plan focuses on delivering integrated care to patients at the local level and we can best support the NHS to deliver this as a single integrated organisation.

Our new operating model represents a strong shift to regional delivery supported by expert corporate teams. Local health systems are supported by our integrated regional teams who play a major leadership role in the geographies they manage.

We are jointly committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

The seven integrated regions of our joint enterprise will work with local systems to support and improve how care is provided to patients and communities. These regions will be supported by the corporate centre providing expertise and developing policy. The focus will be on guiding and managing the delivery of services through local integrated health systems, sustainability and transformation partnerships, and devolution areas.

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

NHS England and NHS Improvement came together on 1 April 2019 as a new single organisation. The NHS Long Term Plan focuses on delivering integrated care to patients at the local level and we can best support the NHS to deliver this as a single integrated organisation.

Our new operating model represents a strong shift to regional delivery supported by expert corporate teams. Local health systems are supported by our integrated regional teams who play a major leadership role in the geographies they manage.

We are jointly committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

The seven integrated regions of our joint enterprise will work with local systems to support and improve how care is provided to patients and communities. These regions will be supported by the corporate centre providing expertise and developing policy. The focus will be on guiding and managing the delivery of services through local integrated health systems, sustainability and transformation partnerships, and devolution areas.

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experienced, registered, practising Secondary Care clinician with a well-developed understanding of current health and social care issues and policy; experience of working at a senior level within a local system
  • Member or Fellow of relevant Royal College or Faculty
  • Registered medical practitioner with current GMC registration

Experience

Essential

  • Track record of delivering a major change programme to transform clinical services
  • Experience of managing clinical risks and quality in a senior clinical leadership role
  • Experience of working with challenged healthcare provider organisations

Skills and capabilities

Essential

  • Be attuned to the sensitivities of different stakeholder interests within the region and work sensitively to overcome the differing positions and interests of these
  • Excellent leadership skills and the ability to build and motivate high performing teams
  • The ability to assimilate complex and lengthy information and make decisions in an ambiguous and fast- moving environment

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases, and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experienced, registered, practising Secondary Care clinician with a well-developed understanding of current health and social care issues and policy; experience of working at a senior level within a local system
  • Member or Fellow of relevant Royal College or Faculty
  • Registered medical practitioner with current GMC registration

Experience

Essential

  • Track record of delivering a major change programme to transform clinical services
  • Experience of managing clinical risks and quality in a senior clinical leadership role
  • Experience of working with challenged healthcare provider organisations

Skills and capabilities

Essential

  • Be attuned to the sensitivities of different stakeholder interests within the region and work sensitively to overcome the differing positions and interests of these
  • Excellent leadership skills and the ability to build and motivate high performing teams
  • The ability to assimilate complex and lengthy information and make decisions in an ambiguous and fast- moving environment

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases, and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Wellington House

London

SE1 8UG


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Wellington House

London

SE1 8UG


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Regional Medical Director

Vaughan Lewis

vaughanlewis@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

04 January 2024

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-S-SE-11-21865-A

Job locations

Wellington House

London

SE1 8UG


Supporting documents

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