About this role
Job summary
The Group Chief Medical Officer is a full Executive (voting) Director of the Lincolnshire Community Health Services Trust & United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (the Group) and member of the unitary Group Board, and is expected to work as part of an integrated team and take lead responsibility for strategic and corporate issues both within and external to their immediate portfolio, making a major contribution to the achievements of the Groups vision and strategic goals.
The Group Chief Medical Officer will provide strong and effective clinical leadership across the Group and advise the Group Board on all aspects of professional practice relating to registered medical staff.Group lead on the development of clinical strategy, its underpinning medical & dental workforce strategy and for developing the research base in collaboration with education & commerce partners.
The Group Chief Medical Officer will also be the Executive clinical lead for the primary, secondary care interface across the Group providing leadership and managerial oversight of the Director for frailty & Long-Term Conditions
Main duties of the job
Provide high level and visionary leadership to the Trust Medical & Dental workforce and set and ensure the maintenance of high professional standards for the Group's medical and dental workforce. Ensure on-going improvement in the medical workforce engagement and national staff survey recommendation of the Group as both a place to work and receive care. Empower the medical workforce to develop knowledge, skills and competencies relevant to their roles and strengthen capabilities of leadership, management and staff ensuring effective succession planning is in place. Ensure the Group meets its obligations to NHS England at regional and national level, the Royal Colleges and NHS guidance, regulations and recommendations, for the training of its junior and undergraduate doctors; ensure the Group has an excellent reputation for high quality junior doctor and undergraduate training Take the lead medical role in developing and implementing the clinical strategy ensuring the provision of an appropriate and effective range of services and that planned changes or developments are clinically sound Develop clinical leadership and high levels of engagement in delivering high quality outcomes, high levels of patient and staff satisfaction and clinical productivity.
About us
Our Group is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire, serving a population of more than 750,000 people. Lincolnshire is such a wonderful place to live and work with many opportunities to grow and develop as well as spend time on hobbies, activities and taking in local historic sites. Find out more on the Visit Lincolnshire website.
Our Group provides community, acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. Our 2023/24 Group annual income was c£874m, and we employ approximately 11,000 WTE staff.
We provide services at Lincoln County Hospital, Grantham and District Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, as well as running services from community hospital sites and other community locations across Lincolnshire.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Group Chief Medical Officer welcome pack for future details including the job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Medical graduate Post graduate medical qualifications Unblemished registration with GMC
Desirable
Masters degree in management Management qualification Postgraduate qualification in either medical education or clinical governance
Previous Experience Essential
Substantial experience at consultant level At least three years experience at clinical director, deputy director or equivalent level in a relevant healthcare organisation Experience of building organisational capabilities, including establishing a clear strategic vision and direction and translation into successful outcomes Evidence of continuing professional and managerial development Outstanding reputation as a clinician and clinical leader, with a proven track record of producing high quality results in the management and leadership of clinical services Experience of managing governance and research governance Previous Medical director experience Experience of leading a large complex organisation through significant change Successful management of change in a distressed organisation and/or system
Desirable
Experience of managing postgraduate training
Knowledge and Skills Essential
In-depth understanding of the complexity in providing secondary healthcare In-depth understanding of providing community healthcare A proven ability plan strategically Innovation and vision, including an ability to build organisational capabilities, establishing a clear strategic vision and direction and translating this into successful outcomes Successful team leadership/motivation of others Success as a team player and the ability to work with staff at all levels Innovation and vision, including an ability to build organisational capabilities, establishing a clear strategic vision and direction and translating this into successful outcomes Financial awareness and business acumen Excellent interpersonal skills Intellectual flexibility, including the ability to understand both operational detail and wider longer strategic visions, and to articulate theses to others, and the ability to cope with ambiguity and perform through uncertainty where necessary Political awareness, with the ability to understand the wider interest groups and stakeholders within across the Group, and to work sensitively to overcome their differing positions and interests Drive for improvement with the proven ability to set and meet ambitious targets and monitor against targets Computer literacy
Desirable
Knowledge of the UK health care sector
Personal Qualities Essential
Energy, stamina and drive commensurate with working as an executive board director in a large integrated Group, evidenced by health record and attitude to work Car owner/driver or supported driver with the ability to travel/work around a large county Ability to work flexibly and to work across sites associated with the Group Satisfactory health screening and DBS checks Understand confidentiality
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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 United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Lincoln County Hospital
Greetwell Road
Lincoln
LN2 5QY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)