About this role
Job summary
Medical Director for Place / Directorate
5 New senior medical leadership roles part of NELFTs major investment in clinical leadership
North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) is making a significant and purposeful investment in medical leadership. As part of this, we are excited to introduce new Medical Director roles for Place / Directorate, strengthening medical voice, influence and visibility at every level of the organisation.
5 PAs of protected medical leadership time, with up to 5 PAs clinical practice, recognising leadership as core work, not an add on.
The consultant contract is permanent and the Medical Director role is a 3 year fixed term post with the opportunity to extend with mutual agreement. There are 5 posts, one in Barking & Dagenham, one in Havering, one in Redbridge, one in Waltham Forest and one in Essex.
These are brand new roles, created to ensure that medical leadership is fully embedded in place based and corporate decision making, and that doctors are supported, heard and able to shape the future of care for our communities.
As a Medical Director for Place / Directorate, you will provide visible, inclusive and values led leadership across mental health, community physical health and childrens services within your locality. You will work in close partnership with Integrated Care Directors and senior clinical leaders, while also being a core member of the Chief Medical Officers Leadership Team and the Wider Executive Management Team.
Main duties of the job
Why join NELFT in this role?
These posts form Trust investment in medical leadership
You will be joining at a time of real growth and momentum in medical leadership, with newly appointed Deputy Chief Medical Officers and an expanding senior medical team. You will help shape integrated, neighbourhood based models of care, working closely with primary care, acute trusts, local authorities and voluntary sector partners You will play a key role in tackling health inequalities, improving population health outcomes, and strengthening relational models of care You will be supported to lead with kindness, inclusion and compassion, consistent with NELFTs values Flexible working is actively supported, including job share, parttime working and remote sessions where possible.
For an informal conversation about the posts, please contact:
Dr Sarah Dracass, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Mental Health - [email protected] Dr Manjari Tanwar, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Babies, Children and Young People - [email protected]
Dr Helene Brown, Chief Medical Officer - [email protected] / Executive Assistant: [email protected]
About us
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex.
We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Job description Job responsibilities
Medical Director for Place / Directorate
New senior medical leadership roles – part of NELFT’s major investment in clinical leadership
North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) is making a significant and purposeful investment in medical leadership. As part of this, we are excited to introduce new Medical Director roles for Place / Directorate, strengthening medical voice, influence and visibility at every level of the organisation.
5 PAs of protected medical leadership time, with up to 5 PAs clinical practice, recognising leadership as core work, not an addon.
These are brandnew roles, created to ensure that medical leadership is fully embedded in placebased and corporate decisionmaking, and that doctors are supported, heard and able to shape the future of care for our communities.
As a Medical Director for Place / Directorate, you will provide visible, inclusive and valuesled leadership across mental health, community physical health and children’s services within your locality. You will work in close partnership with Integrated Care Directors and senior clinical leaders, while also being a core member of the Chief Medical Officer’s Leadership Team and the Wider Executive Management Team.
The role is designed to enable meaningful leadership impact. Dedicated leadership time is formally recognised within the job plan, alongside the opportunity to continue clinical work within the organisation. This reflects NELFT’s commitment to valuing medical leadership properly and supporting doctors to lead well.
This post is both placebased and Trustwide. You will influence strategy, quality, workforce wellbeing and system working, while remaining rooted in daytoday clinical realities.
Why join NELFT in this role?
These posts form Trust investment in medical leadership You will be joining at a time of real growth and momentum in medical leadership, with newly appointed Deputy Chief Medical Officers and an expanding senior medical team You will help shape integrated, neighbourhoodbased models of care, working closely with primary care, acute trusts, local authorities and voluntary sector partners You will play a key role in tackling health inequalities, improving population health outcomes, and strengthening relational models of care You will be supported to lead with kindness, inclusion and compassion, consistent with NELFT’s values Who we are looking for?
We are looking for consultantlevel doctors with a strong commitment to quality, collaboration and inclusive leadership. We welcome applicants from a wide range of specialties and professional backgrounds, including those earlier in their formal leadership journey who are ready to step into a senior role with structured support.
If you are motivated by doing the right thing for patients and staff, value partnership working, and want to be part of shaping the future of medical leadership in the NHS, we would very much like to hear from you.
Flexible working is actively supported, including job share, parttime working and remote sessions where possible.
For an informal conversation about the posts, please contact Dr Helene Brown, Chief Medical Officer - [email protected] and assistant: [email protected]
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GMC-registered medical practitioner at consultant level (or equivalent)
Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
Postgraduate management/leadership qualification
Experience Essential
Significant experience of consultant-level practice within the NHS
Proven medical leadership in multi-disciplinary teams.
Record of improving quality, safety and governance
Understanding of ICS and place-based models of care
Desirable
Cross-specialty or cross-sector experience spanning across interfaces of primary care, community services, secondary care, mental health services
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.
Employer details Employer name NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address Goodmayes Hospital
Ilford
Essex
IG3 8XJ
Employer's website https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)