[ref. j97972624] Nottingham University Hospitals - Care Group Clinical Director

Job overview

We are looking for a highly performing Care Group Clinical Director to provide strategic leadership to Care group 3 which provides women’s and children’s services, fertility, sexual health and clinical genetics services. Most services in the care group provide highly specialised tertiary and quaternary level care at a regional and supra regional level as well providing care for the local population for their local health need.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to shape the development of services in your Care Group and the wider Nottinghamshire health and social care system.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be future focused, leading the development of the Care Group's strategic and annual plans, to lead the delivery of excellent patient care.

You will have accountability for leading quality improvement for the Care Group, encouraging staff contribution to innovation and tracking delivery of efficiency benefits; it's not just about what you do, it's how you do it:

You will have highly developed leadership skills and be able to build successful teams and work collaboratively.

You will be patient focused, sensitive to clinical and political demands with the ability to cut through barriers to change.

You will contribute to providing services within a teaching hospital and support the teaching and research strategy delivery

You will be an exemplar for the Trust's Values and Behaviours.

Informal conversation positively encouraged. Please contact;

Lisa Kelly, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive on [email protected] and/or Manjeet Shehmar, Chief Medical Officer on [email protected]

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

• Clinical professional with current registration
• Evidence of continuous professional development including evidence of leadership development activities

• Formal clinical leadership or management qualification (e.g.NHS Leadership Academy, FMLM or Kings Fund clinical leadership accreditation or equivalent)
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries

Experience

• Experience at Senior Clinical level for example Consultant, Chief/Director of Profession or equivalent leadership experience
• A comprehensive understanding of the NHS agenda
• Previous experience in leading a service or project/large multidisciplinary team

• Experience of working across organisational boundaries

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Well-developed leadership skills, inspiring others to collaborate, with clear abilities to form effective working relationships
• Values and utilises teamwork and has experience of working across boundaries

• Training on interacting with the Media
• Training on Chairing Meetings.

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

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Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£42.90 for enhanced and £22.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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