Job Title: Medical Director
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: No
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: No
Advert Closing Date:10/12/2024
Whatever you want from your career, you have the scope to find it here. We foster a work approach based on mutual support and collaboration, where everyone feels empowered to empower others. You’ll find countless opportunities to learn, develop and grow a rewarding career where we recognises the importance of your personal and professional well-being. By considering moving internally across the Public Service, you'll be proud of what you can achieve – both for yourself and the people of Jersey.
Job Overview
The Health & Community Services department is dedicated to fulfil the island's future healthcare demands. This vital public service requires the appointment of a director who will be responsible for creating partnerships, an environment and ways of working that enables clinicians and the extended professional team to work together in an integrated way, which keeps more people safe and well in the community.This is an opportunity for an individual to make a genuine difference and contribute to the creation of healthcare facilities for future generations.
Job Purpose
The Medical Director at HCS is an Executive Director and full voting member of the HCS Advisory Board. The purpose of the job is to provide strategic clinical leadership to the executive team and board and act as the Responsible Officer for the organisation. The post holder will be required to work closely and collaboratively with the Chief Nurse and Chiefs of Service to ensure that a clear and coherent clinical strategy is developed and translated into service improvements.
The Medical Director is a key contributor to overall strategy and decision-making within HCS, with responsibility for the clinical vision and strategy. Providing exceptional professional leadership for medical staff across HCS, the Medical Director will take the lead for education, training and development and revalidation of medical staff and provide effective advice on medical issues and quality and clinical governance matters.
Job Specific Outcomes 1 of 5
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To manage the Medical Directors Office and line manage the Deputy Medical Director
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To provide clinical leadership to HCS and contribute to the work determining and monitoring strategies, plans, policies and programs
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To provide information and professional advice to HCS Executive and Board regarding all medical matters whilst ensuring that the organisation is always advised on major professional medical issues, practices and policies affecting HCS
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To be (or delegate) the Caldicott Guardian
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To be the executive director with responsibility for the Mortality agenda (Patient Safety Director as defined by national guidance on learning from deaths, NQB 2017)
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Develop relationships with the local community, including GPs, health organisations, interested groups, patient reference groups and local media
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Take a lead in ensuring that effective clinical networks are formed with colleagues, Clinical Commissioning groups and educational institutions
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Work with Health Education England and other educational and training institutions to enhance capability and develop effective working relationships with the relevant medical schools and Deans of Faculty to ensure excellence within undergraduate and postgraduate programs
Job Specific Outcomes 2 of 5
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Ensure regulation of medical staff is robust and that they always act in the best interests of patients and that professional standards of care are within the GMC Good Medical Practice
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Liaise with resident medical staff in conjunction with the Co-Chiefs of Medical Education to evaluate their experience at HCS and act accordingly
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Act as the Responsible Officer for HCS and lead for medical revalidation
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Work with the Director of Workforce to:
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ensure recruitment, retention and working conditions for medical staff are in line with organisational requirements and national directives
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Lead and develop the Local Negotiating Committee for Doctors and Dentists
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Take lead responsibility for all performance management and disciplinary issues involving medical staff in accordance with HCS’s policies and procedures
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Develop and implement a strategy for the management of excellence among the medical workforce and ensure patient and quality are the top priorities
Job Specific Outcome 3 of 5
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Ensure arrangements are in place for the provision of multi professional education training and development
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Ensure medical staff participate in multi-professional clinical audit and the development of clinical effectiveness strategies
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Play an active part in the HCS’s service improvement programme, fostering a learning culture and spirit of innovation in all that we do
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Ensure constructive relationships with NHS England, the General Medical Council, the Jersey Care Commission and other regulatory bodies
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Develop effective links with medical directors of other key organisations
Job Specific Outcomes 4 of 5
18. To undertake the professional leadership and management role for employed medical staff in respect of clinical effectiveness, education, CPD, clinical supervision, review of job plan, professional and personal conduct and competence and medical workforce planning
19. To be responsible for an annual cycle of appraisal and final sign off for job plans for dentists and doctor
20. To ensure effective systems to support medical revalidation are in place including strengthened appraisal and to produce an annual report for the Board on revalidation
21. Chair the SIRP committee as required
22. To meet regularly with Chiefs of Service, Clinical Directors, Service lead clinicians providing strategic leadership and line management support where appropriate
Job Specific Outcomes 5 of 5
23. Provide such other services or duties as the Board and/or Chief Officer may determine and agree with you from time to time.
24. Take part in HCS’s director on-call rota and provide support/advice to line management as required.
25. Support and promote a positive organisational culture for HCS and reflect this in own behaviour and decision making.
26. To develop, manage and foster an effective network of relationships with health and social care colleagues to build a strong culture of partnership working across the Jersey Government.
General Responsibilities relating to management & leadership and education
Qualifications
Full GMC/ GDC registration
Appropriate College membership/ fellowship
On the GMC specialist register
Additional postgraduate qualification (desirable)
Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Demonstrable experience of working at leadership level, including strategic planning across complex organisational infrastructure.
Comprehensive knowledge and experience of patient safety systems and processes including clinical risk.
Demonstrable experience of leading and effectively managing change in large complex environments.
Demonstrate strong and credible leadership in being able to pull people together across systems and inspire and motivate them to deliver common aims and targets.
Strong track record of working in partnership and managing external relationships to optimise performance.
Proven ability to drive positive performance culture placing patients and quality at the heart of decision making.
Experience of clinical engagement and the ability to influence transformational change and empower clinical leadership.
Knowledge, skills and behaviours
Engaging leadership style that exemplifies HCS’s values and empowers staff to uphold standards of excellence.
Significant influencing and negotiating skills. Ability to engage, build and sustain relationships within HCS and with external organisations.
Exhibits energy, enthusiasm and resilience to drive through change and required outcomes and improvements.
Strong in building relationships at all levels with the ability to develop a collegiate approach across the organisation and with external stakeholders
Self-motivated, tenacious and resilient to pursue organisational goals and persist through difficulties.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to deliver complex messages to a range of audiences. Excellent presentation skills, ability to give high level presentations to Board and on behalf of the organisation to other organisations.
Ability to interpret, develop and implement plans in response to local, regional and national policy.
Lifelong learner and role models leadership as a journey of self-awareness, feedback from others, and course correction.
System thinker – able to understand the drivers and constraints of partner organisations. Thinking outside of the organisational box whilst being cognisant of the impact on sovereign organisations.
A skilled networker, promoting brand and reputation; experienced in representing organisations at external events and creating strategic partnerships.
Ability to think strategically, develop strategic plans and translate into objectives and action.
Assimilates information from a wide range of sources to provide insight, anticipate risks, form strategies and implement effective solutions that meet future needs.
Remains calm under pressure and adept at dealing with unexpected situations and resolving conflict.
Digitally savvy
Equality and other criteria
An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities as it relates to staff and patients and able to demonstrate personal commitment to challenging discrimination and promoting equalities.
Is able to work legally in Jersey
Is able to work with children and vulnerable adults
Ability to travel daily for meetings across a range of sites Jersey
Holds a valid full driving licence which enables them to drive in the UK
Full Job Specification
Please refer to the Jersey Public Service Careers page, Executive & Board Appointments tab for the full job specification.
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