Care Group Medical Director

at  Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

In Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) we are a little bit different and working hard to change to be a community powered NHS organisation. Over the next five years we will use that difference to significantly transform outcomes and tackle health inequalities. This is why your skills could be just what we need, and why this might be the moment for you to join us, its exciting work. There is a real chance for you to help shape what we do and for you to achieve this with us.
Our ambitious community powered 5 year strategy may be of interest to you: https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028-easy-read/

We are keen to recruit an inclusive, compassionate and collaborative Medical Director. You will join a committed and motivated senior leadership team led by the Care Group Director. Joined by your clinical colleagues (Director of Psychological Professions and Nurse Director) you will create a positive safety culture along with a robust quality governance framework and actively lead and manage our medical workforce across the care group. We have a strong research culture which we would want senior colleagues to continue to foster.

• Leadership & Management - Establish yourself as a supportive and responsive managerial leader for the medical staff in the Care Group, to maintain high quality medical standards. Being an integral part of the Care Group leadership SLT is key.
• Building pathways and place relationships – within and across Care Groups; with partners such as the local authority and Primary Care and within your Place Communities
• Delivering Safe and Therapeutic Care – Ensure clinical standards are maintained; support the clinical governance within the Care group and it remains effective; conduct complex investigations and policy development .
• Recruitment and Retention – to lead on recruitment and retention in relation to medical colleagues within the Care Group;
• Education and Research - Work with The Director of Medical Education and The Director of Undergraduate Medical Education to ensure that all trainees and medical students placed with the trust have a positive and rewarding experience during their time in the Care Group
• Clinical Effectiveness & Service improvement – foster and enhance culture of learning across the care group and support delivery in relation to clinical effectiveness process and service improvement
• Patient Safety and Patient Experience – work with the SLT Clinical Directors to actively promote and role model a healthy patient safety culture

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
Please see attached job description/person specification for all details of this role including main duties.
This role does not require you to have a specific clinical background, as a leadership and management post it allows those skills to be transferable regardless of your clinical experience. The Medical Director has 4 PAs with it; but within the Care Group and wider organisation we have a range of clinical opportunities for the clinical PA’s.
Please contact Laura Wiltshire (details below) to have an initial conversation and explore the various options available. You may also want to have a discussion with the Acting Medical Director (Dr Diarmid Sinclair) which we can also arrange.
Take a look at this video of Dr Sinclair and Chief Operating Officer Richard Chillery outlining some of the reasons why this opportunity is an exciting role within the trust. We welcome your application and enquiries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYdUT1S58T

Please refer the Job description for details