Chief Medical Officer

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	21 Gorffennaf 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Negotiable
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	14 Awst 2025
Lleoliad:	Norwich, NR1 2DH
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	C9234-AHG-A040957-CMO

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Job Description Job Title: Group Chief Medical Officer Accountable to: Group Chief Executive Pay Band: Very Senior Manager Job Purpose The Group Chief Medical Officer (GCMO) has primary responsibility to lead the Group's plans to improve clinical outcomes and effectiveness, reduce health inequalities, and ensure that we provide safe and compassionate care to our patients. The post holder will work in partnership with the Group Chief Nurse to ensure we take a multi-disciplinary approach to our clinical care and that we make quality and patient experience of paramount importance. Working with the Hospital Medical Directors and the Group Chief Delivery Officer, the GCMO is responsible for leading group wide clinical service programmes that accelerate care transformation, deliver improved integrated care and service improvement for our patient population, with an increased focus on preventative healthcare and Place-based care. The post holder will maintain strong working relationships with partners to facilitate the implementation of our strategic and operational plans. Group Chief Nurse will play a leading role in the Groups academic mission. Working closely with colleagues from the University of East Anglia and research organisations the post will help lay some strong foundations for the Group becoming an academic health science system. The post holder will understand and articulate the needs of the populations and communities served by the Group, identify trends, challenges and future opportunities that translate into a vision for future service delivery. The Group CMO will promote and implement strategies to address them, and provide professional leadership to our medical workforce, creating a culture of improvement and an aspiration to provide the best clinical services to our patients. The post holder is responsible for promoting and maintaining high professional standards across medical, dental and pharmacy teams whilst promoting excellent multi-professional clinical engagement and enabling high quality patient care. The post holder will lead the research and innovation function across the Group and promote an ambition to lead in this field. The GCMO will promote and lead the delivery of excellent undergraduate and post graduate medical education. The Group CMO is the professional lead for Pharmacy. The Chief Group Medical Officer is a voting member of the Group Board. Key Responsibilities Executive Function To lead and support the Hospital Medical Directors to provide local medical leadership to each of our sites Working with clinical and academic colleagues, play a leading role in developing the academic mission to accelerate the integration of research, clinical services, education and training Advise the Group Board and Executive on key service and medical leadership issues To play a key role in the development of our clinical strategy, engaging clinicians, and others to ensure that these strategies are owned across the Group and are aligned with the priorities set out in the Case for Change and aligns with priorities set by the ICB and other national NHS strategies Provide visible leadership for medical and dental colleagues on both professional and leadership issues, encouraging the highest standards of medical and dental care and the engagement of medical colleagues in the strategic objectives of the Group, supporting a multi professional workforce Working with the Group CEO and executive team to optimize opportunities for the improvement of clinical shared services for the Group Ensure patients are cared for in the most appropriate settings and support colleagues in driving improvements in the Neighbourhood Health Model to improve equity of access, to appropriate and timely health services To ensure the needs and population health outcomes of our underserved communities are considered over the whole pathway of care To look outwards to the wider healthcare environment to anticipate national issues that may support or prevent delivery of our plans To harness best practice from across the NHS and beyond, to ensure that we adopt best clinical practice across the Group, learning from others and 3 incorporating the best practices from elsewhere and maximizing our use of resources To identify clinical transformation opportunities that will help improve services and level up across the Group, leveraging the advantages of digital innovation and support delivery locally, ensuring our clinicians have ownership and buy-in Providing an active role in developing a model of care for preventative healthcare, including care planning, education, and self-management, aligned to best practice To work with other Group director colleagues to provide leadership to Group wide initiatives, ensuring we are financially sustainable and have a clear plan to optimize our resources To be the Group Board lead for Pharmacy. Clinical Leadership Working with and through the Hospital Medical Directors to provide clinical leadership to the medical and dental professionals in the Group, building high calibre, high performing, multidisciplinary clinical teams, attracting and retaining the best clinical talent to our hospitals In conjunction with the Group Chief Nursing Officer and Group Chief Delivery Officer, lead the development of Specialty Clinical Networks ensuring adoption of clinical best practice, sharing of protocols and policies, and encouraging cross site working Jointly responsible with the Group Chief Delivery Officer, for delivering better patient experience and outcomes through evidence-based models of care and standardised protocols that reduce unwarranted variations Working with the Group Chief Delivery Officer to reduce duplication of low value activity, including focusing on minimising inappropriate spend against evidence-based intervention procedures To advise on all medical and dental matters ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and managing our key clinical risks as a Group Working jointly with the Chief Nurse to ensure the Group provides safe and compassionate care, building a culture of continuous improvement and creating a governance framework to prioritise quality outcomes for patients Working in liaison with the Group Chief People Officer, lead the development and review of workforce plans for doctors and dentists, advising the Board on issues relating to safe staffing levels, skill mix, in the deployment and utilisation of clinical roles; Using innovative staffing models to tackle workforce shortages Working with the Group Chief Delivery Officer to develop systems of mutual aid that delivers a flexible workforce that can respond to changes in demand Ensure there are effective clinical safety, professional standards, and workforce management policy frameworks in place for doctors and dentists Ensure appropriate training and sound revalidation processes as is necessary to meet and exceed the safety and quality objectives of the Group. Research, Innovation and Education Lead the development of a research and innovation strategy that builds the Groups research profile and engages with academic and other partners and developing new research opportunities Ensure a robust approach to the development of undergraduate and post graduate medical and dental education and training programmes, in collaboration with the NHSE, the GMC and relevant Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) Work with the Deanery to ensure the effective delivery of the educational contract and the provision of high calibre clinical staff Encourage and environment where everyone can innovate and improve services for patients and staff. Clinical Quality and Governance Working closely with the Executive Hospital Managing Directors, and with the Hospital Medical Directors and the Group Chief Nurse, setting the clinical standards and ensuring that these are delivered across our hospitals, and providing challenge and support as required To support the Group to meet its statutory responsibilities in adherence to its constitution, national policy, and practise in all the post holders key areas of responsibility In conjunction with the Group Chief Nurse ensure that appropriate assurance is brought to the board in Quality, Patient Safety, and Safe Staffing levels, through regular audits, management, and investigation of incidents, and appropriate insight into available data Work with the Executive to promote and develop a culture which embeds clinical quality, governance and safe patient care and monitors its effectiveness and efficiency Promote and organisational culture committed to addressing inequality and to learn from complaints, incidents audit and research development. Other Represent the Group at regional and national levels on professional medical issues, developing partnerships, sharing best practise, and integrating this knowledge within the Group To take part in the on-call rota, and provide practical leadership, advice, and guidance during specific periods. The duties and responsibilities set out in this job description are subject to amendment from time to time. Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details.