Deputy Medical Director
| Posting date: | 18 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £105,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £105000.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 January 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, M1 3BN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | M9990-25-0681 |
Summary
Supporting the medical director as follows: Chair or co-chair any relevant local quality assurance and oversight groups Engage, either directly or through delegation, in commissioner and provider quality assurance Work with colleagues to provide clinical improvement expertise across the system Work with those providers who are facing quality special measures or challenges to improve Support the organisation to deliver its statutory duties, particularly in relation to: o equality and diversity o the duty of quality o the promotion of innovation o patient experience and choice o safeguarding children and vulnerable adults Being the patients champion Involving the public and patients in policy development and decision- making of the organisation Being independent and fair Reduce health inequalities Ensure value for money Secure good governance of NHS providers Promote a culture of safety & quality, using a learning culture and improvement methodology Support the Medical Director to provide professional leadership, advice and support to other medical leaders Support the Director of Workforce and OD and the Medical Director to ensure there is a robust pipeline for medical leadership roles within the region, by supporting national and local initiatives Engage with the clinical leadership and engagement infrastructure, namely the Clinical Senate Council & Forum, the established Clinical Networks including Strategic, Operational Delivery, Academic Health & Science Networks (AHSN), Sustainable Transformational Plans (STP), to drive transformation of the system in the interests of quality and value. To provide clinical leadership to support digital transformation within the Regions. You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.