Interim Deputy Medical Director
| Posting date: | 26 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 February 2026 |
| Location: | Ashton under Lyne, OL67SR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9311-26-0050 |
Summary
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality mental health, learning disability and autism services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in the communities we serve. Our 4,000+ dedicated staff have big ambitions, and we are at the start of an exciting journey to reshape our organisation, focussing on what we do best and building on our roots in our diverse communities to maximise peoples potential.This is a six month interim post for a senior role reporting directly to our Executive Medical Director/Chief Medical Officer (EMD/CMO) and will play a key role in driving forward our vision to deliver outstanding mental health, learning disability and autism services and shaping our inclusive culture in line with our Trust values.Through highly visible medical leadership, you will play a lead role in the development of activities specifically in areas of Research, Quality Improvement, patient safety, appraisal and revalidation, development of clinical leadership, supporting workforce development and embedding a culture of leadership and innovation through all levels of the organisation.As part of the senior leadership team you will be committed to developing an open and inclusive culture with a focus on employee health and well-being as well as equality, diversity and inclusion.You will be a highly visible, proactive and compassionate clinical leader with extensive senior management/professional leadership experience; a highly skilled communicator with abilities and experience to develop effective partnership working with a range of agencies and other stakeholders.This is an excellent opportunity to bring your leadership experience to a value-based organisation with big ambitions for those we serve.The post holder will also hold a clinical post within the organisation. For those who may be applying internally, you will already be holding a clinical post; for those applying externally, we have a variety of clinical posts which will complement this role across Older Age, CAMHS, Working Age and Rehabilitation services. For discussion about best fit posts, please contact Dr Simon Sandhu, Medical Director or Deborah Walker, PA as below.The role will be based in one of our existing Trust locations within the Trust footprint.If this role sounds exciting to you and you have the skills and experience described as well as sharing our values then we would welcome your application. If you wish to discuss this further, please contact Dr Simon Sandhu on simon.sandhu@nhs.net to book a mutually convenient time.