Medical Director
| Posting date: | 18 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 February 2026 |
| Location: | Ashford, TN24 0LZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9344-26-0171 |
Summary
OperationalSupport the Managing Director (MD) and Director of Nursing (DoN)in the delivery of the constitutional standards to the highest standards of clinical safety, quality and experience balancing risk across their Care Group and Trust wide.Promote the NHS constitution by championing the values and principles in the NHS constitution and addressing inequalities in access to healthcare provisionDevelop working relationships with the Care Groups Triumvirates and senior leadership teams to manage and intervene where necessary to ensure that the site operates at the required standards for safety, quality and performance on a daily basisInnovate and excel by actively involving, developing and encouraging staff to shape and influence how the Care Group can improve patient experience, operate more effectively and create a great environment where staff thrive, drive daily improvements, develop and recommend their site as a good place to work.Develop high-quality teams working collaboratively with all Care Groups through appropriate programmes, which have a positive impact on the quality of care and patient safety.Maintain budgetary control within areas of responsibility.Develop business cases for improvement and change to support the delivery of the quality and safety agenda.Ensure a robust and transparent approach to job planning which takes into consideration the needs of the services and overall responsible for delivery of annual medical job planning for doctors and dentists based within their Care Group. Clinical Maintain personal clinical credibility by assisting with clinical care delivery when required and appropriate given the site demands and requirements of the role and ensure own professional knowledge and standards are current based on the latest evidence and best practice.Oversee, with the Care Groups triumvirate team the governance, assurance and effective risk management on the site.Responsible as the Care Groups senior medical lead for patient safety in terms of the quality indicators, ensuring that lessons are learned from patient safety incidents and that patient safety is continually improved, engaging in the Trust wide Patient safety strategy and its implementation at site level working with local partners.