Divisional Medical Director

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Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Job overview

The opportunity has arisen to join us as Clinical Director in the ONW Division in CLCH. The Division covers Harrow adult services, Brent adult and children's services and Ealing 0-19 services. This role is provisionally for 6 months with scope to possibly extend. PA's are negotiable starting with 4 PA's but plans to increase. The Clinical Director role supports our work with partners at place and as part of the Integrated Care System.

CLCH has well established clinical director roles which work within divisions supporting the delivery of high quality services, in particular the clinical directors work with doctors and dentists within that division, engaging with them to drive improvement and assuring safety. This is a key role for an enthusiastic, relational leader who has the ability to work with the wider system whilst at the same time developing strong personal relationships with the diverse workforce of the Division. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence and shape the development of community services within CLCH.

Main duties of the job

The individual will work on a number of exciting service developments around out of hospital care, the NW London Integrated care System priorities and how they relate to the ONW Integrated care Partnerships, resilience, specialist pathways in the community and ambulatory care delivery, in close collaboration with the senior divisional teams. This is also an important leadership role in designing and strengthening clinical governance systems and high quality clinical practice within CLCH in partnership with our Medical Director, Nursing and Quality teams. The successful candidate will have a strong background in the delivery of out of hospital and public health, and understanding the relationships between different components of the health and social care system.

Working for our organisation

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Strategic and Service Planning

• Ensure the preparation of the strategic and annual plans for the Division and contribute to the development of the Trust's strategic and annual plan.
• Agree annual objectives for the Division which support the achievement of the Division's plans.
• Ensure the development of a strategy for improvement of services within the Division, which incorporates Trust initiatives including all aspects of clinical governance and the focus on the patient.
• Work at Divisional level to develop a focus on Population health and actively searching for ways to highlight inequity and promote equality.
• Represent the Trust at ad hoc external strategic meetings in agreement with the Medical Director.

Operational Management in conjunction with the Director of Operations

• Ensure that appropriate systems are in place for the effective delivery of patient care, teaching and research within the Division. Represent the division at operational interfaces where clinical expertise and governance is required.
• Ensure the effective implementation of Trust policies, procedures and standards as agreed by the Trust and Executive Boards. To represent the division and the Trust for service bids and contract negotiations as agreed with the divisional director.

Corporate and Clinical Governance

• Be responsible for the integration of operational management with the clinical governance agenda through participation in Clinical Governance committees and the Divisional Management Board.
• Ensure Divisional compliance with national requirements including Care Quality Commission Registration. Work within the provisions of Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions and ensure that the highest standards in corporate governance and probity are maintained.
• Together with the Divisional Director of Operations and Divisional Director of Nursing and Therapy manage complaints and incidents.

Person specification

Education/Qualification

• Medically qualified with a post registration qualification and current membership of the GMC.
• Experience of working within the NHS.
• Have knowledge of the NHS, its infrastructure and the recent reforms.

Experience

• Experience in managing of clinical services.
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance gained from experience of working with such systems.
• Having a personal vision for the future of clinical services, developed in the context of credible past experience, personal beliefs and the Trust's strategy.
• Demonstrable evidence of being able and willing to understand our Trust values of respect, kindness, excellence and safety, with behaviour which reinforces these values.
• Commitment to Equality and Diversity.

Skills and Abilities

• Problem solving: having the capacity to analyse problems in a logical and structured way, generating optional and innovative solutions and adapting approaches to problem-solving to achieve sustainable outcomes.
• Insight: being able to anticipate problems, to understand the driving forces behind problems, or potential problems and being able to identify and use the levers to achieve change.
• Influencing & Negotiating: being skilled in influencing and negotiating internally and externally and using these skills to gain the best deal for the Trust or for the medical profession.
• Judgement: having the ability to understand and interpret clinical decisions for others and make informed judgements concerning clinical priorities.
• Presentation: being articulate and skilled in presenting ideas to others.
• Opportunism: having the ability to seek out, recognise and pursue opportunities.
• Be articulate with practised and developed interpersonal communication and presentational skills.
• Be innovative and responsive to change.
• Be industrious and versatile.
• Be tactful, diplomatic and at ease with all kinds of people.
• Demonstrate an understanding of quality assurance activity.
• Demonstrate the ability to hold to account clinical colleagues.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

• Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
• Race Equality Network
• Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)