Associate Medical Director

On-site in Oxford·Part-time·Added 18 days ago (last checked 1 Oct)

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Overview

Job details

Fixed-term contract
Part-time.

Requirements

Work on-site in Oxford
No relocation package mentioned.

Benefits

33 days holiday + bank holidays
Paid annual leave, per the ad.
Cycle to work scheme
Commuter benefits named in the ad.

Skills

Networking

The role

Job overview

Please note that this is an internal only role and therefore only current employees of Oxford Health are eligible to apply.

We are recruiting for an Associate Medical Director to join our Oxfordshire Adults Mental Health Team and provide expert leadership to our service. This is a part-time 3 Programmed Activity role for a fixed term of two years.

You'll work closely with the Service Director, Clinical Director and the Directorate Management Team to drive workforce planning, service transformation projects and recruitment of medical staff.

As a senior clinical leader in the speciality pathway, be available to provide support to other clinicians in management of complex clinical scenarios. This may include participation in Complex Case Panels where appropriate. You will look after the following pathways: Adult Inpatients | Adult Eating Disorders inpatients | Adult Community Eating Disorders | EDPS | Early intervention and ARMS | ADHD | Crisis and Home Treatment Team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician to join our leadership team and deliver clinical excellence across Oxfordshire Adult Mental Health Services.

Main duties of the job

To ensure quality care is delivered by medical staff and their good performance and leadership skills are promoted and fully supported.
Working with the Heads of Service, Clinical Leads, Service managers and quality team in the implementation of clinically related governance policies such as CPA, Risk Assessment, audit etc with clinical teams.
To work with the Clinical Director, other Associate Medical Directors and Head of Nursing to ensure implementation of the Directorate's clinical governance plan and other major Trust wide initiatives.
Ensure that all medical staff participate in annual appraisals, job plan reviews and support the revalidation process for doctors as agreed with the Associate Medical Director. These will include job planning, performance management including of SPA time.
Completion of administrative duties such as approval of study and annual leave as required, approval of expenses and monitoring of mandatory training.
To assist the Service Director, Clinical Director and the Directorate Management Team to ensure the most effective deployment of resources, including workforce planning, service transformation projects and recruitment of medical staff, (writing job descriptions, adverts), managing medical staff in line with MHPS & Trust policies supported by the Human Resources staff.

Working for our organisation

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. You will provide professional, clinical and medical leadership, supervise and deliver medical line management and ensure good performance of the medical staff, assisted by the heads of service, clinical team and service managers. This includes all medical disciplines and non-training grades employed by the directorate. Training grade doctors are managed by the programme directors with oversight of significant issues by the AMD e.g relating to patient safety.
2. You will work with members of the Senior Management Team (the Clinical Director, Service Director, Heads of Service, Professional Leads and the Operational Managers) to support service development and strategy consistent with the aim, core purpose and ambitions of the Trust and Directorate. You will ensure that local issues are dealt with from a Directorate, and Trust wide, perspective.
3. You will offer professional leadership for medical staff at trust wide governance meetings to ensure clinical engagement at all levels of the trust and represent the clinical speciality.
4. You will provide clinical leadership and advice in your respective pathway, assisting the Heads of service and Service Managers.
5. Pathways covered: Adult Inpatients | Adult Eating Disorders inpatients | Adult Community Eating Disorders | EDPS | Early intervention and ARMS | ADHD | Crisis and Home Treatment Team

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Full GMC registration

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Ability to influence, engage and communicate effectively with clinical, operational and executive colleagues.
Ability to work collaboratively with partner agencies, service users, carers and external stakeholders
Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage varied clinical, leadership and administrative responsibilities flexibly
Evidence of exemplary, compassionate and inclusive leadership behaviours consistent with the expectations of a very senior organisational leader

Experience

Essential criteria

Strong knowledge and experience of clinical governance, quality, patient safety, risk management and audit.
Ability to provide senior clinical leadership in complex clinical situations
Experience of working effectively within senior multidisciplinary management arements

Desirable criteria

Substantial senior clinical experience within mental health services
Demonstrable experience of medical leadership, supervision and line management
Experience of managing medical performance, appraisal, job planning and professional development
Experience of service development, strategic planning, transformation and workforce planning