Chief Medical Officer

Direct recruitment only, no agencies please

We are seeking an accomplished leader who is currently serving as Chief Medical Officer within a comparable organisation. You will have considerable experience in medical management and a demonstrable track record of clinical leadership.

As Chief Medical Officer, you will be a key member of the Trust's Board of Directors and Executive Team. Reporting to the CEO, the Chief Medical Officer is the Trust's most senior medical professional, providing executive leadership for medical practice, clinical effectiveness, research and innovation across the organisation. You will provide assurance to the Board of Directors on clinical quality, medical governance and research performance, while acting as a senior ambassador for the Trust, regionally, nationally and internationally.

You will play a critical role in advancing evidence based cutting edge treatments, clinical trials, precision medicine and system leadership in cancer care, ensuring that patients benefit from innovation and consistent high quality outcomes.

Working closely with the Chief Nursing Officer and executive team, you will drive a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring clinical services are adaptable and fit for the future. Your role will focus on promoting innovation and ongoing enhancement across the Trust, while fostering opportunities for learning and professional development. You will play a pivotal part in nurturing and developing the next generation of medical leaders, supporting a cohesive clinical model and progressive workforce strategy that encourages collaboration both internally and with system partners.

This is a role that requires visible, credible and compassionate leadership. You will engage and influence clinicians at every level, build strong partnerships internally and externally, and help create a culture in which multidisciplinary teams are empowered to lead improvement and deliver the highest standards of patient care.

This role requires strong, visible, compassionate and values based leadership and a deep commitment to equalities and anti racism. You will possess excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. An active commitment to the values and ethos of the Trust, with a focus on delivering quality services for cancer patients, is vital.

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

We are -

• Kind


• Empowered


• Responsible


• Inclusive

Person Specification
Qualifications & Registration

• Qualified medical practitioner, fully registered with the GMC (Specialist Registration)

Knowledge and experience

• Substantive consultant-level experience


• Significant senior clinical leadership experience, including Board-level or equivalent


• Proven track record of improving clinical outcomes and quality at scale


• Experience of leading service transformation and innovation


• Strong track record in research, education and academic collaboration


• Experience of working across complex healthcare systems

Skills, abilities and personal qualities

• Credible, values-driven clinical leader


• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into delivery


• Strong influencing and communication skills at Board and system level


• Courageous and decisive, able to challenge where required


• Collaborative and inclusive leadership style


• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes


• Creates a compassionate, just and positive culture


• Driving high-quality, safe and sustainable outcomes
  
• Setting strategy and delivering long-term transformation


• Promoting equality and reducing inequalities


• Providing robust governance and assurance


• Creating compassionate and inclusive cultures


• Building trusted relationships with partners and communities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

158-26-122-CMO

Job locations

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - The Spine