Job overview

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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) is seeking an exceptional Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to join our executive leadership team. This is a pivotal opportunity to help shape the future of healthcare in one of the most distinctive and beautiful regions of the UK.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be a senior medical leader (ideally a psychiatrist) with experience on or near board-level experience in a complex healthcare environment, a proven track record of delivering high-quality results, and a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities in mental health and learning disabilities services. They will be responsible for overseeing medical education, clinical governance, research and development, and the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.

Working for our organisation

We are an NHS community and mental health provider trust supporting the health and wellbeing of over 570,000 local people who call Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly home, with demand for our services inevitably increasing during holiday periods.  Our care is delivered to people at home, in the community and in hospital - we operate from 100 sites with clinical teams working across four operational service lines.  We have an enthusiastic and passionate workforce of over 4,500 people, who are all dedicated to delivering our vision of Outstanding Care for All. Our culture and values place people at the heart of everything we do.