Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Management
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- DMD element of role will be 3 years fixed term (renewable) / if a clinical role is also requested this is be offered on a permanent contract
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 320-MDR-7363413-KM
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Derby Hospital
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 pa pro rata plus £24,000 Responsibility Allowance for DMD role
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Divisional Medical Director - Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
UHDB is looking for a dynamic, influential, motivated and improvement minded senior clinician to join the Medicine Divisional Management Team (DMT) to develop and deliver managerial and strategic support to the Division and wider Trust.
Whilst the DMD leadership role is a 3 year fixed term tenure with a renewable appointment process every 3 years, the Trust is offering a substantive full-time appointment. This includes up to 4 Direct Clinical Care/Supporting Professional Activities in the successful candidates chosen specialty.
The most important qualities we are looking for is someone with a passion for medical leadership and drive to continually improve our clinical services.
You will work with the DMT quadrumvirate as well as our Executive Board to develop a strategy for the Division to become an outstanding service provider to patients across Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
Main duties of the job
- Patient safety
- Professional medical leadership and leadership development
- Medical training and education
- Transformational change programme
- NICE guidelines – awareness and implementation
- CQC standards
- Strengthened medical appraisal and revalidation
- Clinical audit and effectiveness
- Clinical knowledge management
- Medical devices
- Clinical coding
- Liaison with trust R&D lead
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide medical advice to the Divisional Management Team/Board.
Be involved in the delivery of a balanced financial budget, including the development and delivery where necessary, of financial recovery plans and efficiency savings.
Working with the Clinical Directors of the Business Units, helping them take a lead in developing the understanding of best value healthcare.
To have the ultimate responsibility for job planning for consultants and non-career grade doctors within the Division.
Provide leadership, advice, support and development to the Clinical Directors within the Division.
To have responsibility for performance management of Clinical Directors within the Division and an overarching responsibility for Specialty Leads, Consultant colleagues and non-career grade doctors within the Division.
Through the Clinical Directors ensure that medical practice within the directorate complies with the policies and procedures of the Trust.
To ensure that processes for appraisal for revalidation of consultant and non-career grade doctors within the Division are robust and in line with Trust policy.
To participate in disciplinary processes involving medical staff which have been escalated above Lead Clinician level, and to provide similar support to other Divisions as necessary.
To support the Executive Chief Medical Officer in the provision of strategic advice and leadership on medical and clinical matters to the Trust Board and the Executive Committee.
Advise and act for the Executive Chief Medical Officer on the development and management of performance procedures and rules of conduct for medical staff in line with GMC, DH and NCAS guidance.
Represent the Executive Chief Medical Officer on Consultant and other appropriate interview panels.
To support the Executive Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director for Professional Standards in developing and implementing robust arrangements for medical revalidation and appraisal (Lead role for one DMD)
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered with the GMC and on the Specialist Register with a Licence to Practice.
- Possession of Postgraduate Qualification or equivalent within specialty specific area
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant recent experience at a very senior level, with responsibility for operational delivery including clinical quality, people management, budget responsibility and successful delivery of performance targets within strict financial controls.
Desirable criteria
- Experienced Consultant in a Medicine specialty
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Sound knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management and workforce information systems
- Sound knowledge and understanding of complex governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a high level of communication skills, to include but not exclusively, mediation, negotiation, consultation, facilitation, presentation, training and coaching skills using well developed interpersonal skills to influence, inform, reconcile differences and resolve conflicts.
- Evidence of solving complex problems, and be solution focused demonstrating a high level of persuasive and influencing skills
- Evidence of analysing complex data and information, including preparing responses to complex reports and policies, weighing risks and forming judgements often within tight timescales.
- Evidence of managing competing priorities and a heavy, demanding and complex workload
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Deb Price
- Job title
- Associate Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 785077
- Additional information
Divisional Director for Medicine: Helen Jenkinson [email protected], 07403 437130
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Corporate Service
Level 5
Derby
Derbyshire
DE22 3NE
- Telephone
- 01332 789965
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