Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Lead
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 4 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 896-MED-1078
- Employer
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tootal Buildings
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £285 per session
- Salary period
- Session by session
- Closing
- 01/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Director – Major Trauma Centre Model Implementation
NHS Medical & Dental
Job overview
Job Advert: Clinical Director – Major Trauma Service Commissioning (NHS Greater Manchester ICB )
Up to 0.4 WTE (2 days per week) | 6‑month Fixed Term / Secondment
Open to all registered clinical professions
NHS Greater Manchester ICB is seeking a highly credible and collaborative Clinical Director for Major Trauma Implementation to provide senior clinical leadership in designing and delivering the commissioning model for our single Major Trauma Centre Service for the GM system.
This role is open to applicants from any clinical profession—medical, nursing, midwifery, allied health professions, or pharmacy—provided they hold the relevant experience, professional registration and revalidation requirements set out in the person specification.
Main duties of the job
About the Role
This is a unique opportunity to lead one of Greater Manchester’s most significant clinical transformation programmes. Working across NHS GM, the GM Major Trauma Network, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Northern Care Alliance, North West Ambulance Service and wider system partners, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing a unified Major Trauma Centre Service that delivers safe, high‑quality, equitable care for the GM population.
You will provide strategic, system‑level clinical leadership, supporting the design of clinical pathways, workforce models, standards and SOPs, and ensuring alignment with national expectations and NHS GM’s Clinical Governance Framework. The role also involves working in partnership with specialised commissioning colleagues to support commissioning and oversight arrangements for a multi‑provider single service model.
This post requires an individual with the credibility, political awareness and system mindset to navigate complex organisational landscapes. You must be able to maintain impartiality, foster collaboration, and manage perceptions of bias—particularly in a context where providers may have differing perspectives. Applicants must demonstrate commitment to delivering the agreed GM trauma model and to acting in the best interests of the system as a whole.
About You
We are looking for a senior clinician with:
- Current professional registration (GMC, NMC, HCPC or GPhC).
- Significant clinical leadership experience and ability to work across organisations.
- Strong understanding of acute, trauma or emergency pathways (experience in a Major Trauma Centre or Network is desirable).
- A proven ability to act impartially, navigate organisational sensitivities, and bring partners together around a shared model of care.
- Commitment to promoting equity, safety, quality and inclusive leadership.
Working for our organisation
Why Join Us?
This is a high‑profile, high‑impact leadership opportunity at a pivotal moment for trauma services in Greater Manchester. You will play a central role in delivering a model designed to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities, and strengthen trauma provision across the system.
We welcome applications from all clinical professional groups and are committed to inclusive, fair and transparent recruitment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Provide senior clinical leadership for the development and implementation of the GM Single Major Trauma Centre Service.
- Work collaboratively with MFT, NCA, NWAS and the GM Major Trauma Network to shape clinical standards, pathways and workforce models.
- Chair and lead key system‑wide working groups and clinical forums.
- Support commissioning and oversight arrangements to ensure quality, safety and performance within a multi‑provider single service model.
- Promote integration, safeguarding, patient safety and reduction of unwarranted variation.
- Bring impartiality, objectivity and strong cross‑organisational credibility to a sensitive system redesign.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree, supplemented by specialist training to doctorate or equivalent level relevant to portfolio
- Evidence of training or expertise in trauma, emergency care, acute services or relevant system leadership.
- Evidence of clinical leadership experience at a senior level within an NHS organisation OR evidence of formal leadership training
- Leadership or management qualification or equivalent, experience
Desirable criteria
- Project management certification (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile)
Professional registration
Essential criteria
- Professional registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of leading clinical pathway redesign in acute or emergency settings.
- Experience of working within or alongside a Major Trauma Network or equivalent high-acuity service.
- Evidence of working beyond organisational boundaries with credibility across multiple provider organisations, including those delivering Major Trauma services
- Evidence of clinical leadership experience at a senior level within an NHS organisation OR evidence of formal leadership training
- Significant experience of working at a senior level within the NHS and considerable senior experience of leading in integrated health and care settings
- Proven track record of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment
- Experience and track record of managing senior relationships across multiple partner organisations
- Knowledge and experience of leading and embedding clinical governance, clinical effectiveness and continuous improvement
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in an ICB/ICS or strategic commissioning environment
- Experience of commercialisation, technology adoption, or innovation projects
- Experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of national major trauma standards and service specifications.
- Knowledge of networked service models
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in relation to the portfolio
- In depth understanding of NHS Health and Care services at a national, regional, and local level Good knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape and an excellent understanding of the social determinants of health and current evidence on practices which reduce health inequality
- Good knowledge of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciation of the implications at a local level
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of national and regional research/innovation strategies
- Awareness of population health priorities in Greater Manchester
OTHER
Essential criteria
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development and up-to-date professional appraisal
- Flexible, motivated, and able to adapt to changing priorities
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
Desirable criteria
- Interest in healthcare innovation and improvement
- Ability to work in situations of ambiguity
COMPETENCIES
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to act impartially and operate in the best interests of the Greater Manchester system, navigating and mitigating any perceptions of organisational bias or conflict of interest.
- Ability to lead across multiple provider organisations in politically sensitive environments.
- Ability to balance clinical, operational and commissioning perspectives
- Excellent communication skills which engender community confidence, strong collaborations, and partnership
- Highly developed clinical leadership and influencing skills; building compassionate cultures where individuals and teams thrive
- Strong critical thinking and strategic problem solving; the ability to contribute to a joint strategic plan and undertake problem resolution and action Analytical rigour and numerical excellence
- Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing deadlines
- Ability to provide and present complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement in a hostile or antagonistic environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience of public speaking and presenting to diverse audiences
- Ability to design and deliver training programmes
- Ability to chair complex, multi-stakeholder meetings effectively, ensuring inclusive participation, clear governance, and collaborative decision-making.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Provan
- Job title
- AD Clinical Effectiveness and Improvement
- Email address
- [email protected]
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