Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Consultant Psychiatrist to join North London NHS Foundation Trust as Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO). This is a senior leadership role within the Medical Directorate, supporting the Chief Medical Officer in shaping clinical strategy, driving quality improvement, and leading the professional management of doctors across the Trust.
You will play a pivotal role in developing a sustainable medical workforce, promoting innovation, and ensuring high standards of care. The DCMO will also represent the Trust at key internal and external forums, contributing to strategic decision-making and policy development.

Interview Date: week commencing 6 October

Main duties of the job

• Strategic oversight of professional matters relating to doctors, including job planning, appraisals, recruitment, retention, and education
• Implementation of clinical strategies and support for service transformation
• Promotion of quality improvement, research, and evidence-based practice
• Leadership in mortality surveillance and learning from deaths
• Representation of the Medical Directorate at senior meetings and external events
• Line management of six Medical Directors and collaboration across clinical and corporate services

Working for our organisation

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:  

1.  We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4.  We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. 
   

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

The post holder will be aligned with our values:

• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.