Chief Medical Officer

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation TrustThis is a unique opportunity for an inspirational and innovative Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to join Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (BWC). This is an exciting time to join our compassionate, inclusive, and values-driven organisation.As a key member of the Trust board, Executive Team and Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System, you will lead our exceptional clinical and professional community providing exceptional care in the only specialist Trust of its kind in the NHS. Improving outcomes for our women, children, young people and families.As CMO you will lead the development of our medical strategy through inclusive and compassionate leadership that actively engages our Trust's multi-professional workforce including; medical, dental, pharmacy, scientific and senior clinical leaders. You will be passionate about living our values of being ambitious, brave and compassionate.Main duties of the jobWe are seeking a credible and strategic medical leader who is a visible champion for tackling and reducing health inequalities for children, women and young people. We are in the implementation phase of our new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programme, Taurus, so this is a great time to join us in embracing digital transformation and modernising the way we deliver care to our patients and communities.A role model for excellence in clinical practice and multi-disciplinary working, our CMO will be passionate about medical education and leadership and have a keen interest in supporting research, drawing on examples from all over the NHS and the world.The Job Description and Person Specification are attached and a pack with more information about our Trust and our people. Applications are welcomed through TRAC with a CV and Covering Letter.Please contact Professor Sir Bruce Keogh (Chairman) or Matt Boazman (Chief Executive) for an informal and confidential discussion. To arrange this, please contact Jo Vaughan (Head of Office) via ##### Timelines:Closing date for applications: Wednesday 5th June 2024Provisional stakeholder panel date: Friday 21st June 2024 (to be held via Teams)Provisional panel interview date: Monday 24th June 2024About usBirmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the main responsibilities of the post.Person SpecificationEducationFull GMC / GDC registrationAppropriate college membership / fellowshipOn the GMC specialist registerEvidence of continuous professional developmentSubject to Fit and Proper Person's Test PrinciplesExperienceDemonstrable experience of working at senior leadership level, including strategic planning across a complex organisational infrastructureComprehensive knowledge and experience of patient safety systems and processes including clinical riskExcellent interpersonal skills; approachable and supportive of othersDemonstrable experience of leading and effectively managing change in large complex environmentsCredibility in the clinical environmentProven ability to drive positive performance culture placing patients and quality at the heart of decision making.Experience of clinical engagement and the ability to influence across a range of professional groupsFamiliarity and experience of NHS Trust corporate governance structures including Board Committees and decision-making pathwaysDemonstrate strong and credible leadership in being able to pull people together across systems and inspire and motivate them to deliver common aims and targetsExperience of clinical engagement and the ability to influence transformational change and empower clinical leadershipDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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