Role: Executive Medical Director
Salary: VSM
We are seeking an exceptional clinical leader to join Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) as our next Executive Medical Director. This is a pivotal opportunity for an experienced and values-driven medical leader to shape the strategic direction of one of the country's most diverse and ambitious mental health and community providers.
As a key member of our Trust Board, the Executive Medical Director will provide visible, compassionate, and credible leadership across our clinical workforce. You will be responsible for ensuring high standards of patient safety and clinical governance, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and improvement throughout the organisation.
You will act as the Trust's Responsible Officer, Caldicott Guardian and executive lead for medical revalidation, research and innovation, pharmacy, and medical education ensuring robust systems are in place for governance, performance and workforce development. You will work closely with the Chief Executive, Board colleagues, and system partners to deliver our strategic objectives and continue developing EPUT's reputation as a progressive, learning organisation.
We are looking to engage with candidates who bring significant senior medical leadership experience within a large, complex health or care setting. You will demonstrate a strong track record of improving quality and safety, building effective partnerships, and leading change across professional and organisational boundaries. Politically astute and personally credible, you will inspire confidence among clinicians, colleagues and stakeholders alike ensuring that EPUT continues to provide compassionate, person-centred care and that our medical workforce is supported to thrive.
This role is an Executive Director of the Trust board and will plan an active role in the determination and delivery of corporate strategies and associated business plans.
Be accountable to the Chief Executive for ensuring appropriate arrangements are in place for good quality governance and assurance systems within the Trust for the provision of high quality patient care, high quality medical leadership and overseeing the performance of all medical staff across the Trust.
The post holder will also be the Responsible Officer for the Trust. As such they will take lead executive director responsibility for the implementation of the responsible officer role and be responsible to the board for clinical performance and clinical governance in respect of medical staff.
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
Benefits
27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
£8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
Leadership
As an executive member of the Trust Board, to take shared responsibility for:
The highest standards of excellence and professionalism in the provision of high quality care to patients, clients and carers, ensuring they are safe, effective and focused on patient experience.
Ensuring services are developed in line with the future needs of local people and that service users and the public are involved in the services provided.
Ensuring high quality strategic and operational management in line with the Trust's values and objectives.
Provide active leadership of the Trust within a framework of prudent and effective controls which enables risk to be assessed and managed.
To develop and maintain a working environment which enables staff to give their best and to feel valued, and to ensure that the principles of the best practice when supporting our people are embedded throughout the Trust.
Lead the management of medical staff and monitoring of staff performance in line with agreed standards, ensuring that appropriate systems are in place to support this e.g. appraisal, and that any necessary action is taken to maintain high quality service delivery.
Please see attached Job Description for further information