As Chief Medical Officer, you will provide strategic clinical leadership across the Trust, driving quality, safety, and transformation. You will develop our ambitious clinical strategy to deliver meaningful improvements in outcomes, experience, and population health in line with the NHS 10 Year Plan. Working closely with the Chief Nurse, Chief Operating Officer, and the wider Executive Team, you will strengthen clinical performance, lead major transformation programmes, and champion clinically-led service redesign that improves outcomes, experience, and productivity. As Responsible Officer and lead Caldicott Guardian, you will ensure robust systems for quality, safety, re‑validation, and information governance. You will provide visible, compassionate leadership to the medical workforce‑supporting recruitment, development, and culture‑while building strong partnerships with system leaders, universities, local authorities, VCSE partners, and primary care to drive integration and improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the development and implementation of the Trust’s clinical strategy, ensuring it aligns with the NHS 10 Year Plan and the Improving Care Together strategy. Drive improvement in clinical outcomes, patient experience, and population health. Champion safe and effective clinical practice, delivering and monitoring quality and safety metrics. Oversee major transformation programmes and service redesign initiatives. Act as the lead Caldicott Guardian, safeguarding information governance and supporting the medical workforce. Build and nurture relationships across the local health system, including universities, primary care, and local authorities.
Qualifications & Experience
* Executive or board‑level experience within a health organisation
* Demonstrable evidence of improving clinical outcomes, clinical effectiveness, and patient experience
* Commitment to tackling health inequalities and driving measurable improvements in population health
* Proven ability to cultivate clinical leadership capacity within teams
* A strong track record of impactful clinical leadership in service transformation
* Exceptional communication and relationship‑building skills
* Alignment with the Trust’s Proud to CARE values: Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
About Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of over 400,000 in North Derbyshire, with a district general hospital, community services, and Royal Primary Care. We employ more than 5,000 staff and volunteers across the Trust, providing 24‑hour urgent and emergency care, specialist children’s services, maternity and community midwifery, as well as nine GP surgeries in the area. Our new "Improving Care Together" strategy, launched this year, is designed to continually raise the quality of care we provide and respond to the changing needs of our patients and communities.
Why Join Us
As part of a vibrant, inclusive workplace, you will enjoy compassionate and supportive leadership, a 24/7 gym, and a dedicated Health Wellbeing Hub. With over 5,600 colleagues and a culture that encourages collaboration, innovation, and professional development, this is an exciting time to shape the future of care across over 400,000 people.
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