Medical Director's Leadership Fellow
The closing date is 11 June 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and forward-thinking doctor to join the Medical Director Team as a Medical Director's Leadership Fellow at WTWA.
This is a unique development role offering direct exposure to senior leadership, with opportunities to contribute to strategy, workforce development, medical education, service improvement, and patient safety. The post plays a key role in ensuring the voice of resident doctors is represented at senior level and in strengthening communication and engagement across the workforce.
The role offers a high degree of autonomy, enabling the successful candidate to lead on projects aligned to their individual interests and career aspirations.
The post includes 80% non-clinical time and 20% clinical time, with the clinical element tailored to the successful candidate's background.
Main duties of the job
* Act as a credible clinical leader and role model, strengthening professional relationships internally and externally
* Represent the Medical Director and Medical Director Team at meetings and key forums
* Lead engagement with resident doctors across WTWA and drive associated improvement programmes
* Act as a voice for resident doctors in organisational decision-making
* Lead the WTWA Resident Doctor Forum
* Support and enhance the resident doctor experience through targeted initiatives
* Ensure delivery of a comprehensive induction process for all new resident doctors
* Develop and implement action plans in response to feedback from GMC Trainee Survey, Deanery visits, and other engagement mechanisms
* Lead and contribute to Medical Director Team programmes and organisational priorities impacting the medical workforce
* Promote a culture of medical leadership, engagement, and continuous improvement
* Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders to improve patient outcomes and experience
* Provide leadership in complex or challenging situations, ensuring decisions remain patient-centred
Diversity and Equality
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualified Doctor or Dentist with full registration of the General Medical Council/ General Dental Council or equivalent
* Completion of the Foundation Programme
* At least 6 months NHS Experience
Skills / Knowledge
* Experience leading change initiatives
* Experience working in regional or national leadership initiatives
* Knowledge of NHS policy, particularly related to medical staff, patient experience, quality and safety and also the NHS regulatory framework
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
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