Deputy Chief Medical Officer (MHLDA)
Closing date: 13 May 2026
You will provide senior clinical leadership within the ICB as part of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) team. This role is specifically to bring the perspective of mental health and learning disability & autism to the team, and the post holder will lead on areas most relevant to this area while also working on wider programmes such as population health.
Main duties of the job
* Provide clinical leadership for strategic commissioning working in conjunction with the Director of Strategic Commissioning and their team.
* Provide key clinical leadership for strategic clinical service change.
* Clinical oversight and direction concerning outcomes of care.
* Support the Mental Health Estates strategy from a clinical perspective.
* Support the Chief Digital Officer and CCIO digital development in Mental Health.
* Deputise for Chief Medical Officer as required including at Board and in medical revalidation.
* Provide clinical expertise and leadership for Mental Health and LDA to support the CMO and the ICB to meet its responsibilities under the delegation agreement and the priorities in the long‑term plan.
* Manage relationships between commissioners, providers and clinical leads to ensure that demand for health and care services is met across the IC.
* Line management of Clinical Directors.
* Act as appraiser to doctors connected to the ICB as their Designated Body.
The Deputy CMO will be expected to act in accordance with the first principle. Where they are conflicted, the chair of a meeting will determine what action to take in accordance with the relevant ICB conflicts of interest policy.
First Principle
* Decision‑making must be geared towards meeting the statutory duties of the ICB at all times. When involved in decisions relating to ICB functions the postholder must act clearly in the interests of the ICB and of the public interest.
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Person Specification
* Practicing Consultant Psychiatrist or healthcare professional with consultant level experience in mental health.
* Demonstrable experience of working in a leadership role at the most senior level (ideally equivalent to board level experience), with associated knowledge and skill to command the respect of other system leaders across Kent and Medway.
* Demonstrated ability to champion quality improvement methodologies and standards of clinical practice that ensure patients always receive the best possible high‑quality safe service.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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