Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Associate Medical Director - Mental Health, LD & Autism
The closing date is 19 March 2026
The Associate Medical Director provides senior medical leadership across the Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Provider Collaborative, working closely with commissioning and quality leaders to ensure services are safe, effective and evidence based. The role acts as the primary clinical link with Primary Care, strengthening partnerships across health, social care and third-sector interfaces.
The post holder leads the clinical governance agenda, driving improvements in clinical outcomes, patient safety, learning from incidents and service user involvement. They oversee medical workforce objectives, job planning, supervision and appraisal, while fostering a culture of research, innovation and quality improvement.
The role contributes to financial planning and supports service transformation, engaging clinicians in redesign and modernisation. The Associate Medical Director also builds strong relationships with GPs and commissioners, represents the Trust at key forums and supports strategic planning and performance management at a corporate level.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Medical Director will lead the clinical governance agenda across the service area, driving improvements in clinical outcomes, patient safety and learning from incidents, and ensuring service user and carer feedback informs service development. The role promotes evidence-based practice, research and innovation, ensuring that serious incidents, complaints and issues are reviewed in line with policy and that learning is fully embedded.
They will set clear objectives for teams and individuals, provide effective line management for medical staff and ensure supervision, annual appraisal and performance management processes are in place. Working closely with commissioning and transformation colleagues, the post holder will contribute to financial planning and the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective care, including effective use of medical workforce resources.
The role will jointly lead service modernisation and transformation, engaging clinicians in redesign and improvement projects. The Associate Medical Director will also develop strong relationships with GPs, referrers and GP commissioners, represent the Trust at regional and national forums, contribute to strategic planning and performance management and provide clinical advice to the Executive Team and relevant committees.
About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
* Psychiatrist with Full GMC Registration and inclusion on the Specialist Register
* Experience as a senior medical leader within mental health services
* Experience in supervising and mentoring others
* Evidence of successful leadership at service or divisional level
Knowledge and Skills
* Excellent understanding of clinical governance and the process of developing and implementing evidence based practice
* Ability to provide effective leadership ensuring a clear sense of direction and purpose.
* Able to communicate at all levels of the organisation, with staff, service users, and carers as well as planners and policy makers, using a wide variety of formats.
* Can influence others and adapt different styles and approaches to meet the situational requirements
* Ability to build partnerships and maintain effective stakeholder relationships
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.
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Depending on experience Responsibility Allowance equivalent to 2 Programmed Activities
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