The Medical Director post is a key member of the Senior Leadership Team of the Physical Health and Neurodiversity Care Group. They will lead the medical professions within the Care Group and play an essential role in transforming patient care pathways across the three directorates of the Care Group. This involves working with primary care and acute services across Doncaster, Rotherham, and North Lincolnshire.
In conjunction with the Care Group Nurse Director, this post will contribute to creating a positive safety culture, where the environment is collaboratively crafted, created, and nurtured so that everyone—including staff, teams, patients, service users, families, and carers—can flourish to ensure brilliant, safe care. This will be achieved through:
* Continuous learning and improvement of safety risks
* Supportive, psychologically safe teamwork
* Enabling and empowering speaking up by all
The postholder will be a collaborative, visible, inclusive, and compassionate leader with values and behaviors that inspire understanding and trust, build inclusion, and reduce inequalities.
The postholder will lead and manage the medical workforce within the care group. It is expected that the successful candidate will become a medical appraiser within their first year if they are not already.
The postholder will work in collaboration with other clinical directors within the care group to support the delivery of a robust quality governance framework, as part of the collective leadership team, ensuring effective, safe, and high-quality care for patients, carers, and their families.
The postholder will contribute to the strategic direction for safe and high-quality services, including developing and delivering key actions within the Trust Strategy and other clinical plans.
The postholder will be accountable to the Deputy Medical Directors regarding leadership and management of safe medical staffing and caseload oversight across services, escalating concerns and proposing solutions where possible.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs around 4,000 talented colleagues who are valued and respected. Our wide portfolio includes mental health, physical health, learning disability, and drug and alcohol services.
About us
We are passionate about enhancing our service quality and work hard to attract and select colleagues who share our commitment to providing first-class care while embracing our vision and values. Please view our Strategy here: RDaSH Strategy 2023-2028.
To learn more about working for RDaSH and the benefits we offer, visit our website: Work with RDaSH.
We are committed to inclusive cultures and value our people. Watch our Allyship Video: YouTube.
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here: NHS Terms and Conditions.
For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name: Cora Turner
Job title: Director
Email: cora.turner1@nhs.net
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