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Associate Medical Director

Job Reference: 121-LN-076

Employer:: NHS Leeds North CCG
Location:: Leeds
Salary:: Indicative £79,415 - £125,235 per annum, pro rata

Leeds is an attractive and vibrant place to live with an estimated population of over 781,000, and its popularity is such that over the next 25 years the number of people is predicted to grow by over 15 per cent. Leeds has a bold ambition to ‘Be the best city for health and wellbeing’ and the city has developed the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Strategy, supported by the Leeds Plan to achieve the best conditions for people in Leeds to live fulfilling lives – a healthy city with high quality services. There are currently three statutory clinical commissioning groups (CCG) in Leeds who cover the whole of the city – NHS Leeds North CCG, NHS Leeds South and East CCG and NHS Leeds West CCG – who are currently working in a partnership with a shared leadership team and shared governance arrangements. Staff members from across the organisations have come together to work in single teams to streamline the way we work and reduce duplication

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of society regardless of disability, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.

The post holders will support the Medical Director to provide medical leadership on behalf of the CCG. They will support the Medical Director and Director of Quality & Safety on the quality, safety and performance of commissioned providers - secondary/hospital care, mental health and community care. They will lead on interventions to improve outcomes for the health of the local population. They will support the Medical Director and the Director of Quality & Safety in the investigation and reduction of serious untoward incidents (SUIs), healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) and complaints managed by the CCG.

The post holders will have responsibility for Individual funding requests (IFR) and development of the policy. They will chair the panel and be a designated decision maker on behalf of the CCG. They will become Deputy Caldicott Guardian for the CCG.

The will required working with Clinical Leads, supporting managers and others in the development of Clinical Pathways and Primary Care Development Programmes, ensuring a sound evidence base underpins commissioning decisions and service redesign and that evaluation of the impact of service and policy interventions is carried out.

They will also work closely with the Medical Director in relation to the development of Primary Care in line with the CCG strategic intentions.

The successful applicant must be a registered doctor with a license to practice under the GMC. They must be able to show commitment to developing safe, high quality care across all aspects of healthcare and be able to develop and utilise professional and other networks.

Internal applicants will be considered in the first instance.

You must demonstrate how your experience and skills meet the criteria as listed in the person specification in order for your application to be shortlisted.

IF YOU ARE SHORTLISTED FOR AN INTERVIEW YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL TO YOUR NHS JOBS ACCOUNT

If you haven't had a response within 4 weeks of the closing date please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion

***Please note, the deadline for applications may be changed without notice once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible***

We offer a flexible approach to working hours to meet the needs of the individual and the service.

NHS Leeds North CCG operates a no smoking policy to enable its staff to work in a smoke free environment.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We are Positive about Disabled People employer and will interview any disabled candidate who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

Please note that any vacancies advertised for this organisation with an indicative banding are subject to a job evaluation process and therefore the content of the job description and or the banding of the role may change. If so these changes would be communicated to any applicants as soon as possible.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see applying from overseas.


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