Head of Medical Staffing & Business

Job Overview

Are you looking for a new challenge?

We are looking for a new Head of Medical Staffing & Business to support the Medical Director and the medical leadership team to support the effective and efficient delivery across his portfolio. You will work closely with the Medical Staffing team, Mental Health Act Office and the administrative team supporting the directorate including having line management responsibility .

Are you interested in working in a fast paced, dynamic environment? Can you work on your own initiative as well as taking the lead from other members of the team? Are you organised, a good listener and can you translate ideas into proposals? Do you have excellent written and verbal communication skills? Are you organised and can you work on several projects at the same time?

This is a hybrid role with opportunities for home and office working.

Further information is detailed below in the main duties and responsibilities and/or you can contact Catherine Holland to discuss the role.

Contact Details

[Catherine Holland], [[email protected]], [0774 703 6792]

Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)

Working with the Medical Director and Associate Medical Directors/Clinical Directors, the post holder will support the Medical Director in effective and efficient delivery in respect to;

• the essential standards of quality and safety are at a minimum being met by every service and supporting the monitoring of continuous quality improvement and outcomes.
• supporting the MD to ensure clinical effectiveness and evidence-based practice reporting and performance monitoring processes are in place to include interpretation and implementation of local and national guidelines.
• support the MD/AMDs in the development and implementation of the Trust Clinical Strategy
• support the MD/AMDs in the development of their leadership skills to modernise medical working practices to enable them to lead the delivery of effective, safe, and person-centred care
• having full line management responsibility for the medical staffing team (including disciplinary, grievance, recruitment and selection, appraisals, mandatory training compliance) to ensure alignment with the priorities of the medical directorate and ensure actions undertaken in a timely and responsive way
• supporting the MD/AMDs in job planning, appraisal, and revalidation processes
• sound financial management and the achievement of expenditure and income targets, including the delivery of cost improvement programmes as the named budget manager for the medical staffing team. Own processes to robustly manage financial processes for the overall medical workforce to support the Medical Director as the overall budget holder.
• responsibility for developing and supporting implementation of LPT Step Up to Great transformation strategies on behalf of the medical director to further develop capabilities and capacity by maximising available resources and leading on elements of the new role’s agenda across the Trust;

• development and progression of a medical education strategy with the medical education manager together with key stakeholders to enhance the reputation of LPT for the training of both undergraduate and post graduate training
  
  

• development and progression of a research, development, and innovation strategy in respect to medical workforce and pharmacy that enables the Trust to be seen as a ‘centre of excellence’ for clinical practice.
  
  

• Support MD/AMDs in respect to effective clinical audit processes, learning and implementation
  
  

• development and progression of a recruitment and retention strategy in respect to the medical workforce
• development and analysis of highly complex business cases that details the comparison of different options and their implications before determining the most appropriate option. Leading on implementation of agreed business cases to gain support of management teams, staff and union colleagues.
  
  

Overall responsibility for workforce policies relating to the medical workforce, in relation to their development and implementation, which impact across the Trust

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.