Deputy Chief Medical Officer Safety and Delivery

There has never been a more exciting time to join Devon Partnership NHS Trust, an organisation committed to improving the mental health and wellbeing of people across Devon and beyond.

As one of the leading providers of mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services in the Southwest, the Trust is focused on delivering high-quality, safe and recovery-focused care. The Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Safety and Delivery will provide senior medical leadership across our quality and patient safety agenda, helping to strengthen clinical governance, translate learning from incidents, mortality reviews and clinical audit into meaningful improvement, and ensure that safe, effective care is delivered consistently across our services.

Working collaboratively with the Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Executive, clinical and operational leaders and partners, this is an opportunity to combine strategic leadership with a strong focus on delivery. You will help provide assurance on quality and safety, champion learning and continuous improvement, and support services to turn evidence, insight and learning into practical changes that improve outcomes and experience. This is a pivotal role for an experienced medical leader who wants to shape safer, more effective services and make a meaningful difference for patients, carers and communities across Devon.

External applicants are welcome to apply. The successful candidate will be appointed to a substantive Consultant post, with the Deputy CMO responsibilities offered on a fixed two-year tenure.

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile;

making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

• Awareness of the primary interests and concerns of difference groups of health and social care professional working in mental health and learning disabilities services.
• Ability to assimilate and identify inter-relationships between service cost, activity and quality information, think creatively and report / present effectively at strategic level.
• Ability to prioritise and manage a diverse, constantly evolving work programme and able to plan and deliver complex objectives to deadline.
• High calibre written and spoken communication and presentation skills
• Effective verbal reasoning and ability to think conceptually and laterally

• Current GMC Registration with a licence to practice
• Revalidation with the General Medical Council (GMC) and in date appraisal
• Section 12 approval (or eligibility for Section 12 approval).
• Approved Clinicians Status
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development.
• General management qualifications and/or evidence of participation in management development activities.

• Detailed understanding of medical workforce management, service, clinical and research governance issues in the mental health and learning disabilities field.
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