Chief Medical Officer

Employer Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Sheffield Closing 17/07/2026 23:59

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is a member of the Trust Board and Executive Team and plays a pivotal role in the collective leadership of Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, the CMO provides strategic clinical leadership to ensure the delivery of safe, kind and outstanding care for every child, young person and family. The postholder will champion the Trust's purpose of creating a healthier future for children and young people and lead the medical contribution to the delivery of the Caring Together 2030 Strategy.

As the Trust's senior medical leader, the CMO will provide visible leadership across the Trust, aligned with our values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence. Working in close partnership with the Chief Nurse and Executive colleagues, the postholder will lead the Trust’s quality, safety and clinical governance agenda while ensuring clinical excellence remains at the heart of all strategic and operational decisions.

In line with the Caring Together 2030 Strategy, the CMO will be instrumental in delivering the Trust's ambitions to reimagine services, tackle health inequalities, expand digitally enabled models of care, strengthen research and innovation, and develop Sheffield Children's as a national and international leader in children's health.

The postholder will act as the Trust’s Responsible Officer for medical revalidation and as Caldicott Guardian, ensuring the highest standards of professional practice, information governance and clinical accountability.

The CMO will provide professional leadership for the medical workforce, psychologists and healthcare scientists creating an inclusive and empowering environment where colleagues can thrive, develop and contribute fully to improving outcomes for children and young people.

Sheffield Children’s is an NHS Trust dedicated to integrated healthcare for children and young people providing both physical and mental health care. We call it integrated care, but it simply means all the support a child needs is connected, with our hospital and community teams working as one.

Our whole-child approach means we support children not just in a moment of need, but throughout their entire health and care journey, be that in hospital, school or at home, with kindness, expertise, and unwavering commitment.

Over the past 150 years, we have continued to improve children’s health locally, nationally and around the world. We do this through outstanding clinical care, ground-breaking research and a steadfast commitment to addressing health inequalities.

In 2026, we launched our five year plan, Caring Together 2030, which sets out how we will continue to make a meaningful difference to children’s health. It focuses on the three shifts in the 10 year plan and our drive to strengthening inclusion, supporting our colleagues and driving innovation.

As a marker of our ambition for the future, this year we will open a new building called The Spark, which will be home to the National Centre for Child Health Technology. This exciting development will bring world-first innovation, research and training to Sheffield, helping us improve care for children and strengthen our role as a leader in child health.

Registered Medical Practitioner with current GMC registration and licence to practise

• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register
• Higher professional qualification relevant to specialty practice
• Evidence of significant continuing professional development
• Formal leadership and management development at senior level

• Substantial experience as a Consultant clinician with a strong record of clinical excellence
• Experience with in children's healthcare, specialist services or integrated provider organisations
• Significant executive or senior clinical leadership experience operating at Board level or equivalent within a complex healthcare…