Chief Medical Officer

Location: Northway

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is responsible for ensuring that NHSBT has an effective clinical strategy and has executive lead responsibility for the development of the Medical Workforce. Responsible for developing an ethos andculture within the medical community which drives sustainable improvement inthe quality of clinical services for patients and donors.
An Executive Team and Board member.
Main duties of the job   The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is responsible for ensuring that NHSBT has an effective clinical strategy and has executive lead responsibility for the development of the Medical Workforce.
Responsible for developing an ethos and culture within the medical community which drives sustainable improvement in the quality of clinical services for patients and donors.
An Executive Team and Board member.
Collaborates with clinical colleagues and other stakeholders to develop clinical quality initiatives and establishing monitoring systems for the achievement of local and national standards, including being the lead for Safety Policy.
Meet the criteria as a Fit and Proper Person as defined by the Care Quality Commission.
As an executive Board member, the CMO will contribute to the development and implementation of NHSBTs corporate strategy, leading the medical input in its development and implementation.
As an Executive Director the CMO will contribute to all aspects of the work of the organisation.
All Directors work as part of a cohesive team and are expected to take lead responsibility for corporate and organisational wide outcomes above and beyond their immediate responsibilities; particularly to develop, drive and deliver strategic transformation across the organisation using innovative practise and championing the improvements in data technology and automation.

About us  It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.
Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do.

By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.
You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Job responsibilities   Compliance with legislation regarding medical licencing and revalidation as defined by the General Medical Council, along with advice to the Board on medical workforce development.
Ensuring professional direction, performance management and supervision to the Medical Directors and through them all doctors employed by NHSBT, across all disciplines; pathology, cell, apheresis and gene therapies, transfusion and organ and tissue transplantation and donation.
Ensure that the statutory Responsible Officer (RO) duties are fulfilled in NHSBT.
Lead on addressing health inequalities in the patients we serve.
Advice to the Board on changes and innovations in clinical practice or policy in relation to Transfusion and Transplantation.
Making an active contribution to the development of national, European Union and international health care safety policy in respect of transfusion and transplantation medicine and Science. This will be done through roles on JPAC, SaBTO and the ABO (Alliance of Blood Operators) CMO group and chairing of NHSBT Therapeutic Products Safety Group (TPSG).
Ensure that clinical advice to the legal clinical claims department is given in a timely manner.
Accountability for the Deputy Chief Medical Officer who acts as NHSBT Caldicott Guardian and…