Medical Director Specialised Commissioning

Overview

The NHS England, East of England, Medical Directorate wishes to appoint a Medical Director for Commissioning and System Improvement. This is a key leadership role in the regional health system. In conjunction with other leaders, from across the professional spectrum, the key responsibility of the post is the delivery of high-quality clinical services for the population of the East of England.

This job comprises one part-time role covering Commissioning, Specialised Services, Health and Justice, and one part-time role covering Medical Director, System Improvement (Approx 0.5

WTE per role, negotiable). The NHSE, East of England regional team supports local Integrated Care Systems (ICS) who play a major leadership role in the geographies they serve. Our role is to assure the care provided, support system transformation and to secure ongoing improvement in clinical outcomes and patient experience. The post holder will be accountable to the Regional Medical Director (RMD) who is also the Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO).

The post holder will provide professional and clinical leadership to regional and local networks of clinicians. They will support local health systems to achieve improvements in care and in collaboration with the regional Nursing team and other Directorates will provide assurance of the safety and quality of services.

• Provide system leadership and clinical improvement advice to support local healthcare system resilience, with a focus on patient safety and high-quality care.
• Engage with clinical leaders across commissioning organisations in the region, to ensure a whole pathway approach to optimising overall clinical outcomes and resource use.
• Engage with clinical leaders across providers in the region to improve outcomes through collaboration and through ensuring providers understand commissioning requirements and can inform future commissioning priorities.
• Work closely with the Strategic Clinical Networks, the Senate and Operational Delivery Networks across the region to ensure that their resources and clinical leadership capacity are appropriately used to support and inform direct commissioning.
• Provide professional and clinical leadership to regional and local networks of clinicians. They will support local health systems to achieve improvements in care and in collaboration with the regional Nursing team and other Directorates will provide assurance of the safety and quality of services.

The post comprises two part-time roles (approximately 0.5 WTE each, negotiable): one covering Commissioning, Specialised Services, Health and Justice, and one covering Medical Director, System Improvement.

• Medically qualified with a current licence to practice.
• Proven senior-level leadership experience, e.g., as a board director or equivalent within an NHS organisation.
• Track record delivering quality improvement projects or programmes.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where people can develop and make a difference
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money

Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and waste. If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement.

You may opt out at any stage of the process. Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.