CCS and NCH&C are merging into a new merged organisation on 1st April 2026. This position is a newly created secondment role for 1 year for a Deputy Medical Director with a focus on Norfolk Adult Care.

The Deputy Medical Director will support the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the overall strategic development and day to day running of high quality and safe Adult patient care, mainly focused on the Norfolk provision, but there will be some cross working within the Group.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing oversight and guidance to Medical and Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP’s), staff and their Leads.
• Overseeing medical job planning process across the Group and performance delivery as part of the annual cycle.
• Supporting the design and development of clinical pathways with system partners.
• Deputising for the CMO at local, regional and national meetings as requested.

The postholder will participate in the Trust Strategic on-call rota and will be responsible for:

• Clinical Leadership responsibilities, including oversight of inpatient units and working with the Clinical Director and ACP Lead.
• Clinical Governance, including leading on matters pertaining to Quality and Safety and supporting the CMO and Chief Nursing Officer.
• People leadership, including providing professional leadership to Doctors and ACP Leads and leading on communications.
• Education, Training and Research, including providing oversight of educational planning and supporting Doctors and ACPs in their continuing education and professional development.
• Audit, research and development, including working with the Research leads and CMO to develop research, quality improvement and audit programmes.