Job overview

The Divisional Medical Director (DMD) will, as a member of the Divisional Senior Management Team, play an active role in contributing to the strategic direction of the Division and the on-going provision of high-quality services which are safe and efficient.

As a senior medical leader within the Division the DMD will work closely with the Divisional and Clinical Directors and contribute to the overall vision, direction, and performance of the Division with respect to the medical staff and their role in service delivery. The DMD will work with Clinical Directors to ensure a safe and capable medical workforce operates within each Clinical Directorate and provides the Divisional Director with defined information for assurance purposes.

The post holder will work with the Divisional Director, the Divisional Director of Nursing and the Divisional Director of Operations.

The DMD will play an active role in contributing to the strategic direction of the Division and be accountable to the Divisional Director for the provision of high quality services which are safe and efficient. As a senior medical leader within the Division, the DMD will work closely with the Clinical Directors and contribute to the overall vision, direction and performance of the Division with respect to the medical staff and their role in service delivery.

Applicants should be a Consultant or SAS Doctor.

Thank you for taking an interest in this exciting and challenging opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application.

About Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is a world-renowned centre of clinical excellence and one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK.

The Trust is made up of four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital (which includes the Children’s Hospital, West Wing, Eye Hospital, Heart Centre and Women’s Centre), the Churchill Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, all located in Oxford, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury, north Oxfordshire.

We provide a wide range of clinical services, specialist services (including cardiac, cancer, musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation) medical education, training and research.

Most services are provided in our hospitals, but over six percent are delivered from other locations across the region, and some in patients’ homes.

Our collaboration with the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University underpins the quality of the care that is provided to patients, from the delivery of high-quality research, bringing innovation from the laboratory bench to the bedside, to the delivery of high-quality education and training of doctors.