Overview

UHDB is looking for a dynamic, influential, motivated and improvement minded senior clinician to join the Surgery Divisional Management Team (DMT) to develop and deliver managerial and strategic support to the Division and wider Trust. The DMD leadership role is a 3-year fixed term tenure with a renewable appointment process every 3 years with up to 4 Direct Clinical Care/Supporting Professional Activities in the successful candidate's chosen specialty. The most important qualities we are looking for are a passion for medical leadership and drive to continually improve clinical services. You will work with the DMT quadrumvirate as well as our Executive Board to develop a strategy for the Division to become an outstanding service provider to patients across Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

INTERVIEW DATE: Tuesday 7th October 2025

Responsibilities

• Provide medical advice to the Divisional Management Team/Board.
• Be involved in the delivery of a balanced financial budget, including the development and delivery where necessary, of financial recovery plans and efficiency savings.
• Work with the Clinical Directors of the Business Units, helping them take a lead in developing the understanding of best value healthcare.
• Have the ultimate responsibility for job planning for consultants and non-career grade doctors within the Division.
• Provide leadership, advice, support and development to the Clinical Directors within the Division.
• Be responsible for performance management of Clinical Directors within the Division and an overarching responsibility for Specialty Leads, Consultant colleagues and non-career grade doctors within the Division.
• Through the Clinical Directors ensure that medical practice within the directorate complies with the policies and procedures of the Trust.
• Ensure that processes for appraisal for revalidation of consultant and non-career grade doctors within the Division are robust and in line with Trust policy.
• Participate in disciplinary processes involving medical staff escalated above Lead Clinician level, and provide similar support to other Divisions as necessary.
• Support the Executive Chief Medical Officer in the provision of strategic advice and leadership on medical and clinical matters to the Trust Board and the Executive Committee.
• Advise and act for the Executive Chief Medical Officer on the development and management of performance procedures and rules of conduct for medical staff in line with GMC, DH and NCAS guidance.
• Represent the Executive Chief Medical Officer on Consultant and other appropriate interview panels.
• Support the Executive Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director for Professional Standards in developing and implementing robust arrangements for medical revalidation and appraisal (Lead role for one DMD).

Qualifications

• GMC specialist registration and a full licence to practice.
• Significant recent experience at a very senior level, with responsibility for operational delivery including clinical quality, people management, budget responsibility and successful delivery of performance targets within strict financial controls.
• Knowledge of the key issues and complexity and pace of change facing the NHS nationally and locally, assess and describe impact on services.
• The ability to solve complex problems, and be solution focused demonstrating a high level of persuasive and influencing skills.
• A high level of communication skills, to include mediation, negotiation, consultation, facilitation, presentation, training and coaching skills using well developed interpersonal skills to influence, inform, reconcile differences and resolve conflicts.
• Patient safety; professional medical leadership and leadership development; medical training and education; transformational change programme; NICE guidelines awareness and implementation; CQC standards; strengthened medical appraisal and revalidation; clinical audit and effectiveness; clinical knowledge management; medical devices; clinical coding; liaison with trust R&D lead.

About UHDB and our culture

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant. As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together. Our fundamental values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are embedded in all aspects of how we work. With over 14,000 staff you can expect variety and opportunities every day. UHDB is committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and service delivery. The Trust promotes an inclusive environment and welcomes applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit. The Trust actively encourages applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities as these groups are under-represented in our organisation.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme. To support the Armed Forces Covenant, the Trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meet the essential criteria. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment. The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and commits to guaranteeing an interview for any candidate who discloses a disability and meets the essential criteria. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered on request. If you require alternative formats for application materials, please contact the recruitment team.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust. Working for UHDB, we offer flexible working where possible, development opportunities, support from recruitment through to onboarding and beyond, and staff benefits including employee assistance, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes, and more. We see high patient activity across our services and our hospitals perform a large number of procedures annually, with opportunities to engage in research and innovation.

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