Group Medical Director

Closing Date 3rd February 2021

Reference GMD/21/01

Kingsbridge Healthcare Group are currently seeking to fill the role of Group Medical Director. The successful candidate will be based at Kingsbridge Healthcare Group’s Head Office but may be required to travel to other Company locations, as and when required.

Location	Titanic Quarter, Belfast / Lisburn Road, Belfast
Salary	Please direct salary enquiries to recruitment@kingsbridgehealthcaregroup.com
Department	NULL
Contract	Part time, Permanent
Hours	Flexible, but expected to commit to 1.5 days per week
Responsible to	Board of Directors
Accountable to	NULL

Job Summary

The post holder will have responsibility as Group Medical Director for all companies within Kingsbridge Healthcare Group (KHG), but primarily the hospitals. The post holder will assume the roles of:

Group Responsible Officer (RO)
Chair of Medical Governance Committee
Chair of Medical Advisory Committees
Lead Anaesthetist for Intensive Care Unit
Lead on Infection Prevention Control for Kingsbridge Healthcare Group

It is anticipated that the post holder’s other role as a Consultant Anaesthetist will continue and will be unaffected by this role.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

During the continuance of the employment the post holder will serve the Company as Group Medical Director and shall;

perform such duties which may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, whether those duties relate to the business of the Company, or to the business of any of it’s subsidiaries or associates; specifically:

The strategic leadership of the governance function of the Group;
Lead and oversee the incidents and complaints processes;
Lead and oversee the management of conferring of group practising privileges ;
Chairing of the Medical Advisory Committees of the Group’s hospitals;
Oversee the appraisal process for those doctors currently not appraised in their respective Trusts. The employee will be responsible for Consultant appraisal but will sign off appraisals of GPs / RMOs carried out by others;
Be responsible for the safe delivery of healthcare services in accordance with best practise and in line with GMC / IMC guiding principles;
Work with the hospital CEO, general managers and regulatory teams in the Group’s hospitals to ensure regulatory compliance is achieved to the highest standards;
Provide medical guidance to ensure any new services comply with best practise regulations;
Assume the role of Responsible Officer for the Group;
Assume the role of Group GMC “point of contact” and attend annual meetings with GMC liaison officer;
Assume the role of lead anaesthetist for ICU and IPC lead for Kingsbridge Healthcare Group.

in all respects comply with directions given by or under the authority of the Board;
use his/her best endeavours to promote the interests of the Company; and
unless prevented by incapacity, devote the whole of his/her time, attention and abilities during the agreed hours of work to the performance of his/her duties under the contract.

The above list is not exhaustive and additional / alternative tasks may be required from time to time as directed.

Person Specification:

Factor	Essential	Desirable
Qualifications	GMC Registration with a Current Licence to Practice Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthetics
Leadership and Management	Experience of managing & leading staff Proven experience of leading organisational change Strong persuasive, influencing, negotiating and interpersonal skills Able to communicate clearly and confidently on complex subjects and ideas to diverse professional audiences	Experience of working at Board level.
Special Knowledge and Skills	Communication and language: - verbal clarity of communication Accountability: - can take responsibility - able to show leadership, make decisions and exert appropriate authority - flexible and resilient - thorough - has drive and enthusiasm, is self-motivating Interpersonal Skills: - can work co-operatively with others of the same or different profession or discipline - open and non-defensive - evidence of probity