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CDG4 Medical Director- Good Hope Hospital

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Sutton Coldfield, B75 7RR £15,000 a year Permanent Posted 11 September 2026 Apply by 23 September 2026

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Role description

Job summary

To provide leadership and direction to the Hospital, and to assist the Hospital Medical Director in the management of all resources and staff within the Clinical Delivery Group (CDG) in order to meet Hospital and Corporate objectives.

To be a member of the Hospital CDG senior leadership team, working in partnership with other CDG Medical Directors and Hospital Medical Director to deliver the safe and efficient functioning of the Hospital and its accompanying clinical strategy.

Main duties of the job

Outstanding leadership capability and commitment to translating strategy into action

* Ability to drive service innovation, improvement and productivity

* Ability to guide organisational change including difficult and complex change

* Ambassadorial skills with an ability to demonstrate flexibility.

* Significant Medical Leadership experience

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Date posted

11 September 2026

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

£15,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

304-KDA-9019538

Job locations

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Corporate

*To support the Clinical Delivery Group Leads, and wider Leadership, particularly in relation to achieving significant and sustained improvements in the quality of clinical services provided by the Group and the way all staff groups are trained and developed.

*Contribute to the overall management of the CDG with specific responsibility for medical advice in relation to the CDG operational issues.

*To support Hospital relationships with external agencies including BSol, NHSE, professional bodies and regulators.

Leadership

*To provide visible, effective medical leadership, including direct line management of Clinical Service Leads (CSLs) within the CDG.

*As a member of the CDG Leadership Team, to ensure effective clinical and operational performance - leading transformation and improvement across the CDG.

*Working alongside the ADNs, be responsible for providing senior leadership for clinical quality and patient safety and its governance and improvement within the CDG.

*Act as " day to day " medical leader for the CDG.

*Oversee medical workforce development and professionalism as the basis of clinical quality and productivity and positive patient experience at specialty level

*Support the clinical services in the CDG to deliver Hospital and Trust priorities and service level objectives.

*Support and promote an organisational culture committed to professional respect and to learning from complaints, incidents, audit, research and development.

*Promote an organisational culture that facilitates team-working in the design, management and delivery of clinical services, ensuring medical staff are active in implementing holistic models of care.

*To deputise for the Hospital Medical Director when required.

Please see Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified Medical or Dental professional, GMC or GDC registered
Unblemished registration with GMC.
Evidence of continuing professional development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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Certificate of Sponsorship

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