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Job summaryAre you passionate about urgent and emergency care provision in the community?If so, we are seeking a medical Divisional Director to shape and develop our community out of hospital offer to the 1.3 million people that we serve in Sussex.This is an exciting opportunity to further transform integrated pathways of care for patients, particularly those living with frailty, working closely with both Primary Care and our Acute clinicians to improve admission avoidance and early supported discharge.You will provide strategic direction and medical leadership within our new unplanned care triumvirate to our virtual wards, urgent community response services, urgent treatment centres, minor injury units, intermediate care bedded units, One Call, palliative care single point of access ECHO and overnight services across Sussex.Main duties of the jobThe Divisional Medical Director aspect of the role (5 PAs) assumes responsibility for:Leading, co-ordinating and ensuring excellent clinical standards and a patient-centred approach is delivered equitably for all service users, families and carers.Ensuring the voice of the patient is heard and this can be demonstrated in improvement.Ensuring patient outcomes and productivity are maximised through the development and implementation of evidence-based care pathways and the reduction in unwarranted clinical variation.Ensure safe medical staffing is delivered and lead the recruitment and retention within clinical services within portfolio.Create with the Divisional Nursing Director, a strong, open, learning safety culture within the services.Ensure continuous improvement, professional and leadership development and research are a core component to the clinical services within remit.The direct clinical care aspect of the role (4 PAs or less) will deliver intermediate care bedded unit MDTs and a complex fall clinic.About usWe are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coastOur values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence --guide everything we do.We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.Details Date posted02 June 2025Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary£105,504 to £139,882 a year PA pro rata + Management Responsibility Payment £10,000 PAContractPermanentWorking patternPart-timeReference number150-GM1777-UPCJob locationsBrighton General HospitalElm GroveBrightonBN2 3EWJob description Job responsibilitiesApplicants must hold Full GMC Registration and a Licence to Practice. Certificate of Completion of Training in GeriatricMedicine or equivalent and Inclusion on the GMCSpecialist Register (or within 6 months at time ofinterview)Please refer to attached Job Description for full details.Job description Job responsibilitiesApplicants must hold Full GMC Registration and a Licence to Practice. Certificate of Completion of Training in GeriatricMedicine or equivalent and Inclusion on the GMCSpecialist Register (or within 6 months at time ofinterview)Please refer to attached Job Description for full details.Person Specification Qualifications Essentialal Registration MRCP/FRCP/MBBS (or equivalent)Full GMC Registration and Licence to PracticeCertificate of Completion of Training in Geriatric Medicine or equivalent and Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register (or within 6 months at time of interview)Experience EssentialProven record in Medical Management and /or leadershipClear understanding of the NHS systems and agenda and strategic issues in health care and ability to interpret these in a given settingUnderstanding of current clinical and other issues relating to community healthcareUnderstanding of the corporate agenda including risk management, patient safety, budgets and governance issuesKnowledge and practical experience of clinical governanceSkills and Knowledge EssentialEffective clinical skillsEvidence of caring attitude towards patients and carersKnowledge of regulations and the law as it relates to medical professional performance and revalidationExcellent communication and presentation skills Decision maker with demonstrable strategic visionAbility to work with long term planning time frames whilst dealing with the immediacy of acute operational issuesProven ability to build strong and effective working relationships and networks that interface with GPs and wider clinical leadership across the health communityDemonstrate understanding of the unique qualities and needs of a team and ability to provide a caring, safe environment to enable everyone to do their jobs effectivelyDemonstrate understanding of how health and social care services fit together and how different people, teams or organisations interconnect and interactAble to communicate a compelling and credible vision of the future in a way that makes it feel achievable and excitingAbility to involve individuals and demonstrate that their contributions and ideas are valued and important for delivering outcomes and improvementsAble to agree clear performance/productivity goals and quality/outcome indicators for services, supporting individuals and teams to take responsibility for results and providing balanced feedbackDemonstrate an understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion within the workforce and health care deliveryPerson Specification Qualifications Essentialal Registration MRCP/FRCP/MBBS (or equivalent)Full GMC Registration and Licence to PracticeCertificate of Completion of Training in Geriatric Medicine or equivalent and Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register (or within 6 months at time of interview)Experience EssentialProven record in Medical Management and /or leadershipClear understanding of the NHS systems and agenda and strategic issues in health care and ability to interpret these in a given settingUnderstanding of current clinical and other issues relating to community healthcareUnderstanding of the corporate agenda including risk management, patient safety, budgets and governance issuesKnowledge and practical experience of clinical governanceSkills and Knowledge EssentialEffective clinical skillsEvidence of caring attitude towards patients and carersKnowledge of regulations and the law as it relates to medical professional performance and revalidationExcellent communication and presentation skills Decision maker with demonstrable strategic visionAbility to work with long term planning time frames whilst dealing with the immediacy of acute operational issuesProven ability to build strong and effective working relationships and networks that interface with GPs and wider clinical leadership across the health communityDemonstrate understanding of the unique qualities and needs of a team and ability to provide a caring, safe environment to enable everyone to do their jobs effectivelyDemonstrate understanding of how health and social care services fit together and how different people, teams or organisations interconnect and interactAble to communicate a compelling and credible vision of the future in a way that makes it feel achievable and excitingAbility to involve individuals and demonstrate that their contributions and ideas are valued and important for delivering outcomes and improvementsAble to agree clear performance/productivity goals and quality/outcome indicators for services, supporting individuals and teams to take responsibility for results and providing balanced feedbackDemonstrate an understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion within the workforce and health care deliveryDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer details Employer nameSussex Community NHS Foundation TrustAddressBrighton General HospitalElm GroveBrightonBN2 3EWEmployer's website(Opens in a new tab)Employer details Employer nameSussex Community NHS Foundation TrustAddressBrighton General HospitalElm GroveBrightonBN2 3EWEmployer's website(Opens in a new tab) #J-18808-Ljbffr