Executive role as Medical Director at The Air Ambulance Service, reporting to the Chief Executive and carrying board-level responsibility for clinical governance. The post sets clinical strategy, workforce planning and risk management, and acts as Responsible Officer for the organisation's doctors. The holder also keeps working as an operational HEMS flight doctor, so frontline competence is part of the role. Full GMC registration and senior clinical leadership experience are required.
What the job involves
- Provide strategic clinical leadership and set clinical direction across clinical services
- Design, implement and monitor the Clinical Governance Framework, including SOPs, education and CPD
- Act as Responsible Officer for doctors employed or contracted by TAAS, including appraisals, revalidation recommendations and GMC liaison
- Jointly develop and deliver the clinical strategy with the COO and Associate Director of Operations, linked to the charity business plan
- Provide clinical advice to the Trustee Board and act as a bridge between clinicians and the board
- Lead and line manage the Deputy Medical Directors and wider doctor team
- Develop a long-term medical workforce plan and support recruitment of clinical and support staff
- Assess and manage strategic clinical risk and ensure mitigations are in place
- Monitor compliance with regulations such as CQC and JRCALC, and ensure statutory reporting requirements are met
- Oversee the clinical response to serious incidents and give clinical advice on legal and coronial issues
- Build clinical networks and partnerships with pre-hospital and hospital providers, and represent TAAS on the Immediate Care forums in the East and West Midlands
- Maintain competencies as an operational HEMS flight doctor
What’s required
Registration & licences
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
Experience
- Senior clinical leadership experience
- Strategic level experience in the charity sector
- Leading a high-performing team in an organisation of comparable complexity
- Track record of leading the formation and delivery of a departmental strategy
- Training, support and advice to a multidisciplinary team
- High-level reporting, business case preparation and board-level participation
Skills & knowledge
- Communicating complex information to all levels
- Strong networking and relationship-building
- Influencing at all levels
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with a long-term focus
- Agile, flexible approach to changing organisational needs
Other
- Behaviour in line with TAAS core values throughout career
- Genuine passion for and interest in TAAS work
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