Deputy Chief Medical Officer

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Consultant Psychiatrist to join North London NHS Foundation Trust as Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO). This is a senior leadership role within the Medical Directorate, supporting the Chief Medical Officer in shaping clinical strategy, driving quality improvement, and leading the professional management of doctors across the Trust. You will play a pivotal role in developing a sustainable medical workforce, promoting innovation, and ensuring high standards of care. The DCMO will also represent the Trust at key internal and external forums, contributing to strategic decision-making and policy development.

Main duties of the job

Job Title: Deputy Chief Medical Officer Employer: North London NHS Foundation Trust Grade: Consultant Psychiatrist Salary: As per national terms and conditions, including 6 PAs (% supplement) and up to 4 clinical PAs Location: St Pancras Hospital and other NLFT sites Contract Type: Permanent Working Pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job Share

Main duties of the job :

• Strategic oversight of professional matters relating to doctors, including job planning, appraisals, recruitment, retention, and education


• Implementation of clinical strategies and support for service transformation


• Promotion of quality improvement, research, and evidence-based practice


• Leadership in mortality surveillance and learning from deaths


• Representation of the Medical Directorate at senior meetings and external events


• Line management of six Medical Directors and collaboration across clinical and corporate services

Why Join NLFT?

• A forward-thinking Trust committed to high-quality care closer to home


• Supportive environment with flexible working and wellbeing initiatives


• Opportunities for leadership development and career progression


• Strong internal networks and a culture of collaboration

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.


• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all


• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.


• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.


• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.


• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme


• Excellent internal staff network

The post holder will be aligned with our values:

• We Are Kind


• We Are Respectful


• We Work Together


• We Keep Things Simple


• We Empower


• We Are Proudly Diverse

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job responsibilities

About You

• Professional qualification as a Consultant Psychiatrist


• Full GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register


• Strong leadership, communication, and quality improvement skills


• Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion


• Formal training in leadership and quality improvement methodologies

Apply Now

If you are passionate about shaping the future of mental health care and supporting clinical excellence, we would love to hear from you.

Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations

• Professional Qualification as a Consultant Psychiatrist


• Full registration with the General Medical Council and on the specialist register

Skills/ Abilities

• Ability to effectively communicate complex, technical and clinically sensitive information to a wide range of professionals within and outside the NHS


• Skills in Quality Improvement.


• Skills in data analysis and report writing.


• Formal training in Quality Improvement methodology

Experience/ Knowledge

• NHS management experience across a range of specialties and services - this includes experience as a Consultant.


• Experience in the assessment of complex clinical cases involving severe and enduring mental illness and significant risk histories and the ability to support clinicians managing such cases.


• Experience of delivering service change, effectively communicating with stakeholders on progress, and delivering to agreed objectives

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.