Job summary
We are looking for an exceptional person to be a Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the Trust. Supporting the delivery of the Executive Chief Medical Officer's (CMO) portfolio, the post can be offered up to full-time (5-7.5 PAs and appropriate clinical PAs) however if you are offering part-time working in relation to this role we would love to hear from you too, as this role could be undertaken by two post holders each responsible for a separate portfolio. This role can be additional to the clinical responsibility of the appointee. External candidates can discuss the exact format of any clinical role.

You will join the CMO's team bringing your experience, inspirational leadership and influence to engage and support our people to be the best they can, delivering exceptional care to our patients. You will support the Trust's new 5-year strategy "Improving Care Together" and contribute to the Derbyshire system and wider ICB. You will support the CMO in providing senior executive clinical leadership, driving patient safety, and shaping healthcare strategy within our organisation.

In a workplace in which you can proudly be yourself, supporting you, your development and health and well-being are as important as utilising the experience, talent and potential you will bring to the role.

Interviews are to be held on the 18th September 2026.

Main duties of the job
We are looking for a strategic operator able to influence and enthuse all our people from ward to board room and system-wide partners. Embedded in the Medical Leadership Structure, you will assume responsibility for, or contribute to, the delivery of corporate objectives within the CMO's portfolio including:

• Accountability to Board for quality, safety and effectiveness of medical practice across the Trust.
• In partnership with the Chief Nurse and Divisional Clinical Directors, ensure there are effective systems and processes in place to monitor and improve the quality of care in regard to outcomes, safety, clinical effectiveness and patient experience, enabling the Trust to provide safe and effective clinical services.
• Identification and implementation of improvements in care which reflect best clinical practice and performance against national and local indicators.

The role includes leading on mortality and learning from deaths, supporting the Trust's GIRFT programme and undertaking MHPS investigations. You will cover executive, board and system-level meetings and manage urgent clinical matters during CMO absences.

The role encompasses clinical quality improvement, working with the Divisional Clinical Directors to disseminate and implement NICE guidance and effecting change following local clinical audit, acting as the clinical voice and conscience of the patient to ensure all changes take place smoothly and not at detriment to our patients.

About us
Here at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, we provide a full range of district general services, including 24-hour urgent and emergency care, specialist children's services, maternity and community midwifery to the population of North Derbyshire - around 400,000 local people. We also offer primary care services through nine GP surgeries in Chesterfield and Derbyshire. We work closely with partners across health and care as part of the Joined-Up Care Derbyshire system.

The Trust's Together as One Strategy and People Plan describe our organisational values and a pledge to support our people. We are above average in all themes of the NHS National Staff Survey.

A significant element of supporting our people includes compassionate and inclusive leadership. We know that people have a life outside of work, we offer a raft of support to care for your physical and mental wellbeing including a purpose-built Wellbeing Hub free of charge for staff which includes access to a 24/7 gym. We are easily accessible from the M1 and the A61 and the local train station is nearby.

Ours is a workplace in which you can proudly be yourself.

Job responsibilities
The post holder will be embedded in the Medical Leadership Structure and will be directly answerable to the Executive Chief Medical Officer (CMO). In agreement with the CMO, the post holder will assume responsibility for, or contribute to the delivery of, specific corporate objectives that are within the CMOs portfolio of responsibilities.

The postholder will lead on mortality, leading and implementing change as part of the Trusts GIRFT programme, leading investigations and Maintaining High Professional Standards concerns as well as, when required, deputising for the CMO at executive, board, and system-level meetings.

In addition, the post will encompass clinical quality improvement, working alongside the Divisional Clinical Directors to improve patient experience and outcomes, by taking a leading role in disseminating and implementing NICE guidance and effecting change following local clinical audit. The post holder will also act as the clinical voice and the conscience of the patients to ensure that all changes are happening smoothly and are not to the patient's detriment. This post is vital to foster medical engagement for such change, by meeting the clinical teams and identifying champions.

The future direction of this role would be to be more heavily involved in the integration of primary, secondary and community care as well as delivery of transformational plans for clinical services. Effective working with the other members of the CMOs team and corporate teams will be important and, in all aspects of leadership and care for patients, the post holder will personally demonstrate and seek the delivery of the Trusts Proud to Care values.

Qualifications and Training
Desirable

• General Medical Council registration with no conditions applied to registration or practice.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications 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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applications 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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).