Medical Head of Service – Chailey Clinical Services

Overview

In this role you lead the Chailey Clinical Services medical portfolio, working with the Divisional leadership to shape and develop care pathways for children with neurodisability. You will balance strategic service development with direct clinical responsibility, applying data-driven improvement to reduce variations and enhance equity and personalised care. You join a multidisciplinary leadership triad to align medical, clinical, and operational priorities with the Trust’s mission. Your work will influence regional planning and the delivery of safe, effective care across sites.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working options
• excellent training, development and research opportunities
• Living Wage Employer
• on-site workplace nurseries
• employee networks (EMBRACE, LGBTQIA+, Disability & Wellbeing, Religion & Belief)
• diversity and inclusion

Responsibilities

• Provide professional medical leadership across Chailey services and advise the Divisional leadership
• Support equitable patient care, experience, access and outcomes; implement national and Trust initiatives
• Develop the service to meet population needs at locality and regional level; maintain a service development portfolio
• Ensure safe, effective, personalised and evidence-based clinical interventions and holistic care
• Model and promote leadership, training, coaching and staff development across levels
• Contribute medical perspective to planning and implement national guidance within modernisation efforts
• Develop improvement capability, drive quality improvement projects, and use data to improve outcomes and efficiency
• Support medical recruitment, retention, and performance; monitor standards and patient experience
• Oversee clinical governance, risk management and patient safety in collaboration with other heads of service

Key requirements

• Recognised Basic Medical Degree with Full GMC Registration
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register for Paediatrics (or within 6 months) or equivalent GP/Specialist Doctor pathway
• Proven medical leadership experience; experience in Community Paediatric Services or related fields
• Experience in management of health services and governance
• Ability to manage budgets, performance and service planning
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and analytical skills
• Willingness to travel as required

• strong leadership
• stakeholder engagement
• communication and presentation skills
• improvement methodology / quality improvement
• clinical governance and patient safety
• budget management and performance management

…