Chief Medical Officer: Sponsorship Available

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Job summary

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) provides medical leadership and advice to the Chief Executive Officer, Trust Board and Executive Team.

The CMO ensures that medical and clinical priorities inform the north-west London Acute Provider Group (APG) and Trust’s clinical strategy, service development, transformation and performance. The role leads the LNWH medical workforce and professional agenda, including medical education and leadership development, working with clinical and professional colleagues to deliver high-quality care.

The CMO works in partnership with the Chief Nursing Officer to provide executive leadership for quality, patient safety, clinical standards, outcomes, assurance and improvement.

Alongside supporting the APG and Group CMO’s clinical priorities, the CMO works in partnership with NHS West and North London ICB, DHSC/NHS England and other community colleagues to contribute to system-wide plans.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will provide visible, strategic medical leadership across the Trust, working closely with the Chief Executive, Executive Team and senior clinical leaders to shape and deliver the Trust’s clinical strategy and organisational priorities. Ensure that medical expertise, clinical quality and patient safety are at the heart of service development, transformation and improvement, while contributing to the wider priorities of the north-west London Acute Provider Group and health and care system. Lead the Trust’s medical workforce and professional agenda, including medical leadership, education, development, appraisal and revalidation. Work in partnership with the Chief Nursing Officer to provide executive leadership for quality, patient safety, clinical standards and improvement, while building strong relationships across the Trust, APG and wider NHS.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • Medically qualified with full GMC registration and a licence to practise.
  • Consultant status or equivalent senior clinical standing

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Experience of recent senior medical leadership in an acute or similarly complex healthcare organisation, at Clinical Director level or equivalent
  • Experience leading, managing and developing multidisciplinary teams, including objective-setting, performance management and succession planning
  • Experience developing and delivering clinical strategy and service change with measurable improvements in quality, outcomes or access
  • Experience providing leadership for clinical governance, patient safety, quality assurance and learning from concerns or deaths
  • A record of leading improvement or transformation across professional and organisational boundaries
  • Experience preparing for and responding to external clinical, professional or regulatory review

Skills, abilities, and attributes

Essential

  • Highly developed communication, influencing, negotiation and relationship-building skills. Ability to communicate complex or technical matters clearly and appropriately for different audiences
  • Sound judgement and ability to handle complex, sensitive or contentious issues and make difficult decisions
  • Ability to analyse highly complex problems using qualitative and quantitative information, anticipate emerging issues and develop sustainable solutions
  • Ability to think strategically and translate priorities into clear plans and measurable outcomes
  • High visibility and inclusive leadership style with the ability to engage credibly with all staff
  • Organisational and political acumen, showing sensitivity to differing stakeholder interests across health, care and academic partnerships

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).

Closing Date: 29 November 2026

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