Chief Medical Officer

As our Chief Medical Officer (CMO) you will work closely with other WHCT Board colleagues, as well as with the wider Group Executive team. You will also work alongside the other CMOs and clinical leaders in the Black Country Provider Collaborative and the Black Country ICS, helping toimprove the health outcomes for local people and making the Black Country a healthier place with healthier people and healthier futures., The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has an important and visible role within Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust supporting delivery against our strategic objectives by providing professional leadership of the Trust's medical staff and ensuring that the Trust provides safe, high quality, clinically effective and sustainable care.

Building on our quality improvement journey and working with other Executive Directors the post holder will ensure that the development of our medical workforce supports the delivery of a clinically led, engaged and empowered organisation. The CMO will support and develop the Trust's senior medical leaders (Deputy Chief Medical Officers, Divisional Directors and Clinical Directors) to lead their teams effectively.

In conjunction with the Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operating Officer, the post holder will ensure that the Trust provides the highest standards of clinical care, meets the expectations of inspectors, regulators and other stakeholders and can demonstrate high standards of clinical effectiveness.

To take lead executive role in setting and delivering the Trust's future clinical strategy and will advise the Trust Board (Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and the other Directors) on professional medical matters from a local, regional and national perspective, working with the Chief People Officer.

To act as the Trust's Caldicott Guardian working closely with the Data Protection Officer (DPO) and the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO)

WHT is an integrated provider of acute and community services for Walsall's diverse population of around 284,000 people. Our main site, Manor Hospital, resides in the heart of the town and as a District General Hospital, we primarily serve the immediate population of Walsall, with some patients requiring more specialised treatment at neighbouring Trusts. This includes The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, with whom we have developed a Group structure under a shared Chief Executive, Chair and Group leadership team.

As a Group we have launched our vision for the future, with four strategic aims, referred to as the four Cs. Everything we do across both organisations should contribute towards achieving goals within at least one of these priority areas. The four Cs are:

Care; Colleagues; Collaboration; Communities

The four Cs are also aligned to our overall vision which is to 'To deliver exceptional care together to improve the health and wellbeing of our communities'. Our vision is more than a few words - it reflects our aspirations, helps to guide our planning, support our decision making, prioritise our resources and attract new colleagues.