Total 2 job vacancies by University Hospitals of Leicester

Message from Andrew Furlong, Medical Director and Jon Melbourne, Chief Operating Officer

Clinical Director

Emergency and Specialist Medicine Clinical Management Group (ESM CMG) University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

We are firmly committed to being the best possible provider of healthcare and place to work in the NHS and we have an exciting opportunity to recruit a new Clinical Director to the Emergency and Specialist Medicine Clinical Management Group (ESM CMG).

We are looking for a Clinical Director who can show that they lead in the right way and that can evidence what they deliver. We will work together as a team across UHL to drive improvements in care and to create an environment in which individuals and teams can excel. We want to UHL to have one of the best cultures in the NHS because an inclusive and empowering culture delivers safe care.

The post is open to consultants working in an Acute Teaching Hospital who are able to demonstrate experience in Medical Management; a track record of dynamic and innovative leadership; are comfortable working with complexity; and have experience of working across service boundaries.

Candidates will need to be able to commit circa 5-6 PAs of their job plan to the role. For external candidates, the Trust will look to provide suitable clinical work or other management activity to bring the job plan up to 10 PAs should you so wish. This opportunity is open to colleagues who work less than full time (LTFT). We would welcome a discussion about individual circumstances if you are interested in the role.

The post also attracts a non-pensionable management supplement and is to start as soon as possible.

Application will be by CV and a personal statement indicating your leadership style and reasons why you would wish to be considered for this role (personal statement should be no more than two sides). Applications should be sent to suzanne.whyman@uhl-tr.nhs.uk by midday 16th August 2024.

You should supply details of two referees, one of which must be your current line manager.

If you wish to find out more about the role, please contact either Jon Melbourne, Chief Operating Officer (jon.melbourne@uhl-tr.nhs.uk), or Andrew Furlong, Medical Director (andrew.furlong@uhl-tr.nhs.uk).

Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity.

Working For Your Organisation

Our new strategy, 'Leading in healthcare, trusted in communities' was developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners and is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

The postholder will be a key member of the Trust’s leadership team – with overall responsibility for leading the ESM CMG. We want a leader who will work alongside us to drive improvements across all aspects of UHL. The role will provide many opportunities to make a difference for our staff and patients and will have our full support.

Now is an exciting time to join UHL. We have a once in a generation chance to transform our hospitals through our national capital allocation. The ambitious and wide-ranging transformation programme will ensure the teams can deliver the highest quality services and will significantly improve outcomes and care for patients and the local communities. UHL is also part of the LLR Integrated Care System and we already have strong relationships with primary care, CCG, Leicestershire Partnership Trust, Local Authority and voluntary sector partners.

UHL is a Trust with regional and national reach. It has an operating turnover in excess of £1.5 billion and it provides a wide range of general and specialist services across a diverse range of communities in Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland and beyond. Whilst we are a large Trust, it is essential that we ensure all of our communities, patients and colleagues receive a personal and positive experience when they interact with the Trust.

ESM CMG covers over 3,000 colleagues, £232m turnover and services including emergency medicine, geriatric medicine, neurosciences, dermatology, diabetes, endocrinology, general medicine, infectious diseases, stroke and rheumatology. There is national and international research excellence within the CMG, and exciting development plans.


This advert closes on Friday 16 Aug 2024

We are looking for a new Chief Digital Information Officer to provide world class digital services to the newly formed provider collaborative of University Hospitals Leicester (UHL) and the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group (Kettering General Hospital and Northampton General Hospital).

UHL and UHN have a joint Chair, John MacDonald, and a Joint CEO, Richard Mitchell, and are the first acute provider collaborative in the East Midlands. An early key priority is to recruit into this important new senior role. Both organisations share the belief that if we consistently and effectively look after our colleagues, they will deliver excellent patient care. There is collective focus on ensuring our values translate into an everyday reality for all.

UHL is a multi-site provider of integrated healthcare and serves people from Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland and beyond. The turnover is £1.5bn and 17,000 colleagues work in the Trust. The UHN Group includes Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust with a combined turnover of circa £900M and 11,000 colleagues. UHL and UHN have long standing clinical and workforce relationships and jointly serve a population of over 2 million people.

As two university teaching hospitals, teaching and research are important, and we will continue to strengthen our wide-ranging academic partnerships which will support improved patient outcomes and exciting opportunities for colleagues.

The Chief Digital Information Officer (CDIO) will lead on ensuring UHL and UHN have a shared digital and data infrastructure providing a platform for transformation. Working together, digital will be recognised as a strategic enabler supporting our expectation that all patients receive the same standard of care we would want for our friends and family. Technology across all organisations should be relentlessly focused on the needs of users and facilitate improved outcomes for patients. The CDIO will develop a strategic plan for technology across UHL and UHN, focussing on the things we do well whilst bringing in industry leading technologies.



The CDIO will be a full member of both boards. They will support the CEO and will contribute beyond their portfolio to the success of the trusts. The CDIO will lead digital and data teams that are fully embedded in both organisations. This role will require the CDIO to align and prioritise the needs of disparate teams and stakeholders.

The CDIO will also be involved in the emerging work across the East Midlands Acute Providers Network.

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children’s Hospital and run one of the country’s leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our Vision is clear: To be leading in Healthcare and trusted in communities.

The values we hold as we work towards our vision:

We are compassionate

We are proud

We are inclusive, and

We are are one team

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that it is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)



For more details and information on this role and the main duties and responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description, and candidate pack.


This advert closes on Monday 1 Jan 2024