Medical Director for Place/Directorate Full Time NEW

Medical Director for Place / Directorate5 New senior medical leadership roles part of NELFT’s major investment in clinical leadershipNorth East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) is making a significant and purposeful investment in medical leadership. As part of this, we are excited to introduce new Medical Director roles for Place / Directorate, strengthening medical voice, influence and visibility at every level of the organisation.5 PAs of protected medical leadership time, with up to 5 PAs clinical practice, recognising leadership as core work, not an addon.The consultant contract is permanent and the Medical Director role is fixed term for 3 years with the opportunity to extend with mutual agreement. There are 5 posts available, one in Barking & Dagenham, one in Havering, one in Redbridge, one in Waltham Forest and one in Essex.These are brandnew roles, created to ensure that medical leadership is fully embedded in placebased and corporate decisionmaking, and that doctors are supported, heard and able to shape the future of care for our communities.As a Medical Director for Place / Directorate, you will provide visible, inclusive and valuesled leadership across mental health, community physical health and children’s services within your locality. You will work in close partnership with Integrated Care Directors and senior clinical leaders, while also being a core member of the Chief Medical Officer’s Leadership Team and the Wider Executive Management Team.The role is designed to enable meaningful leadership impact. Dedicated leadership time is formally recognised within the job plan, alongside the opportunity to continue clinical work within the organisation. This reflects NELFT’s commitment to valuing medical leadership properly and supporting doctors to lead well.This post is both placebased and Trustwide. You will influence strategy, quality, workforce wellbeing and system working, while remaining rooted in daytoday clinical realities.Why join NELFT in this role?These posts form Trust investment in medical leadershipYou will be joining at a time of real growth and momentum in medical leadership, with newly appointed Deputy Chief Medical Officers and an expanding senior medical teamYou will help shape integrated, neighbourhoodbased models of care, working closely with primary care, acute trusts, local authorities and voluntary sector partnersYou will play a key role in tackling health inequalities, improving population health outcomes, and strengthening relational models of careYou will be supported to lead with kindness, inclusion and compassion, consistent with NELFT’s valuesWho we are looking for?We are looking for consultantlevel doctors with a strong commitment to quality, collaboration and inclusive leadership. We welcome applicants from a wide range of specialties and professional backgrounds, including those earlier in their formal leadership journey who are ready to step into a senior role with structured support.If you are motivated by doing the right thing for patients and staff, value partnership working, and want to be part of shaping the future of medical leadership in the NHS, we would very much like to hear from you.Flexible working is actively supported, including job share, parttime working and remote sessions where possible.For An Informal Conversation About The Posts, Please ContactDr Sarah Dracass, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Mental Health – Sarah.Dracass@nelft.nhs.ukDr Manjari Tanwar, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Babies, Children & Young People – Manjari.Tanwar@nelft.nhs.ukDr Helene Brown, Chief Medical Officer – Helene.Brown2@nelft.nhs.uk/Executive Assistant: Francesca.Hayward@nelft.nhs.uk