Locality Medical Director (Great Yarmouth & Waveney) & Medical Director (Standards)
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- Employer:
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Location:
- Great Yarmouth and across Norfolk and Suffolk
- Salary:
- 6 Programmed Activities plus allowance is allocated for the Locality MD position plus 4 clinical Programmed Activities to be agreed at appointment. 1 Clinical PA
- Closing date:
- 9am Monday 5th January 2026
- Job Ref:
- GSe128160
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Description
Are you an experienced medical leader looking for your next challenge?
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a visionary Locality Medical Director (Great Yarmouth & Waveney) & Medical Director (Standards) to join our senior leadership team.
This is a pivotal role, working as part of a triumvirate alongside the Locality Director of Operations and Locality Director of Nursing and Quality. You will provide strategic, visible, clinical, and professional leadership across the locality, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services focused on safety, effectiveness, and patient experience.
As Medical Director (Standards), you will oversee professional standards for all Trust medical staff, act as Deputy Responsible Officer, and provide senior clinical leadership to clinical audit and medicines optimisation programmes.
Main duties of the job
As deputy RO they will support Dr Falkowski as the Medical Responsible Officer (RO) who oversees clinical governance and medical revalidation for NSFT, ensuring doctors' conduct and performance meet national standards.
The RO oversees annual appraisals for doctors, fitness-to-practice investigations, making formal revalidation recommendations to the GMC, and maintaining robust local governance systems to uphold patient safety and quality of care.
Dr Jan Falkowski currently acts as RO for NSFT but within part time hours and this role provides additional support to the RO role for NSFT recognising the size of the organisation and number of medical colleagues.
The Deputy RO will support the RO in their role regarding appraisals, revalidation and any relevant MHPS processes as well as ensuring consistency of job planning for non-training grade doctors.
The Deputy RO will provide oversight of the mentoring scheme for doctors in NSFT.
Clinical role (1 PA)
Alongside both the above roles the successful candidate can take up a clinical PA within their area of specialism to be determined following discussion with the CMO.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage services at locality level, developing strategic plans aligned with Trust strategy.
- Ensure clinical engagement, governance, safety, and risk management.
- Represent the Trust in partnerships with commissioners, Integrated Care Partnerships, and external stakeholders.
- Oversee medical appraisals, revalidation, and support the Responsible Officer in maintaining robust governance systems.
- Provide professional leadership to Associate Medical Directors and all grades of doctors within the locality.
- Support recruitment, induction, and ongoing development of medical staff.
- Promote equality, inclusion, and service user involvement in service development.
- Participate in the management on-call rota and contribute to Trust-wide strategic vision
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job responsibilities:
Our values are TALK: Team, Accountable, Learn and Improve, Kind. We build strong relationships, take pride in our work, embrace lifelong learning, and treat everyone with respect and dignity. We celebrate achievements, create safe spaces, and put service users at the heart of everything we do.
Why Join Us?
You will be joining a forward-thinking Trust committed to continuous improvement, staff development, and delivering the best possible care for our communities. We offer a supportive environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to make a real difference.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications
Essential:
- Must be medically qualified and hold a CCT, and up to date/ registered with the GMC
Desirable:
- Leadership qualification at Masters level
Knowledge
Essential:
- Demonstrable experience as an employed consultant
- Significant demonstrable experience of strategic planning and delivering long term transformation that delivers lasting change and improvement
For further information, please visit: https://join-nsft.com/
For a confidential discussion, please contact:
Laura Cubillo-Aparicio, Researcher
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T: +44 (0) 75867 06878
Julia St Clare, Senior Consultant and Research Lead
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T: +44 (0) 7807 631 564
Melanie Shearer, Partner
E: melanie.shearer@gatenbysanderson.com
T: +44 (0) 7785 616 548
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How to Apply
- Please submit an up to date copy of your CV, along with a Supporting Statement that addresses the criteria set out in the person specification, using examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements.
- A completed fit and proper person form – the template can be downloaded from the same place as the job description.
- Detail any employment or education gaps.
- You should provide the names, positions, organisations, and contact details for your referees, which must be your line managers and include your current and most recent employer. The referees should cover at least two roles as the minimum. Please note, should you be appointed, you will be required to provide references covering your last 6 years of employment as per the new NHS Fit and Proper Person regulations. Where there have been gaps in employment, this six year period will be extended accordingly. Referees will only be contacted for those proceeding to the final stage - we will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
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