Interim Deputy Medical Director
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Wakefield, WF1 5RHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£135,000 to £140,000
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 December 2026
17 days leftJob description
Thank you for your interest in becoming our interim Deputy Medical Director at Spectrum Community Health CIC. Spectrum is an ambitious, market-leading...
A central responsibility will be to complete a baseline review of every site and a review of GP job plans, establishing a clear understanding of medical capacity, service requirements and areas for improvement strengthening the foundations for longer-term medical workforce development. The postholder will provide professional leadership and support to regional and site GP leads, strengthening consistency, coordination and shared ownership of agreed actions.
As a key member of our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) you will play an important leadership and coordination role across Spectrum. Our SLT brings together senior regional and corporate leaders to have an overview of what is happening across the whole business, strengthen collective ownership and ensure that issues, learning and expertise drive coordinated decisions and action.SLT makes sure that quality, people, performance, finance, risk and improvement are considered together and for coordinating recovery and improvement activity, resolving issues that cannot be addressed at a lower level and ensuring there is clear assurance for the Executive Team and Board.
To arrange an informal discussion please email the business admin team on Business.Admin@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.
We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.
Our Mission
Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities
Our Vision
Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people's lives, regardless of circumstances.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with the GMC
- MRCGP (Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners) or equivalent specialist / primary care qualification relevant to the portfolio
- Postgraduate qualification in medical leadership, management, quality improvement, patient safety, public health or related field
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience in a senior medical or clinical leadership role in complex healthcare organisation
- Successful leadership of senior clinicians and multi-disciplinary teams including GPs and ACPs
- Able to demonstrate successful track record of deputising for Executive level roles
- Proven track record of strategic and tactical leadership in complex, multi-disciplinary environments
- Ability to provide credible, supportive leadership to regional and site GP leads, strengthening consistency, collaboration and accountability.
- Experience in clinical governance, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance
Desirable
- Experience in social enterprise or community-based health models
- Experience working across complex healthcare systems such as Health and Justice, Primary Care, and Substance Misuse
Knowledge
Essential
- Practical knowledge and proven experience of how to assess clinical capacity, review GP job plans and align medical resources with service requirements across multiple sites.
- Understanding of medical recruitment challenges and approaches to developing sustainable GP teams and effective clinical leadership roles, leading recruitment activity and developing workable supervision and induction arrangements.
- Ability to analyse complex quality, workforce, activity and financial information and convert it into clear priorities and decisions
- Expertise through experience of translating strategic priorities into practical actions, and delivering agreed outcomes over a time-limited period.
- Ability to produce concise Executive reports, communicate complex issues clearly and escalate risks and decisions appropriately
- Ability through knowledge and skills to contribute effectively to a wider Senior Leadership Team
Desirable: - Knowledge of multi-site prison healthcare delivery; - Experience of applying workforce and service data to medical service redesign.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
5 November 2026
Last checked
9 November 2026
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