Medical Director – Inpatient Pathways, Quality & Safety
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Canterbury, CT1 3NGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
25 October 2026
6 days leftJob description
We are seeking a Medical Director - Inpatient Pathways, and Patient Safety to provide senior medical leadership for the quality, safety and effectiven...
As the Medical Director - Inpatient Pathways, Quality & Safety you will:
1. Strategic Leadership for development and implementation of Professional standards for inpatient care.a. Provide strategic medical leadership to clinical teams to develop, implement and embed professional standards for medical care of inpatients.b. To lead on transformation of clinical pathways to improve the safety, and quality of care to inpatients and support clinical teams to deliver and embed improvements.c. To develop assurance frameworks and triangulate against other sources of feedback.d. Champion a culture of openness, learning and continuous improvement across all clinical services2. Medical leadership for trust wide deteriorating improvement plana. Membership of the Trust mortality steering groupb. Co-chair of the Deteriorating patient Improvement committee.3. Chair of the Safety standards for invasive procedures committee
For further details on the job description and person specification please see attached the job description.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Qualifications and training
Essential: - GMC registration with licence to practise; - CCT or equivalent Consultant status; - Postgraduate leadership/management training
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in leadership, management or healthcare improvement
- Formal training in quality improvement or patient safety
- Coaching or mentoring qualification
Clinical skills and experience
Essential
- Senior medical leadership experience (CD/AMD/DMD)
- Experience leading transformation aligned to NHS LTP or ICS priorities
- Proven delivery of governance, QI and improved outcomes
- Experience supporting Consultant and SAS development
- Experience of system-wide or networked leadership
- Experience in service reconfiguration or modernisation
- Strong knowledge of NHS LTP, EKHUFT Strategy, PSIRF, Core20PLUS5
- Strong communication, influencing, analytical and data interpretation skills
- Population health competence and quality improvement expertise
- Ability to build inclusive, multidisciplinary leadership cultures
Desirable
- Experience of leading cross-site or system-wide transformation
- Experience of working with regulators including CQC
- Evidence of using data to drive improvement in outcomes
Governance
Essential
- Demonstrable senior leadership in clinical governance and patient safety within an acute NHS organisation
- Experience of implementing and overseeing PSIRF and learning from incidents with evidence of system improvement
- Proven ability to translate risk intelligence, complaints and investigation findings into safer care pathways
- Understanding of CQC regulatory requirements and governance assurance to Board
- Experience of promoting Duty of Candour and a just and compassionate culture
- Ability to work with Care Groups to strengthen local governance, risk management and quality processes
- Experience of chairing or contributing to patient safety and governance forums
- Ability to develop meaningful safety dashboards and quality reporting to support decision making
Desirable
- Formal training in patient safety investigation or human factors
- Experience of representing an organisation within system safety networks (ICS/Kent & Medway)
- Track record of mentoring clinicians in investigation methodology and improvement science
Other requirements
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly within a 4 PA portfolio alongside clinical practice
- Commitment to Trust values and professional codes
- Ability to travel across Trust sites and Kent & Medway
How to apply
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First seen
12 October 2026
Last checked
14 October 2026
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