Barts Health NHS Trust
Deputy Chief Medical Officer in Safety and Clinical Governance
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Deputy Chief Medical Officer in Safety and Clinical Governance
Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) – Safety and Clinical Governance
About the Role
Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking an exceptional clinical leader to assume the role of Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) – Safety and Clinical Governance, a significant senior leadership opportunity to shape and guide the Trust’s approach to patient safety, clinical governance, and assurance across the Group.
This position sits at the heart of the Chief Medical Officer’s portfolio, offering strategic oversight and executive leadership over a broad and complex set of safety-critical, regulatory, and governance functions. The post holder will play a pivotal role in ensuring high-risk clinical practices are effectively governed, providing strong assurance to the Board and aligning with national standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate key safety and clinical governance workstreams, ensuring:
- Robust oversight
- Consistency of standards
- Clear escalation of risks
- Oversee senior leadership across:
- Statutory and specialist governance areas
- Quality and safety programmes
- Development of a coherent, Trust-wide patient safety strategy
- Provide senior medical leadership with executive oversight for:
- Designated safety-critical and statutory governance functions
- Accountability for managing patient safety across all Trust sites and services
- Develop and implement a coherent, Trust-wide approach where:
- Risks are identified early and managed proactively
- Risks are escalated appropriately, ensuring clarity from ward to Board
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- Medical oversight of governance structures that:
- Are consistent and high-performing
- Have clear accountabilities
- Promote robust escalation routes for all high-risk clinical areas
- Enable timely clinical decision-making and organisational assurance
- Provide strategic medical oversight of the Trust’s Quality and Safety Strategy, ensuring alignment with:
- Clinical Strategy
- Workforce Strategy
- Assurance frameworks
- Supporting Barts Health’s aspirations to be an exemplar organisation in safety, quality, and governance.
About Barts Health NHS Trust
Barts Health NHS Trust is entering a new era on its improvement journey, aiming to be "an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation" since exiting special measures.
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Our Vision
We seek to be recognised as:
- A high-performing group of NHS hospitals
- Renowned for excellence and innovation
- A provider of exceptional patient safety, delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care
- Ensuring our patients receive compassionate care in the right place, at the right time
- An outstanding place to work, where our WeCare values and behaviours guide collaboration
We are also committed to fostering:
- Inclusion and equity, ensuring every staff member feels valued and fully supported
- A working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect
- Every individual can thrive and fulfil their potential
Additionally, Barts Health:
- Supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and creates a supportive environment for staff experiencing miscarriage-related distress.
For Further Information
For informal inquiries, contact:
- Jahanara Ahmed – Portfolio Director (Email:) jahanara.ahmed1@nhs.net
For application guidance:
- Arrange a conversation with Sanjiv Sharma (Chief Medical Officer) via:
- Laura Thornton (Email:) laura.thornton4@nhs.net
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