Job summary An exciting opportunity for a Clinical Service Lead within General Internal Medicine, the newly formed General Medicine directorate is now available at Good Hope Hospital, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for highly motivated, innovative and skilled individuals to join our team of Consultants with any other medical speciality. This is a new General Internal Medicine post with operational and nursing support and opportunities for education and training in General Internal Medicine for Resident Doctors. There are opportunities available for management and leadership roles within the General Medicine directorate for interested candidates. To discuss the opportunity further please contact: Mr Simon Jarvis Hospital Executive Director Simon.Jarvis@uhb.nhs.uk Dr Pijush Ray: Hospital Medical Director, Consultant Physician and Geriatrician pijush.ray@uhb.nhs.uk Main duties of the job The vision of the Trust is to build healthier lives and our values are kind, connected and bold. The role of the Clinical Service Lead is to provide leadership to the medical staff employed by UHB within a designated specialty. The Clinical Service Lead will act as a role model and represent the Trust's vision and values through their conduct and leadership. Please see attached Job Descriptions and Person Specifications for further information on this post. About us University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role. Details Date posted 13 May 2025 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Consultant Salary £105,504 to £139,882 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 304-EP-CSLGIM Job locations Good Hope Hospital Rectory Rd Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B75 7RR Job description Job responsibilities Main Clinical Service Lead Responsibilities: 3.1.1To be the strategic and operational leader for the specialty. 3.1.2To work with the management team to achieve the Trust's strategic aims and objectives. 3.1.3To develop with clinical colleagues and the management team, a clinical services strategy in keeping with the Trust's strategic vision and support the management team with the implementation thereof. 3.1.4To provide leadership for Consultant colleagues. 3.1.5To work effectively with the senior non-Medical staff for the service to ensure a multidisciplinary approach to the quality of care and the management of the service. 3.1.6To chair a Consultants meeting to share with colleagues ongoing plans, strategic decisions and the Team Brief. This would normally be monthly but could vary according to the size of the speciality. 3.1.7To contribute to specialty meetings Clinical Delivery Groups management teams, with particular responsibility for making the best use of Trust resources and operational issues involving medical staff. 3.1.8To ensure that the Consultant rota is appropriately managed. 3.1.9To ensure that Consultant colleagues meet their contractual obligations. 3.1.10To ensure Consultant colleagues have completed their mandatory training. 3.1.11With support of the relevant General Manager, to ensure that the Consultants' annual & study leave is appropriately managed to ensure the smooth running of the Department and to minimise disruption to the service. 3.1.12To ensure that the annual appraisal and revalidation process for Consultants within the specialty is undertaken 3.1.13To undertake job plan reviews for all Consultants ensuring that Consultant job plans and objectives are aligned to the service requirements and the annual plan process. 3.1.14To work with the management team and consultant colleagues to ensure that the specialty delivers its activity and operational targets (e.g. cancer, RTT and Unscheduled Care etc), and that the service remains within identified pay and non-pay budgets. 3.1.15To work with the Consultants and the management team to ensure that agreed productivity and efficiency goals are maximised (e.g. length of stay, theatre productivity, discharge standards etc) 3.1.16To work with the management team to ensure that patient pathways are streamlined and best practice pathways are adopted where possible 3.1.17To lead on identification of cost improvements involving medical resource decisions. 3.1.18To ensure that the service has appropriate clinical governance arrangements. 3.1.19To ensure that the service, including Consultant colleagues, support trust-wide clinical governance through contributions to division led or trust led investigations and root cause analyses 3.1.20To manage resident medical staffing; a)To work with HR to ensure the timely advertisement of replacement posts and minimise the requirements for, and duration of, locum appointments. b)To ensure that resident medical staffing is compliant with EWTD and resident doctor hours. c)To ensure that resident medical staff completes their contractual obligations to the Trust and the specialty delivers its contractual obligation to the Trainees in collaboration with the Education department. d)To ensure that resident medical staff are up to date with required mandatory training. 3.1.21To work with the management team to ensure that all appropriate infrastructure is in place to enable the clinical team to carry out their duties. 3.1.22To work with the management team to ensure appropriate medical cover and rostering is in place at all times. Job description Job responsibilities Main Clinical Service Lead Responsibilities: 3.1.1To be the strategic and operational leader for the specialty. 3.1.2To work with the management team to achieve the Trust's strategic aims and objectives. 3.1.3To develop with clinical colleagues and the management team, a clinical services strategy in keeping with the Trust's strategic vision and support the management team with the implementation thereof. 3.1.4To provide leadership for Consultant colleagues. 3.1.5To work effectively with the senior non-Medical staff for the service to ensure a multidisciplinary approach to the quality of care and the management of the service. 3.1.6To chair a Consultants meeting to share with colleagues ongoing plans, strategic decisions and the Team Brief. This would normally be monthly but could vary according to the size of the speciality. 3.1.7To contribute to specialty meetings Clinical Delivery Groups management teams, with particular responsibility for making the best use of Trust resources and operational issues involving medical staff. 3.1.8To ensure that the Consultant rota is appropriately managed. 3.1.9To ensure that Consultant colleagues meet their contractual obligations. 3.1.10To ensure Consultant colleagues have completed their mandatory training. 3.1.11With support of the relevant General Manager, to ensure that the Consultants' annual & study leave is appropriately managed to ensure the smooth running of the Department and to minimise disruption to the service. 3.1.12To ensure that the annual appraisal and revalidation process for Consultants within the specialty is undertaken 3.1.13To undertake job plan reviews for all Consultants ensuring that Consultant job plans and objectives are aligned to the service requirements and the annual plan process. 3.1.14To work with the management team and consultant colleagues to ensure that the specialty delivers its activity and operational targets (e.g. cancer, RTT and Unscheduled Care etc), and that the service remains within identified pay and non-pay budgets. 3.1.15To work with the Consultants and the management team to ensure that agreed productivity and efficiency goals are maximised (e.g. length of stay, theatre productivity, discharge standards etc) 3.1.16To work with the management team to ensure that patient pathways are streamlined and best practice pathways are adopted where possible 3.1.17To lead on identification of cost improvements involving medical resource decisions. 3.1.18To ensure that the service has appropriate clinical governance arrangements. 3.1.19To ensure that the service, including Consultant colleagues, support trust-wide clinical governance through contributions to division led or trust led investigations and root cause analyses 3.1.20To manage resident medical staffing; a)To work with HR to ensure the timely advertisement of replacement posts and minimise the requirements for, and duration of, locum appointments. b)To ensure that resident medical staffing is compliant with EWTD and resident doctor hours. c)To ensure that resident medical staff completes their contractual obligations to the Trust and the specialty delivers its contractual obligation to the Trainees in collaboration with the Education department. d)To ensure that resident medical staff are up to date with required mandatory training. 3.1.21To work with the management team to ensure that all appropriate infrastructure is in place to enable the clinical team to carry out their duties. 3.1.22To work with the management team to ensure appropriate medical cover and rostering is in place at all times. Person Specification Qualifications Essential MRCP or equivalent. Entered on the GMC Register, CCST in General Internal Medicine or equivalent within 6 months of interview. Person Specification Qualifications Essential MRCP or equivalent. Entered on the GMC Register, CCST in General Internal Medicine or equivalent within 6 months of interview. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) . UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) . UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Address Good Hope Hospital Rectory Rd Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B75 7RR Employer's website https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab) Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Address Good Hope Hospital Rectory Rd Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B75 7RR Employer's website https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab). Location : Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Rd, B75 7RR Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, United Kingdom