Chief Medical Officer

Herts Urgent Care -
Welwyn Garden City

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Job details

Permanent | Part-time
3 days ago

Benefits

Financial planning services
Company pension
Employee discount

Qualifications

Driving Licence
GMC
Management
Senior management experience
Computer literacy
Performance management
Continuous improvement
Partnership building
Care Quality Commission compliance oversight
Healthcare service transformation
Risk management
Computer skills
Care Quality Commission standards
Training & development
Leadership
Team motivation leadership
Communication skills
Negotiation

Full job description

Non NHS Banding

Main area

Chief Medical Officer

Grade

Non NHS Banding

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Part time - 30 hours per week (4 days per week)

Job ref

4265-8227782

Site

HUC HQ

Town

Welwyn Garden City

Salary

Dependent on experience

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

20/08/2026 09:00

Job overview

HUC is seeking an exceptional Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to join our Executive Leadership Team. As our most senior clinical leader, the CMO will provide strategic medical leadership and expert clinical guidance to the Board, Chief Executive, and the wider organisation.

This pivotal role will shape and deliver HUC’s clinical vision, driving high standards of safe, effective, and innovative care across all services.

Key responsibilities:

Provide strategic clinical leadership, ensuring quality and safety remain at the heart of service delivery.

Lead the development and continuous improvement of clinical governance, quality, and workforce capability.

Represent HUC externally, influencing urgent and emergency care strategy at regional and national levels, and fostering strong relationships with Integrated Care Boards, regulators, and professional bodies.

Champion a culture of clinical excellence, education, and innovation within HUC.

Support transformation and workforce development, ensuring a skilled, motivated, and resilient multidisciplinary clinical workforce

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an inspiring leader with significant senior clinical experience, credibility, and vision. You will bring:

A proven track record of delivering strategic clinical leadership at scale.

Deep understanding of clinical governance, patient safety, and service improvement.

Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships across the health system.

Commitment to supporting innovation, professional development, and workforce resilience.

This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in shaping the future of urgent and emergency care and to make a real impact on the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve.

Working for our organisation

In return for your dedication and commitment to our values, we offer:

Exclusive Discounts: Unlock amazing savings on shopping, travel, and entertainment through Blue Light Card, Tickets for Good, and more. From everyday essentials to special experiences, we’ve got your wallet covered!

NHS Pension Scheme: Secure your future with the NHS Pension, offering peace of mind and valuable long-term financial benefits for all our staff.

Wellbeing Support: Your health matters! Enjoy access to counselling services, personalised health plans, calming meditation guides, energising fitness routines, and delicious recipes to keep you thriving every day.

Recognition and Rewards: Your hard work won’t go unnoticed! Celebrate your achievements with peer shout-outs, special awards, and exclusive event vouchers that show how much we appreciate you.

Financial Perks: Take the stress out of money matters with free financial advice and smart savings options through our Credit Union.

Career Growth: Build the future you deserve with our My Academy training programs, exciting internal vacancies, and regular updates to keep you in the loop with HUC news and opportunities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This job will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.

You must have full, unrestricted right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer VISA sponsorship. Full UK driving licence is required.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered medical practitioner with a valid license to practice in the England (GMC full registration on either the GP or Specialist register).
Level 4 Safeguarding Training.
Post Graduate Medical Qualification or equivalent (MRCGP, MRCS).
Inclusion on NHS England’s Performers List (GP).
MBBS or equivalent medical degrees and continuing professional / managerial and leadership development or NHS Leadership development programmes.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Substantial experience in a senior medical leadership role (e.g. Medical Director, CMO or equivalent) within urgent care, primary care, out of hours, NHS 111, or related unscheduled care service.
Evidence of leading on clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement at an organisational level.
Highly developed leadership, communications and influencing skills with significant experience in performance management and workforce development for medical and clinical teams.
Demonstratable track record of innovatively developing clinical services and the introduction of new services, especially as integrated components or in partnership.
Proven experience of working effectively with senior stakeholder, including Boards, ICB’s, CQC and system partners.
Strong knowledge of clinical governance frameworks, risk management and safeguarding with an excellent understanding of regulatory requirement, CQC standards and professional codes of practice.
Experience of working in an urgent care or general practice would be ideal with knowledge and deep understanding of legislation relevant to deliver of healthcare services e.g. data protection, CQC compliance and safeguarding.
Experience of medical education or GP training including accreditation compliance.
Commercially astute, and the ability to exercise sound judgement in fulfilling an organisation’ potential, whilst not compromising on its values.

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

An inclusive and collaborative leader with the charisma and gravitas to win hearts and minds of employees and external partners, ensuring the effective management of a complex and diverse organisation.
Committed to inclusive leadership and equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) principles.
A natural influencer, proven negotiator, comfortable debater, with knowledge of key areas of NHS compliance and legislation as well as good understanding of performance standards with sound business and technical reasoning plus commercial awareness, with the ability to anticipate alternative scenarios and prepare accordingly.
A visible and approachable leader, able to inspire and motivate others.
A role model in maintaining the highest integrity and credibility across all parts of the organisation.
A high degree of computer literacy together with excellent written and verbal communication skills necessary for this role.

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

Willingness to travel across HUC sites and attend external meetings as required.
Able to work flexible hours, including out-of-hours support if necessary.
Eligibility to work in the UK.

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of their employment without requiring employer sponsorship, including after the expiry of any time-limited visa (such as a Graduate visa).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.

Please do not apply through any third party websites, please only apply through TRAC.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

HUC

Job title

Clinical Recruitment

Email address

[email protected]

Additional information

No agencies please.

You must have full, unrestricted right to work in the UK. We do not offer VISA sponsorship.

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Non NHS Banding

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Further details / informal visits contact

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