Job requirements
Essential
24 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Able to be mobile throughout the areas covered by the Trust and nationally as required.
- Other
Willingness and ability to work flexibly and across the region to meet the needs of the service.
- Other
An Enhanced DBS Check will be required for this role.
- Other
Required to participate in on call clinical rota.
- Knowledge
Detailed understanding of medical workforce management, service, clinical and research governance issues in the mental health and learning disabilities field.
- Knowledge
A clear understanding of the role of Care Quality Commission and management of the processes associated with their inspection visits.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of the HR issues and Medical staff management such as EWTD, Resident Doctor hours, the Consultant Contract, SAS Contract and Medical Workforce planning, job planning and appraisal.
- Knowledge
An understanding of the key NHS policies shaping both national and local priorities and performance management in general.
- Knowledge
Detailed understanding of the Governments modernisation agenda for the NHS and implications for the future development of mental health and learning disabilities.
- Experience
Experience at senior management level in a complex organisation. Ability and experience of building purposeful relationships and command the confidence of professional peers and other key players within and outside the Trust.
- Experience
Involvement in change management and taking the medical lead. Working with colleagues to bring about service reconfiguration. Involvement in working with key stakeholders to shape service development including the establishment of clinical networks.
- Experience
Clinical experience in a range of services.
- Qualifications
MRCPsych or FRPsych equivalent.
- Qualifications
Current GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- Qualifications
Revalidation with the General Medical Council (GMC) and in date appraisal
- Qualifications
Section 12 approval (or eligibility for Section 12 approval).
- Qualifications
Approved Clinicians Status
- Qualifications
Evidence of continuing personal and professional development.
- Qualifications
General management qualifications and/or evidence of participation in management development activities.
- Skills and Abilities
Awareness of the primary interests and concerns of difference groups of health and social care professional working in mental health and learning disabilities services.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to assimilate and identify inter-relationships between service cost, activity and quality information, think creatively and report / present effectively at strategic level.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to prioritise and manage a diverse, constantly evolving work programme and able to plan and deliver complex objectives to deadline.
- Skills and Abilities
High calibre written and spoken communication and presentation skills
- Skills and Abilities
Effective verbal reasoning and ability to think conceptually and laterally
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job summary
There has never been a more exciting time to join Devon Partnership NHS Trust, an organisation committed to improving the mental health and wellbeing of people across Devon and beyond.
As one of the leading providers of mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services in the Southwest, the Trust is focused on delivering high-quality, safe and recovery-focused care. The Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Safety and Delivery will provide senior medical leadership across our quality and patient safety agenda, helping to strengthen clinical governance, translate learning from incidents, mortality reviews and clinical audit into meaningful improvement, and ensure that safe, effective care is delivered consistently across our services.
Main duties of the job
Working collaboratively with the Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Executive, clinical and operational leaders and partners, this is an opportunity to combine strategic leadership with a strong focus on delivery. You will help provide assurance on quality and safety, champion learning and continuous improvement, and support services to turn evidence, insight and learning into practical changes that improve outcomes and experience. This is a pivotal role for an experienced medical leader who wants to shape safer, more effective services and make a meaningful difference for patients, carers and communities across Devon.
External applicants are welcome to apply. The successful candidate will be appointed to a substantive Consultant post, with the Deputy CMO responsibilities offered on a fixed two-year tenure.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Details
- Date posted: 13 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience Salary on commencement is dependent on seniority
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 24 months
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: C9369-26-0818
- Job locations: Wonford House, Dryden Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AF, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.
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