# Medical Director – Inpatient Pathways, Quality & Safety > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-director-inpatient-pathways-quality-and-safety/4225904b-a622-4f51-b7f0-7f9173eee73f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-director-inpatient-pathways-quality-and-safety/4225904b-a622-4f51-b7f0-7f9173eee73f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Kent and Canterbury Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical director - **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 36 months (.) - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 4 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-12T14:25:41.856Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8360837 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8360837?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a Medical Director – Inpatient Pathways, and Patient Safety to provide senior medical leadership for the quality, safety and effectiveness of inpatient care across EKHUFT. Working from ward to Board, the post holder will provide medical leadership to trust wide improvement plans and embed a learning and improvement culture. They will ensure that national standards, learning from incidents, patient feedback and clinical intelligence are translated into reliable, compassionate and person-centred inpatient pathways. Working closely with Care Group Medical Directors, Nursing and Allied Health Professional leaders and partners across Kent & Medway, the role will strengthen professional standards, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement across all inpatient services. The post holder will support multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality care from admission to discharge, providing clear Board assurance on inpatient safety, experience and outcomes. ### Main duties of the job As the Medical Director – Inpatient Pathways, Quality & Safety you will: - 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 services 2. Medical leadership for trust wide deteriorating improvement plan a. Membership of the Trust mortality steering group b. Co-chair of the Deteriorating patient Improvement committee. 3. Chair of the Safety standards for invasive procedures committee ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further details on the job description and person specification please see attached the job description. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### 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 ### 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 ## Documents - [application pack (pdf, 983.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10687443) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 365.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10687442) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.