The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) is the UK's largest orthopaedic hospital and a globally recognised centre of excellence for musculoskeletal care, research and innovation. We are seeking an exceptional clinical leader to join our Board as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and help shape the next chapter of our organisational journey.

The Left Shift and the Ten Year Plan offer significant opportunities for the Trust, and the role will be a key part of work to transform clinical pathways through greater use of digital innovation, virtual care, local diagnostics, and multidisciplinary models that bring care closer to patients. Alongside this, the role offers the chance to build and strengthen medical leadership across the organisation, developing the next generation of clinical leaders, fostering a culture of collaboration and shared purpose, and ensuring medical teams are equipped to lead transformational change with confidence and credibility.

As the Trust's most senior doctor and a member of the Executive Board, you will provide visible, values-led leadership for medical, and scientific staff while sharing collective responsibility for the quality, safety, performance and long-term sustainability of the organisation. You will co-lead the clinical effectiveness, patient safety and governance agenda with the Chief Nurse, act as Responsible Officer, and play a pivotal role in driving clinical transformation, innovation and digital optimisation across the Trust.

We are looking for an outstanding clinician with significant consultant-level experience and a strong track record of senior medical leadership. You will bring credibility, strategic insight and proven experience of leading change, improving quality and outcomes, developing medical leaders, and working effectively across complex health systems.

This is an exceptional opportunity to influence the future of one of the world's leading specialist hospitals as we continue to modernise services, optimise our Epic electronic patient record, strengthen clinical pathways and deliver world-class patient care.

Join us and help deliver the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS while shaping the future of specialist orthopaedic healthcare.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Will McAlpine, Jim Canning or Melanie Shearer at GatenbySanderson via will.mcalpine@gatenbysanderson.com.

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Documents

Fit and Proper Person Declaration - New.docx

Recruitment Timetable

Closing date
9am Monday 7th September

Preliminary interviews
w/c 14th September

Stakeholder Panels and Final Panel Interview
Friday 25th September

How to Apply

• Please submit an up to date copy of your CV, along with a Supporting Statement that addresses the criteria set out in the person specification, using examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements.
• A completed fit and proper person form - the template can be downloaded from the same place as the job description.
• Detail any employment or education gaps.
• You should provide the names, positions, organisations, and contact details for your referees, which must be your line managers and include your current and most recent employer. The referees should cover at least two roles as the minimum. Please note, should you be appointed, you will be required to provide references covering your last 6 years of employment as per the new NHS Fit and Proper Person regulations. Where there have been gaps in employment, this six year period will be extended accordingly. Referees will only be contacted for those proceeding to the final stage - we will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
• Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
• Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.

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