Deputy Medical Director - North Thames GMS

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Deputy Medical Director - North Thames GMS

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Consultant Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 4 sessions per week Job ref 271-MDL-8162754

Site Great Ormond Street Hospital Town London Salary £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 03/09/2026 23:59

World-class care requires world-class leadership.

Founded in 1852 as the first hospital in the United Kingdom dedicated solely to the care of children, GOSH was built on a simple but radical principle: that children need healthcare designed around them. Today the Trust is home to around 400 beds and over 67 specialist and sub-specialist services, the widest range available on any single site in the UK, including 22 highly specialised nationally commissioned services. It hosts the UK’s only National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre dedicated solely to child health, supports more than 800 active research studies, and works in close partnership with the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.

GOSH is at a pivotal moment in its evolution. Building on significant progress over recent years, the Trust has developed an ambitious five-year direction, “Together We Power Care”, built around three pillars: shaping how care is delivered, advancing discovery, innovation and impact, and embracing more holistic, connected care for children, young people and families.

Job overview

In conjunction with the Medical Director, Chief Operating Officer and Scientific Director, to work on the strategic development and delivery of all areas of the Genomic Laboratory Hub and GM services to deliver an efficient and high-quality integrated Genomics service for the population of the North Thames geography, and nationally for specified specialist tests.

There is flexibility in how this appointment can be made, but we would expect that the appointee hold a substantive appointment or honorary contract in one of the NHS Trusts in the North Thames geography for the duration of this appointment, combining the Deputy MD role with a clinical appointment. We would particularly welcome applications from those with experience/expertise in rare and inherited disease.

If holding a substantive clinical appointment elsewhere, the employing organisation will be able to re-charge GOSH NHS Foundation Trust for the relevant PAs. The base hospital will be Great Ormond Street but there will be on-going requirement to liaise with services users across the North Thames geography and when appropriate attend meetings with both service users within the geography and NHSE nationally.

The appointee(s) if maintaining a substantive clinical role, will have to demonstrate how this role will be incorporated in their Job Plan to meet the requirements of the post.

Main duties of the job

To lead on clinical engagement with services users throughout the geography helping to establish embed genomics as a standard element of appropriate patient pathways across cancer and rare diseases.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.

We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.

We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.

We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women’s Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.

Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.

We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

We conduct full criminal record checks on all successful candidates.

Person specification

Our Culture

• Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
• Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Academic/Professional Qualification/Training

• GMC Specialist Registration with License to practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• Higher academic qualification (MD or PhD) or equivalent research experience
• Able to demonstrate commitment to continuous professional development
• Senior medical consultant with leadership training
• Senior medical consultant in genomics, either on its own or in conjunction with expertise in a different discipline with experience of clinically interpreting and advising on the clinical actionability of complex genomic data up to the level of whole genome sequencing

Experience/Knowledge

• Understanding of the requirements of genomic testing in cancer and/or rare disease
• Proven leadership of managing teams and leadership experience at medium-senior level
• A recognised national and/or international expert in own field as evidenced by publication and grant income record, and in contributing to national and international initiatives in genomic science or medicine

Skills/Abilities

• Demonstrate participative leadership
• Ensure that all staff are appropriately trained and updated.
• Ensure that all staff managed by the postholder undertake individual performance appraisal, operate within the appropriate Human Resource policies, take up appropriate and required training plans, and contribute to workforce planning activities.
• Ensure that managers and staff are treated consistently and fairly, feeling valued and supported to enable them to achieve their fullest potential in a working environment that is safe and stimulating to work in.

Please be advised that:

The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two stage recruitment process wherein short‑listed candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview.

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer.

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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.