Chief Medical Officer,

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

United Kingdom

The Trust is a major integrated acute and community provider and one of the largest employers in East Anglia. Our almost 12,000 staff are responsible for delivering services to a population of approximately a million people living locally.

Thank you for your interest in becoming our Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at East Suffolk and North East Essex Foundation Trust.
We recognise that we are at a crucial point in the future direction of the NHS. Technological change, a focus on the 10-year plan which will change how and where we deliver some care and the immediacy of the challenges to meet current, unprecedented demand in patient care.
ESNEFT is based across two acute hospitals and six community hospitals. Formed from the merger of Ipswich and Colchester hospitals and the integration of community services across the two counties, we are a large successful integrated trust with financial stability and a clear strategy for the future. We are proud of our acute and community focus, our commitment to delivering on key access standards around emergency, elective and cancer and our unwavering focus on reducing the wider determinants of health inequality. This year we will also see the introduction of our world-class electronic patient record system, which will transform the way we deliver patient care.
With a commitment to our mission of Time Matters, are excited about the scale of transformational change, for which we are carefully and thoughtfully preparing, equally, we remain steadfast in our commitment to keeping the fundamentals of care at the very centre of all we do. We are committed to ensuring that we continue to support the wellbeing and engagement of our staff and building a culture of inclusivity in which our Divisional teams are empowered to drive innovation and deliver the highest quality patient care.
The Chief Medical Officer role holds an exciting and varied portfolio. It is responsible for clinical safety, outcomes and effectiveness providing expert advice and information to the Trust Board. Naturally, the role has the overarching responsibility for the professional leadership of the medical staff at ESNEF.
Nick Hulme
Chief Executive Officer
Please click here to view the Candidate Pack
All applications must include:
• A full curriculum vitae/resume
• Quoting the relevant role reference number: A040506
• A covering letter highlighting the aspects of the job description and ESNEFT that particularly attract you to the post (Microsoft Word document)
• Contact details for three referees, these will not be contacted without your permission. (References should validate a minimum period of six years employment)
• A completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (which you will be redirected to once you have submitted your application) *
Right to work checks
If you are successfully shortlisted, our partner, Yoti, will contact you to complete an online right to work check. This is a quick and secure process, ensuring that all necessary legal requirements are met before proceeding further in the recruitment process.
Monitoring
One of Alumni Global’s and ESNEFTs objectives is to ensure that its workforce is reflective of the local community and therefore we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups. So that we can successfully achieve these aims, while it is not mandatory we would encourage every applicant to complete the “Equal Opportunities Monitoring form” so that we can measure the effectiveness of our efforts. The Recruiting Manager does not have access to the Monitoring Information Sections of the application form at any stage of the process and the information provided will be kept entirely confidential.
For a confidential discussion on this role please contact:
Thomas Patterson, Managing Director or David Heaton, Researcher on +447842 003 200
Candidate adjustment
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the recruitment process please can you advise us so that we can ensure this is accommodated.
Closing date: 2nd May 2025
Stakeholder Session: TBC
Final Interviews: w/c 2nd June 2025 - TBC
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