Chief Medical Officer Delivery Director
- CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Feb 20, 2026
Full time
Healthcare & Medical
Job Description
Main area CMO Office Grade Band 9 Contract Permanent Hours
Job overview An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a senior leader to join CUH as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Delivery Director.
This pivotal Band 9 role provides strategic and operational oversight of all programme, project and delivery activity within the CMO portfolio. Acting with delegated authority, you will support the CMO and Executive Team to drive improvements across clinical governance, quality, safety and the medical workforce.
You will be responsible for translating strategic priorities into measurable outcomes aligned to the Trust Strategy, leading transformation programmes that impact organisational performance, patient outcomes and regulatory assurance. The role ensures effective coordination of the CMO executive portfolio, enabling timely, high-quality information to support Board-level decision-making.
The successful candidate will bring significant senior leadership experience within a complex healthcare environment, a strong track record of delivering transformation, and the credibility to influence at Board, system and national level.
This is a high-profile executive role offering the opportunity to shape policy, strengthen professional practice and deliver sustained improvements in quality and safety within one of the UK's leading academic NHS Trusts.
Main duties of the job The Chief Medical Officer Delivery Director is a senior leadership role with oversight of all programme, project and operational activity within the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) portfolio. The postholder acts as an advisor, executive enabler and operational lead for the CMO Office and portfolio, holds delegated authority and is required to provide oversight of delivery across the CMO portfolio, including clinical governance, quality, safety and the medical workforce.
The role is responsible for facilitating the articulation, and delivery of the strategic priorities for the CMO office, ensuring alignment with the Trust Strategy. The post holder will lead on transformation and change projects designed to impact on organisational performance, patient outcomes and regulatory assurance. The Project Director will report to the CMO and wider Executive Team, on the delivery of sustained, measurable improvements in quality, safety, culture and professional practice.
The post holder has responsibility for co-ordinating, integrating and assuring the effective functioning of the CMO's executive portfolio ensuring strategic priorities are translated into delivery, decisions are taken at pace and the CMO and Board receive clear, timely and reliable information to support executive decision making.
The postholder operates with delegated authority, will be required to influencing Board-level decision-making, shaping CUH policy, engaging at system, regional and national level.
Working for our organisation Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
Interviews are due to be held on the 16th March 2026.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part time working, job share, term time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification Qualifications
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
Job overview An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a senior leader to join CUH as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Delivery Director.
This pivotal Band 9 role provides strategic and operational oversight of all programme, project and delivery activity within the CMO portfolio. Acting with delegated authority, you will support the CMO and Executive Team to drive improvements across clinical governance, quality, safety and the medical workforce.
You will be responsible for translating strategic priorities into measurable outcomes aligned to the Trust Strategy, leading transformation programmes that impact organisational performance, patient outcomes and regulatory assurance. The role ensures effective coordination of the CMO executive portfolio, enabling timely, high-quality information to support Board-level decision-making.
The successful candidate will bring significant senior leadership experience within a complex healthcare environment, a strong track record of delivering transformation, and the credibility to influence at Board, system and national level.
This is a high-profile executive role offering the opportunity to shape policy, strengthen professional practice and deliver sustained improvements in quality and safety within one of the UK's leading academic NHS Trusts.
Main duties of the job The Chief Medical Officer Delivery Director is a senior leadership role with oversight of all programme, project and operational activity within the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) portfolio. The postholder acts as an advisor, executive enabler and operational lead for the CMO Office and portfolio, holds delegated authority and is required to provide oversight of delivery across the CMO portfolio, including clinical governance, quality, safety and the medical workforce.
The role is responsible for facilitating the articulation, and delivery of the strategic priorities for the CMO office, ensuring alignment with the Trust Strategy. The post holder will lead on transformation and change projects designed to impact on organisational performance, patient outcomes and regulatory assurance. The Project Director will report to the CMO and wider Executive Team, on the delivery of sustained, measurable improvements in quality, safety, culture and professional practice.
The post holder has responsibility for co-ordinating, integrating and assuring the effective functioning of the CMO's executive portfolio ensuring strategic priorities are translated into delivery, decisions are taken at pace and the CMO and Board receive clear, timely and reliable information to support executive decision making.
The postholder operates with delegated authority, will be required to influencing Board-level decision-making, shaping CUH policy, engaging at system, regional and national level.
Working for our organisation Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
Interviews are due to be held on the 16th March 2026.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part time working, job share, term time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification Qualifications
- Educated to Masters level in relevant field eg Business Administration, Health and Social Care Policy or relevant equivalent experience.
- Evidence of sustained senior leadership development.
- In-depth knowledge of NHS governance, quality and safety frameworks.
- Relevant professional qualification eg in Governance, Change Management, Quality Improvement, Project / Programme Management, Improvement Methodology, Executive Coaching.
- Formal senior leadership training eg MBA.
- Significant experience working at Executive level, influencing strategic decision-making.
- Substantial experience operating at a strategic level within a large, complex NHS or public sector organisation, providing corporate assurance to Executive Teams and Boards, including oversight of risk, performance, quality and regulatory compliance.
- Proven experience of providing delegated authority, assurance, and independent challenge to an Executive Director.
- Demonstrable experience of leading strategy, transformation or governance at scale with measurable organisational impact.
- Track record of leading complex, high risk, multi programme portfolios, delivering change across multiple services, divisions and professional groups.
- Expert understanding of NHS governance, performance, regulatory and quality frameworks.
- Experience of system leadership and partnership working across organisational boundaries.
- Experience managing senior teams, budgets and resources, including workforce planning, capability development and succession planning.
- Evidence of continuous personal and professional development.
- Demonstrable experience in leading meaningful collaboration with clinicians and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Delivery of cost improvement programmes within own area of responsibility.
- Experience of system leadership and partnership working across organisational boundaries.
- Expert knowledge of NHS governance, accountability and regulatory frameworks, including Board assurance, clinical governance, quality, safety and risk management.
- In depth understanding of the NHS operating environment, including national policy, system working, Integrated Care Systems and relationships with NHS England and regulators. . click apply for full job details
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