Group Medical Director

Main Objective of the Role:-

As the Head of the Clinical Function across all 3 Hospitals, the incumbent would be responsible for defining and driving world class clinical strategy and outcomes for our patients; ensuring consistent and standardized Clinical services, adherence to Clinical Protocols for providing quality patient care, quality initiatives as prime responsibilities and ensure a high standard of academics and clinical team capability.

Clinical Strategy and Service Excellence :-

1. Study global best practices in clinical areas and define world-class clinical excellence standards for Hospitals.

2. Align the doctors, consultants and clinical teams to the organization's goals and targets and create internal 'champions' for its vision and values.

3. Own and deliver the 'clinical excellence' brand promise ensuring that the hospitals are recognized for it amongst patients and the doctor community.

4. Be an effective brand ambassador for the hospital within the larger community.

5. Develop Clinical Protocols and act as the custodian for the same in each Hospital, to ensure high standards of patient care and superior clinical outcomes.

6. Monitor compliance to clinical protocols for all medical services across hospitals

7. Take corrective action in the event of gaps in service delivery.

8. Sets standards for clinical quality excellence with help of Clinical Quality team

9. Ensure RCA of all sentinel events and dissemination of learning around mortality and morbidity reviews to all clinical staff.

10. Identifies gaps in clinical service delivery and processes and institutes corrective and preventative measures to ensure that desired clinical standards are met and consistently improved upon.

11. Plan and oversee the implementation of multidisciplinary care delivery models for clinicians in all 3 Hospitals.

12. Set the Clinical strategy and advise on manpower and other infrastructure requirements before the implementation of any new medical program.

13. Study and benchmark world-class domestic and international clinical program to identify opportunities for developing new (or enriching existing) clinical specialties and program in the hospital.

14 Build the business case for these program and influence stakeholders on their patient and commercial benefits.

Clinical Quality and Patient Safety :-

1. Drive patient safety and clinical quality culture in the 3 units.

2. Oversee the clinical governance framework in the Hospitals and establish standards of practice to ensure compliance with relevant state clinical statutory and regulatory requirements.

3. Introduce systems to manage clinical risk including risk scoring, medical and system audits.

4. Design and manage clinical performance across the Unit.

5. Actively promote the patient centricity concept throughout the Clinical community.

6. Develop strategies to assess clinical outcomes.

7. Responsible for the effective direction and planning of infection prevention and control initiatives.

8. Identify knowledge gaps in functional areas and implement training program to close those gaps.

9. Spot opportunities to benchmark best-in-class techniques from other institutions.

10. Work closely with the Chief of Nursing and take all necessary steps to ensure high standards of patient care.

Required Education: MD

Preferred Education: PG Degree in Hospital Administration