Clinical Director

Job description

Job responsibilities

Organisational Overview:

Our mission is Saving Lives in Wales through First Aid. Making sure we provide the best clinical services from First Aid to Immediate Care is key to our Vision of Wales as a Community of Lifesavers. This post is responsible for ensuring high quality care is delivered by everyone trained by or wearing the badge of St John.

Role Overview:

Reporting to the CEO, the Clinical Director is a member of the Executive Leadership Team, providing leadership and ensuring high clinical standards and positive patient outcomes. Whilst the ELT have shared responsibility for the performance of the organisation, this postholder is the accountable executive for clinical standards and governance.

The post holder will inform strategy and with the Chief Operating Officer make key decisions as to how our services are led and delivered. The postholder will be the lead executive for the Clinical Committee and ensure that the views of our healthcare professionals (medics / nurses / paramedics / therapists) are represented in our planning and discussions at Executive Leadership Team. This role will professionally line manage the Deputy Chief Clinical Officers, whilst supporting the recruitment, education, development and retention of St John People (including non-registrant roles).

Key duties and responsibilities:

Clinical Leadership

Thought leadership for the organisation around the provision of clinical services and oversight across St John including training, professional development and research.

Ensuring that clinical policies and procedures are in line with legislation, and are reviewed as required; providing clinical advice and leadership in the implementation of policy and professional standards;

Ensuring SJAC is aligned to and upholding the global standards being set by our neighbouring Priories the wider Europe, Middle East and Africa Region (EMEA) and St John International, as well as contributing to their development, where appropriate

Leading the stakeholder management of clinical partners such as the General Medical Council, medical Royal Colleges, College of Paramedics, Royal College of Nursing, Health and Care Professions Council, NHS Wales.

Leading the delivery of good clinical governance, including the commitment to regular clinical quality improvement and a process of risk management and adverse event reporting. Ensuring this is embedded across all parts of the organisation.

With the COO, supporting the development of the Risk Management Strategy & Framework with ownership of the clinical risk and associated incidents. Making sure lessons are learnt from identified themes and tends.

Advising upon academic activity across SJAC, in collaboration with the Executive Leadership Team and key clinical leads, with a medium-term goal of stimulating research in areas relevant to the Charity, and to advise on the implications of published research in our areas of interest.

Working with the Head of Education, to provide oversight and assurance that the delivery of clinical education and training to First Aiders is based on the latest evidence.

Working with the Safeguarding Manager to ensure that clinical and safeguarding practices keep our people and our patients safe.

Acting as an advocate for high quality evidence based compassionate care within St John Ambulance Cymru and as an ambassador externally.

Working collaboratively with the Chief Operating Officer, Director of People, Culture and Experience and the Chief Commissioner to ensure that our peoples development and experience is sector leading.

Executive Leadership Team

Working with the Chief Executive, ELT and other key stakeholders to develop and deliver the organisational strategy with accountability for the clinical elements and associated governance.

Leading the development of a comprehensive clinical strategy that supports the SJAC strategic plan and enhances organisational performance.

Identifying and planning key work streams to achieve the strategy and monitoring progress of delivery.

Along with the wider ELT promote inclusive practices, ensuring equal opportunities and inclusiveness across the workforce and all areas of accountability.

Acting as a strategic advisor to the ELT and Board on all clinical matters, contributing to long-term operational and strategic decisions.

Provide information and assurance to the Board relating to clinical matters, via the Clinical Committee.

Embody and exemplify the charitys values at all times and hold others to account for the same.

Demonstrate a commitment to inclusion and welcoming diversity, championing equality of treatment and opportunity.

Perform any other duties commensurate with these responsibilities, the band of the post and skills and qualifications of the post-holder.

This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be amended in light of the changing needs of St John Ambulance Cymru. It is expected that the post holder will be as positive and flexible as possible in this regard.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to at least first degree level or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

• Were looking for someone with experience in Pre-Hospital care and event medicine who will be committed to the highest clinical standards and the power of volunteering. You will have experience leading a large team, ideally involving a volunteer/employee mix. Youll have excellent interpersonal skills, and you will embody our values and behaviours as well as believing in our mission.

Desirable

• Executive Leadership Team
• Working with the Chief Executive, ELT and other key stakeholders to develop and deliver the organisational strategy with accountability for the clinical elements and associated governance.
• Leading the development of a comprehensive clinical strategy that supports the SJAC strategic plan and enhances organisational performance.
• Identifying and planning key work streams to achieve the strategy and monitoring progress of delivery.
• Along with the wider ELT promote inclusive practices, ensuring equal opportunities and inclusiveness across the workforce and all areas of accountability.
• Acting as a strategic advisor to the ELT and Board on all clinical matters, contributing to long-term operational and strategic decisions.
• Provide information and assurance to the Board relating to clinical matters, via the Clinical Committee.
• Embody and exemplify the charitys values at all times and hold others to account for the same.
• Demonstrate a commitment to inclusion and welcoming diversity, championing equality of treatment and opportunity.
• Perform any other duties commensurate with these responsibilities, the band of the post and skills and qualifications of the post-holder.

Competencies and behaviours

Essential

• Competencies and behaviours:
• Approachable, authentic, demonstrating empathy and humility.
• A clear communicator: succinct, articulate, tactful and authentic in communication.
• Calm, measured and resilient when dealing with adversity.
• Passionate about St John Ambulance Cymru and its mission to help vulnerable people and save lives.
• Self-aware and capable of delivering and receiving constructive, candid feedback.
• Consistency in approach.
• Willingness to take hard decisions in an informed, collaborative but decisive manner, having any resultant challenging conversations in a timely and effective manner to bring people on the journey.
• The successful individual is likely to be a thoughtful, strategic thinker whilst being comfortable to be involved in the delivery
• Sensitive to the charity origins and its unique people model and therefore being able to foster the right balance between people, values and financial sustainability
• A natural communicator, media trained and capable of being a powerful and passionate spokesperson and advocate for St John Ambulance Cymru
• Respectful and upholding of the Christian values of the charity

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

St John Ambulance Cymru

Address

St. John Ambulance Cymru

Beignon Close

Cardiff

CF24 5PB

Employer's website

https://www.sjacymru.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)