Job summary
THIS POST IS A SECONDMENT FOR 2 YEARS DUE TO FUNDING.
This national post offers the opportunity for an experienced and dynamic Clinical Lead to join the Cardiac Implementation Network which is part of the Cardiovascular Strategic Network, NHS Wales Performance and Improvement (NHS Wales P&I).
This All-Wales Clinical Lead is required to ensure clinically led delivery of the Cardiac Implementation Network. The post is critical to providing strategic clinical leadership and ensuring effective coordination, governance and quality assurance of service transformation efforts in alignment with the National Clinical Framework Board (NCF) and the deliverables outlined within the Cardiac Implementation Network's annual plan 2025-26 and beyond
This All-Wales Clinical Lead post is integral to achieving a clinically led, joined-up and high-quality approach to service transformation and improvement, ensuring the ambitions of the Cardiac Implementation Network are delivered and sustained.
The postholder will have strategic links to a wide range of stakeholders across the Health and Social Care system in Wales, working with and influencing senior stakeholders in Welsh Government, NHS Wales P&I, clinical, professional and managerial leads across the NHS.
Main duties of the job
National level clinical leadership to oversee the development and implementation of the Cardiac Implementation Network plans to address regional variation in care delivery.
The role is crucial to driving and sustaining clinical engagement across multiple provider organisations, ensuring service changes are clinically led, evidence-based, and focused on outcomes.
The Clinical Lead will play a key role in identifying and addressing barriers to implementation, promoting best practice, and providing expert scrutiny and guidance to ensure timely delivery of national priorities.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
We are Public Health Wales - the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is 'Working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.
Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.
We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.
To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/
For guidance on the application process, please visithttps://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Cardiac Implementation Network will support the design of models of care which support high quality, accessible and safe care that meets the needs of the population and supports the delivery of timely safe care in line with national priorities. To this end, the network will actively take forward:
Primary / Community interface: ensuring options available to clinicians and patients are optimum, via support to the development adoption and implementation of health and care pathways via the Community Health Care Pathway Programme as well as e-advice and guidance.
Promotion of the implementation of best practice pathways for Improvement resulting in improved waits to access care and outcomes
Modernising access to diagnostics within the speciality in the context of the creation of regional Diagnostic Hubs and the Community Health Care Pathway Programme as well as and through the lens of OPD transformation.
Outpatient modernisation with a focus on implementation of PIFU / SOS pathways, virtual and group consultations to support more effective utilisation of capacity, achieve service balance and deliver reduced waiting times for diagnosis of clinical concerns
Implementation of best practice pathways for elective care. This will include but is not restricted to best practice identified by Strategic Networks, NICE, and national benchmarking / improvement bodies such as GIRFT in areas such as high volume low complexity, and movement of procedures from inpatient to day case.
Supporting patients whilst waiting via developing waiting well information / guidance as well as signposting patients to further support.
The post holder will have responsibility for clinical leadership, advice and engagement. Key aspects of this role will be to:
To provide professional and clinical leadership for the Implementation Network
To provide clinical advice and scrutiny to constituent provider organisations on the activities and required support to deliver the objectives of the Implementation Network.
To communicate the Implementation Networks focus on quality and outcomes from national through to local level, allowing the local teams to feed ideas and input back to the Network and NHS Wales Performance and Improvement as appropriate.
To provide leadership for improving and safeguarding quality.
To prioritise, develop and promote high level national health & care pathways
To challenge organisations and clinicians around the timely adoption and implementation of best practice that will support elective recovery.
To support national strategic / policy thinking regarding the speciality in line with National Clinical Framework (NCF)
Supporting and implementation associated with relevant regional working opportunities that will facilitate more timely care to patients
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Cardiac Implementation Network will support the design of models of care which support high quality, accessible and safe care that meets the needs of the population and supports the delivery of timely safe care in line with national priorities. To this end, the network will actively take forward:
Primary / Community interface: ensuring options available to clinicians and patients are optimum, via support to the development adoption and implementation of health and care pathways via the Community Health Care Pathway Programme as well as e-advice and guidance.
Promotion of the implementation of best practice pathways for Improvement resulting in improved waits to access care and outcomes
Modernising access to diagnostics within the speciality in the context of the creation of regional Diagnostic Hubs and the Community Health Care Pathway Programme as well as and through the lens of OPD transformation.
Outpatient modernisation with a focus on implementation of PIFU / SOS pathways, virtual and group consultations to support more effective utilisation of capacity, achieve service balance and deliver reduced waiting times for diagnosis of clinical concerns
Implementation of best practice pathways for elective care. This will include but is not restricted to best practice identified by Strategic Networks, NICE, and national benchmarking / improvement bodies such as GIRFT in areas such as high volume low complexity, and movement of procedures from inpatient to day case.
Supporting patients whilst waiting via developing waiting well information / guidance as well as signposting patients to further support.
The post holder will have responsibility for clinical leadership, advice and engagement. Key aspects of this role will be to:
To provide professional and clinical leadership for the Implementation Network
To provide clinical advice and scrutiny to constituent provider organisations on the activities and required support to deliver the objectives of the Implementation Network.
To communicate the Implementation Networks focus on quality and outcomes from national through to local level, allowing the local teams to feed ideas and input back to the Network and NHS Wales Performance and Improvement as appropriate.
To provide leadership for improving and safeguarding quality.
To prioritise, develop and promote high level national health & care pathways
To challenge organisations and clinicians around the timely adoption and implementation of best practice that will support elective recovery.
To support national strategic / policy thinking regarding the speciality in line with National Clinical Framework (NCF)
Supporting and implementation associated with relevant regional working opportunities that will facilitate more timely care to patients
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- oQualified healthcare professional with current registration with appropriate body and in good professional standing
- oFull UK clinical accreditation and holding a substantive Medical, surgical or Nurse/Clinical Practitioner post in Wales
- oSignificant experience in the service area
- oEnhanced knowledge of the service area within Wales
- oGood understanding of clinical governance
Desirable
- Relevant Professional Registration
Experience
Essential
- oManaging and chairing groups
- oWorking with key stakeholders
- oRecognised lead in the service area
Desirable
- oExperience in post-graduate /multidisciplinary education
- oUK and international experience working within the service area
- oResearch experience
Skills
Essential
- oCompetence in clinical management
- oSound judgment and decision making
- oProven ability to manage complex work and prioritise effectively
- oAbility to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis
- oAbility to maintain CPD to a high standard
- oProven ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- oExcellent communication & organisational skills
- oProven leadership abilities
- oAbility to demonstrate understanding and application of our workplace values, together with the underpinning behaviours identified for success in this role
Desirable
- oWelsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Other
Essential
- oWillingness and ability to travel
- oHighly motivated
- oAbility to work on own initiative
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oTactful and diplomatic
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- oQualified healthcare professional with current registration with appropriate body and in good professional standing
- oFull UK clinical accreditation and holding a substantive Medical, surgical or Nurse/Clinical Practitioner post in Wales
- oSignificant experience in the service area
- oEnhanced knowledge of the service area within Wales
- oGood understanding of clinical governance
Desirable
- Relevant Professional Registration
Experience
Essential
- oManaging and chairing groups
- oWorking with key stakeholders
- oRecognised lead in the service area
Desirable
- oExperience in post-graduate /multidisciplinary education
- oUK and international experience working within the service area
- oResearch experience
Skills
Essential
- oCompetence in clinical management
- oSound judgment and decision making
- oProven ability to manage complex work and prioritise effectively
- oAbility to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis
- oAbility to maintain CPD to a high standard
- oProven ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- oExcellent communication & organisational skills
- oProven leadership abilities
- oAbility to demonstrate understanding and application of our workplace values, together with the underpinning behaviours identified for success in this role
Desirable
- oWelsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Other
Essential
- oWillingness and ability to travel
- oHighly motivated
- oAbility to work on own initiative
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oTactful and diplomatic
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
