Job summary
Deputy Clinical DirectorConsultant (medical)North London Operational Delivery Network12-month Fixed Term Contract1 PA equivalent to 0.1 WTE/4 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has become available in the North London Cardiac Operational Delivery Network for a Deputy Clinical Director, 1 PA equivalent to 0.1 WTE/4 hours per week (12-month fixed term) to join the team and deliver significant change across cardiology services in the region.North London has a diverse population of 6 million people served by 23 hospitals including 4 tertiary specialist cardiac centres and 19 district general hospitals delivery secondary care. The region is split into three Integrated Care Boards supporting over one hundred primary care networks.We work closely with our stakeholders in the region, including NHS Trusts, clinicians & allied healthcare professionals, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and Primary Care Network (PCN) partners to implement a population health approach to reducing health inequalities, sharing best practice, and implementing optimal end-to-end pathways across North London.
Main duties of the job
Working with the North London Cardiac Operational Delivery Network Manager and Project Management team, the Deputy Clinical Director will support the Clinical Director in providing professional and clinical leadership across the network and provide strategic guidance:o To ensure governance and strategic oversight to the NLCODN.o To ensure equity of access, quality and experience across the region.o Provides a leadership role in quality oversight and delivery supporting the network in delivery of the NHS 'three shifts':- analogue to digital- care in hospitals to care in the community- from treatment to prevention.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a part-time job, fixed term for 1 year, for which funding is available, equivalent to 0.05 WTE/1PA/4hours per week.
Working with the NLCODN Network Manager and Project Management team, the Deputy Clinical Director will support the Clinical Director in providing professional and clinical leadership across the NLCODN and provide strategic guidance:
To ensure governance and strategic oversight to the NLCODN. To ensure equity of access, quality and experience across the region.
that ensures equitable access to services, improves the quality of care and manage patient flows across the network.The post-holder will promote and support provider partnership working for patient benefit throughout the NLCODN, facilitating the resolution of differing views and approaches.
The post holder will support the network to work closely with the Integrated Care Boards in the development and delivery of the NLCODN annual plan with clear objectives and milestones. The post holder will be the Deputy Chair of the NLCODN steering group and attend the bi-monthly London Cardiac Networks meeting. The post-holder supports the Clinical Director, leading on clinical governance, ensuring a comprehensive approach across the NLCODN including quality improvement and outcomes and adherence to local and national advice, guidelines, recommendations, audits, and standards. This will include the post holder supporting the Clinical Director and Network Manager at key review meetings with the Cardiac Transformation Programme and NHS England. The post-holder represents the NLCODN with external stakeholders and others. This includes local, regional, and national leaders
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a part-time job, fixed term for 1 year, for which funding is available, equivalent to 0.05 WTE/1PA/4hours per week.
Working with the NLCODN Network Manager and Project Management team, the Deputy Clinical Director will support the Clinical Director in providing professional and clinical leadership across the NLCODN and provide strategic guidance:
To ensure governance and strategic oversight to the NLCODN. To ensure equity of access, quality and experience across the region.
that ensures equitable access to services, improves the quality of care and manage patient flows across the network.The post-holder will promote and support provider partnership working for patient benefit throughout the NLCODN, facilitating the resolution of differing views and approaches.
The post holder will support the network to work closely with the Integrated Care Boards in the development and delivery of the NLCODN annual plan with clear objectives and milestones. The post holder will be the Deputy Chair of the NLCODN steering group and attend the bi-monthly London Cardiac Networks meeting. The post-holder supports the Clinical Director, leading on clinical governance, ensuring a comprehensive approach across the NLCODN including quality improvement and outcomes and adherence to local and national advice, guidelines, recommendations, audits, and standards. This will include the post holder supporting the Clinical Director and Network Manager at key review meetings with the Cardiac Transformation Programme and NHS England. The post-holder represents the NLCODN with external stakeholders and others. This includes local, regional, and national leaders
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered clinical practitioner (medical) with current registration with their professional body
- Specialist training in relevant area.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Higher degree.
Experience
Essential
- Consultant, with experience working as a specialist.
- Senior leadership experience in the NHS at Trust level.
- Experience working across organisational boundaries.
- Demonstrable record of leading changes
- Experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Patient and carer awareness and experience.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of working in formal clinical networks within the NHS
- Clinical governance and risk management concepts and techniques.
- Good understanding of how to use data to improve quality and productivity
- Understanding of commissioning and contracting function and processes
Desirable
- Knowledge of service improvement tools and techniques
Skills
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills and the ability to build & motivate high performing teams.
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills including listening skills.
- Strong negotiation, persuasion and influencing skills
- Ability to deal with conflict and challenges.
- Ability to manage complex issues where a high degree of judgement required.
- Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality that promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes
- Demonstrable clinical credibility and reputation for integrity that secure the confidence of all clinical and non-clinical professionals.
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects, and learns from the contribution for others.
- Ability to represent the best interests of a network
- Ability to think strategically and support the network with transformational change where this is necessary to meet standards
Desirable
- Evidence of introducing innovation into practice
- Evidence of successful collaborative working across organisational boundaries
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered clinical practitioner (medical) with current registration with their professional body
- Specialist training in relevant area.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Higher degree.
Experience
Essential
- Consultant, with experience working as a specialist.
- Senior leadership experience in the NHS at Trust level.
- Experience working across organisational boundaries.
- Demonstrable record of leading changes
- Experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Patient and carer awareness and experience.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of working in formal clinical networks within the NHS
- Clinical governance and risk management concepts and techniques.
- Good understanding of how to use data to improve quality and productivity
- Understanding of commissioning and contracting function and processes
Desirable
- Knowledge of service improvement tools and techniques
Skills
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills and the ability to build & motivate high performing teams.
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills including listening skills.
- Strong negotiation, persuasion and influencing skills
- Ability to deal with conflict and challenges.
- Ability to manage complex issues where a high degree of judgement required.
- Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality that promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes
- Demonstrable clinical credibility and reputation for integrity that secure the confidence of all clinical and non-clinical professionals.
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects, and learns from the contribution for others.
- Ability to represent the best interests of a network
- Ability to think strategically and support the network with transformational change where this is necessary to meet standards
Desirable
- Evidence of introducing innovation into practice
- Evidence of successful collaborative working across organisational boundaries
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).
