Interim National Clinical Director for Women's Health
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Job summary
NHS England is now recruiting for the new cohort of multidisciplinary National Clinical Directors (NCDs) and National Specialty Advisors (NSAs). Our NCDs and NSAs are a group of senior practising clinicians from a range of clinical backgrounds who provide overarching national clinical leadership to the organisation to support our programmes and priorities in addition to their clinical practice in the NHS. They have extensive knowledge of their specialty areas, current experience in frontline NHS services, and can provide agile and responsive advice to sense check local and national initiatives.
The NCD will provideoverarching specialist clinical leadership and advice for NHS England in these respects:
- Clinical advice and leadership to drive transformation of services for patients through corporate programmes and Long-Term Plan workstreams;
- Clinical advice and leadership to support the commissioning of services. The NCD may, where appropriate, be responsible for chairing the relevant specialised commissioning programme of care board.
- Clinical advice to support development of policy and parliamentary accountability.
Please note that the reason for the fixed term of your contact is: Short Term Vacancy
Main duties of the job
The NCD plays a crucial role in promoting effective coordination and collaboration with other clinical leads within the organisation. This includes working closely with the GIRFT chair, GIRFT clinical leads, CRG chairs, WTE leads, and NHS Impact programmes to ensure that all their specialty areas are aligned with national policy and strategy.
We welcomeapplicants fortheNCDrole to consider whether they might also aspire to take on additional opportunities in GIRFT or specialised commissioning after appointment.
About us
The National Clinical Director (NCD) will be the lead clinical advisor to NHS England's major programmes of work. They will work with programme senior responsible owners and other stakeholders to develop and deliver the programme's ambitions improving the quality and value of healthcare services and ensuring programmes are clinically focused and credible.
In July 2022 the DHSC launched The Women's Health strategy
The strategy includes key commitments around:
- new research and data gathering
- the expansion of women's health-focused education and training for incoming doctors
- improvements to fertility services
- ensuring women have access to high-quality health information
- updating guidance for female-specific health conditions like endometriosis to ensure the latest evidence and advice is being used in treatment
NHSE agreed a number of commitments including fertility, expansion of women's health hubs and menopause.
Further priorities will emerge over the life of the strategy and the work will evolve and adapt accordingly.
Details
Date posted
31 August 2023
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
990-NHSE0571-CE
Job locations
Wellington House
133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
Employer details
Employer name
NHS England
Address
Wellington House
133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
Employer's website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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