Borough Clinical Effectiveness Lead - Hounslow

Borough Clinical Effectiveness Lead - Hounslow

The North West London Borough Clinical Leads for Clinical Effectiveness have a critical role within the Integrated Care System. The post holder will lead a systematic evidence-based approach to quality improvement within a NWL borough, to help to improve health outcomes for local residents. They will work in close partnership with the NWL Clinical Lead for Clinical Effectiveness and with NWL and borough-based partnerships, also supporting wider NWL transformation. Building on successful models already established in North West London boroughs and elsewhere, the programme will bring population health management and learning together, to form the basis for personal, organisational and system development, and continuous improvement in outcomes. This role requires strong, strategic leadership skills, critical reasoning, and numeracy, with the experience of stewardship of significant public funds, good governance and delivering impactful public outcomes.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will bring with them a track record of leading transformational change, the ability to establish a stakeholder-led culture across the system, build trusted partnerships which drive change and improvements in care, have great personal integrity and champion diversity, inclusion, and equality of opportunity for all. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, sex, gender, identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustment for people who have a disability.

About us

NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (NHS NWL ICB) is a statutory body responsible for planning and allocating health and care resources to improve the lives of people in eight boroughs across North West London: Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. The local population is large and diverse, with a wide range of health and care needs that are evolving all the time. Working with our partners including Councils, NHS provider Trusts, GPs and voluntary and community organisations, we plan and allocate NHS resource to deliver a wide range of services including urgent and emergency care, mental health, primary care, elective hospital services and community care.

Working for us, you can help ensure that our residents and patients have access to the right services when they need them and assist them take greater care of their own health to ensure they live longer, healthier lives.

Job responsibilities

For more information on the detailed job description and main responsibilities for this role, please read the job description and person specification document provided on this advert.

Person Specification Qualifications/ Training

• Practising primary care clinician in North West London.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of UK approved training.

Knowledge Training and Experience

• Relevant clinical experience in primary care and leadership.
• Experience of building productive and collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, working creatively toward shared goals.
• Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education.
• Ability to foster quality improvement within clinical practice.
• Experience of project work focusing on benefits realisation and supporting transformational change.
• Experience in liaising with NHS trusts, community organisations, medical schools and other partners and providers in leadership roles.
• Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team.
• Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years.
• Experience of leading on clinical recruitment campaigns.
• Awareness and understanding of the healthcare landscape in North West London and local knowledge of specific borough.
• Good professional relationships at place level and knowledge of the local borough.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise own workload and conflicting demands to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
• Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others.
• Ability to foster quality improvement within clinical practice.
• Judgement: having the ability to understand and interpret clinical decisions for others and make informed judgements concerning clinical priorities.
• Be innovative and responsive to change.
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
• Ability to ensure robust governance processes are agreed and in place for projects.
• Ability to adapt working to changing programme requirements.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel within the ICB area to provide widespread support to continuously develop the programmes of work.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Project management and change management.
• Ability to produce structured work, strong presentations and deliverables.

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.