Clinical Lead in Diabetes and Endocrinology

Clinical Lead in Diabetes and Endocrinology NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Clinical Lead in Diabetes and Endocrinology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: Full time
• Flexible working

10 sessions per week
Job ref: CONWHH-A

Site: William Harvey Hospital
Town: Ashford
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum (Pro rata where applicable)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/02/:59

Job overview

Working closely with the Care Group and other clinical leads, the post holder takes the Lead for all aspects of Diabetes and Endocrinology to support the delivery of the clinical and operational aspects of the Trust's strategy and the NHS Operating Framework.

As the Clinical Lead for the service, the post holder will be jointly responsible for ensuring that the service operates fully within the overall objectives and policies of the Trust and within objectives, targets, quality standards and financial controls, and to support the achievement of the WHH care group level objectives.

Main duties of the job

The clinical lead will work together with the William Harvey Care Group and their Network Leads in providing leadership and management, and will have shared responsibility for the operational performance, clinical quality, safety and financial management of the service. They will be responsible for ensuring a positive patient and staff experience, backed up by a robust governance process for leading and continuously improving services.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top of the page.

Person specification Qualifications and training

• MRCP
• Full GMC Registration
• CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date
• Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), ILETS, or graduate of a UK Medical School
• Specialty Specific qualifications
• Enhanced Appraisal Training

Skills and experience

• Experience in Endocrinology, diabetes and general medicine
• Highly effective leadership skills
• Interpersonal and influencing skills
• Clinical leadership experience in Acute NHS Trust

Clinical governance

• Extensive knowledge of clinical audit
• Research and Development and Evidence based practice
• Commitment to implementation and strengthening of clinical governance
• Complaint management
• RCA, Sis, SJR
• Thorough knowledge of the structure, functions, culture and values of the National Health Service and its inter relationship with other agencies

Personal/professional attributes

• Upholds and models the Trust values
• Insight into strengths and weaknesses
• Ability to make things happen and to deliver on the most challenging of issues
• Environmental and political awareness

Other requirements

• Candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to travel effectively between sites.

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust's People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.

The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles.

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We'll close this job advert once we've received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on who are happy to help.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.