Clinical Director for Community Services

4 weeks ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job Summary

The postholder will play a key role in the transformation of planned and unplanned older people's community services within the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Working in partnership with senior leaders, the postholder will oversee the governance, quality, and development of primary care services embedded within the Urgent Community Response Team, Hospital Avoidance Team, and Specialist Care Home Support Team.

It is expected that the postholder will provide clinical sessions within the community or older people's medicine services, in keeping with their experience and skillset, at a minimum of 2 sessions per week.

This post is fixed term for 3 years initially.

Main Duties of the Job

Clinical:

To manage urgent older people's presentations and ensure that patients are seen and treated by the most appropriate healthcare professional.

Manage a clinical caseload of older adult patients, supported by Geriatricians as required.

Work closely with the hospital Older People's Medicine team, community frailty teams, and intermediate care.

A degree of flexibility will be required, in keeping with the variability and demands of the case mix.

About Us

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a leading provider of healthcare services in the North East of England. We are committed to delivering high-quality care to our patients and communities.

Job Responsibilities

Management and Leadership:

Work with senior leaders to transform and manage patient pathways, improving access to timely community care and avoiding hospital admission where appropriate.

Specifically, work in partnership with the Clinical Director of Older People's Medicine and Frailty, Heads of Service, and local GP providers of Urgent Care.

Work with hospital frailty services to develop new pathways for managing patients from primary care with frailty presentations, focusing on accessing timely specialist support for patients and teams.

Work with the Clinical Director and Associate Director of Operations to develop responsive and patient-centred pathways.

Oversee governance, safety, and development of community frailty services that involve primary care and interface with the hospital trust.

Attend appropriate departmental, Board, and trust business meetings, including the Clinical Policy Group.

Provide visible leadership to promote a fair and supportive culture, responsive to the needs of our patients, visitors, and workforce.

Work with external stakeholders to improve Urgent and Emergency Care services more widely.

To promote Patient and Public Involvement in the design and planning of services.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications, and Specialist Skills:

Essential:

Primary Medical Qualification.

CCT in General Practice.

Desirable:

Experience in a primary care, ICB, or acute provider leadership role.

Clinical Experience:

Essential:

Working as a medical practitioner with experience of urgent presentations in older people.

Desirable:

Older People's Medicine experience.

Management and Administration Experience:

Essential:

Committed to sharing professional, managerial, and teaching responsibilities.

Experience in clinical service development and innovation.

Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.

Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues.

An understanding of Clinical Governance.

Desirable:

Understanding of management goals.

Teaching:

Desirable:

Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Ability to teach clinical skills.



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