Clinical Lead

Clinical Networks bring stakeholders together - providers, commissioners and patients - to create alignment around programmes of transformational work that will improve care for the health economy.
The networks provide the clinical expertise and leadership to drive commissioning decision making, measure and benchmark quality and outcomes and share best practice and innovation.
**In this way, the networks**:
Improve quality outcomes.
Advance the delivery of services
Reduce unacceptable variations of care.
The Clinical Networks have a national mandate to deliver on key priorities within national policy programmes for transformational change in CVD, Stroke, Diabetes and Respiratory.
We are seeking to appoint a consultant level lead with acute respiratory care experience for the South West region Respiratory Clinical Network, on a 2 PAs per week (0.2 WTE) basis, for up to 2 years, with the possibility of extension by mutual agreement. The arrangement would be on a sessional basis with the employing organisation or individual comparable arrangement.
As Clinical Lead - Respiratory Clinical Network, you will be accountable for the network outcomes which include:
To support the SW Long Term Conditions Network team and South West CVD, Respiratory and Diabetes Regional Board in the development and delivery of strategic and operational plans, advising from a clinical perspective
To provide strong clinical leadership and work closely with clinical colleagues, and also identify others who may be able to provide additional clinical expertise to the network
To support the monitoring and analysis of the SW Long Term Conditions Network annual deliverables and achievements, including an appraisal of the agreed objectives
To take forward and escalate issues identified within the network that may occur and that cannot be resolved locally and require escalation to the South West CVD, Respiratory and Diabetes Regional Board.
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
Delivering value for money.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
An experienced consultant in acute respiratory care, you must be able to demonstrate that you:
Are educated to degree level in a clinical or scientific discipline, with a post graduate clinical qualification, and are a clinician with current registration to an appropriate professional body
Are an experienced clinician with credibility and the ability to command the respect of all clinical and non-clinical professionals
Have significant experience in clinical leadership at a strategic level, excellent leadership skills and experience in operating in complex, highly political environments.
Have knowledge and experience of working in formal clinical networks within the NHS and the ability to build excellent collaborative networks
Value diversity and difference, operate with integrity and openness, work across boundaries and look for collective success whilst listening, involving, respecting and learning from the contribution of others.
Please see the attached Job Description for further details on the role, responsibilities and person specification.
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