About this role
Job summary
A unique opportunity has arisen for a consultant role working as clinical lead with expertise in a secondary care acute setting. Working in the largest Integrated Care System in the country, serving a population of approximately 3.2m across the North East and North Cumbria. We are seeking a dedicated and experienced individual to join our clinical team. At the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we are committed to providing high-quality care and support to our community.
Here are our four key goals...
Longer and healthier lives Fairer outcomes for all Better health and care services Giving children and young people the best start in life Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The role of the ICB Clinical Lead is to provide clinical leadership across theorganisation and throughout the strategic commissioning operating model. TheClinical Lead is vital for ensuring clinical excellence, equitable, sustainable, and resilient services.
About us
Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.
The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.
With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.
The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.
Job description Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities;
Foster a culture of clinical engagement and develop evidence-basedpathways. Maintain effective clinical networks and provide adviceto local partnerships. Lead the development of local pathways across primary, secondary, and mental health care. Promote innovation and resilience in neighbourhood clinical teams. Support the Medical Director with clinical priorities and education. Engage with professional bodies and support patient and public involvement. Use data to support service development and transformational change. Contribute to Core20plus 5 requirements for health improvement and equity. Improve quality and reduce variation in primary care. Encourage research and innovation. Clinical leads will contribute and be decision-makers in clinical policy and the IFR process, ensuring fairness, transparency, and consistency in handling individual funding requests. Clinical leads will be crucial in taking a lead role in responding to complaints within the ICB.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Medically qualified and registered with the GMC. Clinically practising as a secondary care consultant
Desirable
Clinically practising in a consultant role in the NENC ICS. Post Graduate Professional Membership. Management qualification or MBA Qualification in improvement methodology
Experience Essential
Experience of working at a very senior level as a clinical leader in more than one setting. Experience of delivering and driving positive outcomes for patients. Demonstrable experience of leading successful pathway redesign and implementation of new clinical pathways with effective local ownership, engagement. Track record of decision making using strategic multi professional knowledge and experience Senior experience, with a significant contribution to strategy across a range of areas Relevant senior level management experience in a variety of health and/or social care settings with evidence of effective partnership working
Desirable
Experience of working in joint or integrated arrangements Experience of working in partnership forums Experience in contributing to delivery of vision/strategy in a multi-organisational setting through re-design and transformation projects
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name North East & North Cumbria ICB
Address Pemberton House
Colima Avenue
Sunderland Enterprise Park
SR5 3XB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)