Job summary
The Clinical Lead role is ideally a GP who can work will be responsible for overall safety of patients involved in the programme including processes for verifying the procedures for selection, scanning and acting on findings as well as communicating with participants.The post will work closely with the Programme Director and the Lung Screening steering group to deliver the Lung Cancer Screening programme. The Screening Steering group is responsible for ensuring the delivery of the programme
Main duties of the job
Role and Specific Duties? This role is specific to the Lung Cancer Screening Programme? To direct the strategic development of the LCSP for the targeted population ofDartford, Gravesham and Swanley? To work with all the programme stakeholders and support functions to ensure thedelivery of this screening programme? To provide professional direction and leadership for the programme? To ensure all data is available for inclusion in a national evaluation with the purposesof comparing the programme and the overall success and impact. Data submissionwill be according to a national minimum dataset an submission is mandatory? To report to NHS England through the K&M Cancer Alliance
About us
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Role / ResponsibilitiesThe Clinical Lead post is a 2 PA /sessions per week responsible for: Overall clinical oversight and responsibility of the local programme as directed by the Trust and the K&M Cancer Alliance To work closely with primary care colleagues, programme stakeholders and the key clinicians in the programme including the Responsible Assessor, Responsible Radiologist, Responsible Clinician and the Programme Manager. To ensure systems and processes are in place between GP practices andTrust for the transfer of data for eligible patients from primary care to the Trust; a data sharing agreement will be needed for all practices as part of the LCSP across DGS To provide independent scrutiny of, and advice in relation to:o Governance and commissioning arrangementso Service specifications and KPIs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Role / ResponsibilitiesThe Clinical Lead post is a 2 PA /sessions per week responsible for: Overall clinical oversight and responsibility of the local programme as directed by the Trust and the K&M Cancer Alliance To work closely with primary care colleagues, programme stakeholders and the key clinicians in the programme including the Responsible Assessor, Responsible Radiologist, Responsible Clinician and the Programme Manager. To ensure systems and processes are in place between GP practices andTrust for the transfer of data for eligible patients from primary care to the Trust; a data sharing agreement will be needed for all practices as part of the LCSP across DGS To provide independent scrutiny of, and advice in relation to:o Governance and commissioning arrangementso Service specifications and KPIs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- Applicants that are UK trained, must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)
- Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
- MRCGP/MRCP or evidence of equivalent qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 3 years post CCT experience
- Experience of working as a clinical leader delivering service change or improvement projects
- Experience of collaborative working across organisational boundaries
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate effective system leadership behaviour
- Capacity to develop leadership in others
Personal skills
Essential
- Communication Skills: Demonstrates clarity in written / spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
- Experience and enthusiasm for audit and research
Desirable
- Experience of service innovation and development Demonstrates an understanding of NHS management and resources
- Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working and leadership supported by multi-source feedback or other workplace-based assessments
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- Applicants that are UK trained, must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)
- Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
- MRCGP/MRCP or evidence of equivalent qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 3 years post CCT experience
- Experience of working as a clinical leader delivering service change or improvement projects
- Experience of collaborative working across organisational boundaries
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate effective system leadership behaviour
- Capacity to develop leadership in others
Personal skills
Essential
- Communication Skills: Demonstrates clarity in written / spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
- Experience and enthusiasm for audit and research
Desirable
- Experience of service innovation and development Demonstrates an understanding of NHS management and resources
- Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working and leadership supported by multi-source feedback or other workplace-based assessments
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
