Job summary
We are pleased to advertise 2 roles for the post of Clinical Lead for Imaging at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. One Clinical Lead for Diagnostic Imaging, one Clinical Lead for Interventional Radiology
The Clinical Lead provides clinical, operational and strategic leadership within the senior Imaging team and alongside the second Clinical Lead and Triumvirate of Diagnostics & Specialties.
Further details of the role can be found in the attached job description.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Lead is responsible for:
- Leading the speciality with the Professional lead, and General Manager to deliver income targets within devolved budget/s for the service lines within his/her remit including working with the General Manager on FSP plans.
- Line managing the medical staff within the service line. (Job Planning, Performance Management). It is expected that job planning will be done in discussion with the General Manager
- Ensuring the service is able to deliver on KPIs such as DM01, RTT, 2ww etc. with careful job planning and early escalation of staffing issues
- Establishing and maintaining inclusive and effective working relationships across clinical and professional boundaries to widen participation in decision-making, target setting, workforce and job planning
- Appraisal and revalidation processes for senior medical colleagues.
- Maintaining a culture of integrity, patient-centredness, openness, and aspiration within speciality
- The delivery of clinical services within the Trust's financial, workforce, operational targets and strategic objectives and accountable for overseeing clinical governance and quality.
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Lead will:
The Clinical Lead will:
- Analyse and where appropriate gather performance data including activity data, staff survey results, patient complaints etc.
- Maintains constant awareness of the departmental RTT Time to exam, and time to report and assists the General manager and Professional lead in ensuring the timeline is as efficient as possible
- Assist the Professional Lead and General manager in devising a strategy and plan for the speciality, and ensuring the medical staff within the department are engaged in this
- Engage the team in service improvement decisions and processes, fostering a culture of continuous innovation and improvement.
- Being open to challenge the way things are done, where necessary to ensure the service is effective and efficient
- Encourage others to improve services and recognise and reward innovation and improvement.
- Empower all staff groups within the speciality to speak up, and develop ideas for improvement.
- Anticipate the impact of other divisional or organisational changes that will affect the delivery of the services the Clinical Lead represents.
- Actively focus on achieving results, ensuring service delivery that is safe, up-to-date and meets current Trust objectives and targets.
- Manage staffing and clinical resources effectively, escalating gaps and issues which cannot be rectified with rota amendments to General Manager and Chief of Service as appropriate.
- Take appropriate action to rectify performance problems as they arise.
- Escalate issues where appropriate to the Chief or service, General Manager, and Professional Lead.
- Provide clinical input into complaints and FOI requests.
- Act as an advocate for all staff groups, ensuring unprofessional behaviour is not tolerated, and that all staff groups feel supported to escalate concerns to the speciality senior management team
- Act on feedback from patients and staff to ensure the speciality remains safe and effective
- Chair the consultant meeting
- Maintain awareness of and where appropriate action plans for known issues within the speciality
- Attend weekly management meetings with the speciality senior management team
- Share spokesperson duty for Divisional Board and Service line meetings with General Manager and Professional lead as appropriate
- Be an effective and active representative for the speciality and trust in regional and national network as appropriate
- Input into development of speciality policies and SOPs
Please view Job Description for further details
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Lead will:
The Clinical Lead will:
- Analyse and where appropriate gather performance data including activity data, staff survey results, patient complaints etc.
- Maintains constant awareness of the departmental RTT Time to exam, and time to report and assists the General manager and Professional lead in ensuring the timeline is as efficient as possible
- Assist the Professional Lead and General manager in devising a strategy and plan for the speciality, and ensuring the medical staff within the department are engaged in this
- Engage the team in service improvement decisions and processes, fostering a culture of continuous innovation and improvement.
- Being open to challenge the way things are done, where necessary to ensure the service is effective and efficient
- Encourage others to improve services and recognise and reward innovation and improvement.
- Empower all staff groups within the speciality to speak up, and develop ideas for improvement.
- Anticipate the impact of other divisional or organisational changes that will affect the delivery of the services the Clinical Lead represents.
- Actively focus on achieving results, ensuring service delivery that is safe, up-to-date and meets current Trust objectives and targets.
- Manage staffing and clinical resources effectively, escalating gaps and issues which cannot be rectified with rota amendments to General Manager and Chief of Service as appropriate.
- Take appropriate action to rectify performance problems as they arise.
- Escalate issues where appropriate to the Chief or service, General Manager, and Professional Lead.
- Provide clinical input into complaints and FOI requests.
- Act as an advocate for all staff groups, ensuring unprofessional behaviour is not tolerated, and that all staff groups feel supported to escalate concerns to the speciality senior management team
- Act on feedback from patients and staff to ensure the speciality remains safe and effective
- Chair the consultant meeting
- Maintain awareness of and where appropriate action plans for known issues within the speciality
- Attend weekly management meetings with the speciality senior management team
- Share spokesperson duty for Divisional Board and Service line meetings with General Manager and Professional lead as appropriate
- Be an effective and active representative for the speciality and trust in regional and national network as appropriate
- Input into development of speciality policies and SOPs
Please view Job Description for further details
Person Specification
Qualifications / Clinical Skills
Essential
- Clinician of at least 12 months demonstrating successful clinical practice and good reputation
Special Knowledge/Abilities and/or Experience
Essential
- Leadership/Management
- Evidence of leadership and/or people management (including persuasion/negotiation and conflict management)
- Service Improvement - (must include improved quality/safety)
Desirable
- Leadership/ management programme
- Financial and budgetary awareness
- Broader picture/agenda
Personal Skills/Qualities
Essential
- Integrity
- Enthusiasm
- Resilience
- Visibility and accessibility
- Intellectual agility and flexibility
- Openness to new ideas and innovation
- Leading by example
- Self-awareness: the demonstration of understanding of personal strengths and development needs and the impact of one's behaviours on others.
- Self-management: taking action to capitalise on and foster strengths, whilst maintaining development both as a leader and as a clinician.
- Compassion for self and others
- Bravery
Person Specification
Qualifications / Clinical Skills
Essential
- Clinician of at least 12 months demonstrating successful clinical practice and good reputation
Special Knowledge/Abilities and/or Experience
Essential
- Leadership/Management
- Evidence of leadership and/or people management (including persuasion/negotiation and conflict management)
- Service Improvement - (must include improved quality/safety)
Desirable
- Leadership/ management programme
- Financial and budgetary awareness
- Broader picture/agenda
Personal Skills/Qualities
Essential
- Integrity
- Enthusiasm
- Resilience
- Visibility and accessibility
- Intellectual agility and flexibility
- Openness to new ideas and innovation
- Leading by example
- Self-awareness: the demonstration of understanding of personal strengths and development needs and the impact of one's behaviours on others.
- Self-management: taking action to capitalise on and foster strengths, whilst maintaining development both as a leader and as a clinician.
- Compassion for self and others
- Bravery
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).
