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Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Lead – GIRFT Accreditation

The closing date is 25 December 2025

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Job summary

GETTING IT RIGHT FIRST TIME (GIRFT) Programme

Clinical Lead - GIRFT Elective Hub Accreditation

Medical & Dental - three sessions per week

Fixed Term Opportunity - 6 months in the first instance

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinician to join our GIRFT accreditation planning and implementation team to support GIRFT accreditation for the Surrey Surgical Centre based at Ashford Hospital. The Clinical Lead for GIRFT Elective Hub Accreditation will provide strategic and clinical leadership to ensure successful delivery of the GIRFT accreditation programme. Working in close partnership with the GIRFT Accreditation Associate and the Surrey Surgical Centre Programme Director and wider leadership team, the post holder will oversee clinical governance, data validation, and service improvement initiatives aligned with accreditation standards.

The Surrey Surgical Centre GIRFT Accreditation assessment visit is due to take place in March 2026 and the elective hub will be required to demonstrate compliance with GIRFT Accreditation quality, productivity and efficiency domains of practice. The Accreditation process will include collection of key data and performance metrics while working with clinical and operational teams on delivery of key areas of the accreditation measures.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Lead for GIRFT Elective Hub Accreditation will have an important role in supporting the GIRFT approach in relation to elective hub accreditation and supporting lead clinicians and their teams to act on the recommendations from GIRFT reviews, tackle the challenges and findings arising from those and the GIRFT elective hub accreditation gap analysis work.

The Clinical Lead for the GIRFT Accreditation Programme will provide expert clinical leadership to support the GIRFT Accreditation Framework programme within the Surrey Surgical Centre. This role is pivotal in ensuring that clinical services meet high standards of care, reduced unwarranted variation, and are aligned with national best practice.

The role will be demanding and rewarding in equal measure. It offers an outstanding opportunity for an exceptional individual to be part of a team that will demonstrate our quality and efficiency processes and pathways in the elective hub. You will need to be imaginative and strategic in your thinking, inspirational and determined in your approach and exceptional in leading and influencing others. You will relish new challenges and make a vital contribution to the Surrey Surgical Centre GIRFT Accreditation programme.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
On-site Nurseries
On-site staff cafes
On-site parking
Support in career development
Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Date posted

03 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

323-MD4990-AM

Job locations

Ashford Hospital

Ashford

TW15 3AA

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further detail about the job and the essential desirable criteria for applicants, please review the Job Description and Person Specification document for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further detail about the job and the essential desirable criteria for applicants, please review the Job Description and Person Specification document for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oFully qualified in respective clinical profession
oFull registration with the General Medical Council (without restrictions or warnings)
oEvidence of continued learning and professional development
oCertificate of Completion of Specialist Training (or CCT) by the time of taking up the post or to be accredited for inclusion on the General Medical Council's Specialist Register.

Experience

Essential

oDemonstrable capability and capacity for large scale clinical service change at a senior level in a complex hospital environment.
oSkilled and effective clinical leader who is recognised as an expert by colleagues
oCurrently practicing within a relevant Clinical Specialty (or has practiced within the last 2 years)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oFully qualified in respective clinical profession
oFull registration with the General Medical Council (without restrictions or warnings)
oEvidence of continued learning and professional development
oCertificate of Completion of Specialist Training (or CCT) by the time of taking up the post or to be accredited for inclusion on the General Medical Council's Specialist Register.

Experience

Essential

oDemonstrable capability and capacity for large scale clinical service change at a senior level in a complex hospital environment.
oSkilled and effective clinical leader who is recognised as an expert by colleagues
oCurrently practicing within a relevant Clinical Specialty (or has practiced within the last 2 years)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford Hospital

Ashford

TW15 3AA

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford Hospital

Ashford

TW15 3AA

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)