Clinical Development Manager - Band 8a

Job summary

If you want a role that will improve the quality of the services we deliver, by working together with a range of colleagues in the organisation and local system, who seeks to improve the standards of care, can work dynamically and support colleagues to develop and can make a real difference to the people who use our services and the staff working within them, then this role is for you.

The clinical development manager will play an important leadership role in leading on the development of high-quality clinical care pathways across the Trust.

This requires the post holder to encourage, influence and facilitate healthcare professionals and other colleagues to develop practice that is patient centred, health promoting and evidence based. The post holder will use service improvement skills, to enable a more consistent performance across the trust. Approaches to care delivery, nursing, allied health and medical protocols will be routinely developed implemented and standardised.

The post will focus on a specific identified clinical areas and priorities each year. The post holder will therefore need to have transferable skills to new clinical areas as the portfolio may change each year according to the needs of service users, commissioners and the organisation.

This role will evolve to match the ambitions of the quality strategy and therefore we are looking for a person who can be flexible to the workplan.

Main duties of the job

Develop new or improved models of care, engaging the contribution of clinicians and other clinical staff, other stakeholders and service users, which will promote and facilitate clinical developments in practice as well as integrating these into robust new care pathways.

Lead on these developments through the chairing of forums, task groups and other areas of work in order to produce improved or new clinical care pathways.

Maintain an expert level of professional competency, acting as a positive role model through direct contact with people who are directly affected by the relevant area of clinical care in the clinical areas.

Advise and support colleagues using sound knowledge, professional skills and up to date understanding of national and international development in the specified clinical area.

About us

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Edward Jenner Court

1010 Pioneer Avenue

Gloucester

GL3 4AW

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Edward Jenner Court

1010 Pioneer Avenue

Gloucester

GL3 4AW

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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