Job summary
The Darzi Fellowship Clinical Leadership Programme is designed to build the training and development of senior clinical leaders. It entails a 12-month Fellowship Challenge alongside a PGCert Leadership in Health (Darzi) over the course of the 2023/24 academic year. The programme offers Fellows a unique opportunity to develop the capability skills necessary for their future roles as clinical leaders. It creates opportunities to work with medical directors (or equivalent) and lead the development of service changes and quality. We welcome applications from experienced and dedicated clinicians who have a proved interest in education and multi-disciplinary learning. The Darzi Fellowship is considered a prestigious post and is highly recommended for aspiring clinical leaders.
The Royal National Orthopaedic NHS Trust is committed to the development of Advancing Practice (AP) across the organisation. This is a one-year fixed term contract or secondment opportunity in the first instance. This post aims to ensure a cohesive Trust wide approach to advancing practice and the establishment and governance of advanced practice roles within services. The post holder will work in partnership with, and support clinical leaders and managers, to help develop and embed an Advancing Practice Policy aligned to the Health Education England (HEE) Advanced Practice Framework.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities:
- Take a lead role for Advancing Practice, across the Trust.
- Act as an expert on the Advanced Practice Framework and pathway providing advice and guidance to site-based stakeholders
- To lead the scoping of the current workforce at the Trust.
- Develop a coordinated approach to advancing practice across the trust.
- Support the strategic planning for Advanced Practice role implementation within the Divisions,
- Provide expert guidance to services as to how advanced practice roles could work within their services as part of wider workforce planning and workforce transformation.
- Assist on the development of business cases to support divisions/units looking to engage with advancing practice.
- Ensure that adequate resources are available, to educate teams about the advancing practice framework. To work with colleagues to ensure the sustainability of advancing practice development initiatives and practices.
- Establish a robust supervision model for advanced practice roles throughout the trust and be responsible for ensuring sound governance of the model used
- To ensure that the practitioner supervision model developed will effectively support, supervise and coach practitioners in practice. With the aim of increasing their competence, capability and confidence.
- To lead on developing generic components of standard operation procedures, job descriptions and person specification for advancing practice roles across the Trust
About us
Equality, Diversity & InclusionThe RNOH is proud to be a diverse & inclusive organization, representing people from a wide group of ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, disabilities, ages, religions and beliefs. The Trust is committed to ensuring that it is a place where our staff, patients and visitors feel included, represented and receive the support that best meets their needs.We recognize and exercise our duty act on institutional discrimination and address inequality within our organization. The post holder will be expected to behave in a way that is actively anti-racist, anti-discriminatory and facilitate equality and equity at all times within their role. This will include engaging with the implementation of the Trust EDI Strategy and attending essential EDI training as and when required by the Trust.We are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. If you have a Disability (including conditions that affect your mobility, senses, mental health, neurodivergence or long-term health) and require support to make the workplace accessible, we will make reasonable adjustments to support you. Therefore, we encourage you to declare your disability, identify what support you need and we will make the workplace accessible to your needs.
We are an organisation that supports flexible working and are able consider and offer a range of flexible working practices. Depending upon the nature of your role, this can include hybrid home working, part-time roles and job shares.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leadership and Project Management:
- Advise and influence the trust strategic direction for advancing practice.
- Represent the Trust at local, regional and national forums/networks to identify and share best practice.
- Provide a set of principles for the recruitment and selection process for advanced practice roles.
- Research, develop and establish the use of suitable evaluation and quality assurance tools.
- Explore the development of inter-professional education opportunities that support the development of advanced practice skills and knowledge.
- Research best practice in the design and delivery of education programmes, and how they could be implemented within the Trust.
- Assist the creation/updating of intranet pages and other communications to provide information for staff, and managers in regard to advanced practice
- To maintain a Trust register of advanced practitioners and those in training.
- Support the monitoring and completion of relevant data returns
Quality Improvement:
- Ensure that any QI work is aligned with and supports the Trusts improvement approaches developed and delivered by the Improvement and Transformation Team, and act as an ambassador and role model for change approaches.
- Ensure that all transformation work is informed by the Trust Strategy and the Patient Charter.
- Work with appropriate clinical leads and the quality team to develop a robust approach to quality oversight and reporting, promoting shared ownership and a spirit of enquiry.
Financial:
- Research and analyse the financial impact of AP roles across the trust and communicate this complex information to key stakeholders
- Work closely with Education and training lead for commissioning to ensure funding is accessed and utilised appropriately
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leadership and Project Management:
- Advise and influence the trust strategic direction for advancing practice.
- Represent the Trust at local, regional and national forums/networks to identify and share best practice.
- Provide a set of principles for the recruitment and selection process for advanced practice roles.
- Research, develop and establish the use of suitable evaluation and quality assurance tools.
- Explore the development of inter-professional education opportunities that support the development of advanced practice skills and knowledge.
- Research best practice in the design and delivery of education programmes, and how they could be implemented within the Trust.
- Assist the creation/updating of intranet pages and other communications to provide information for staff, and managers in regard to advanced practice
- To maintain a Trust register of advanced practitioners and those in training.
- Support the monitoring and completion of relevant data returns
Quality Improvement:
- Ensure that any QI work is aligned with and supports the Trusts improvement approaches developed and delivered by the Improvement and Transformation Team, and act as an ambassador and role model for change approaches.
- Ensure that all transformation work is informed by the Trust Strategy and the Patient Charter.
- Work with appropriate clinical leads and the quality team to develop a robust approach to quality oversight and reporting, promoting shared ownership and a spirit of enquiry.
Financial:
- Research and analyse the financial impact of AP roles across the trust and communicate this complex information to key stakeholders
- Work closely with Education and training lead for commissioning to ensure funding is accessed and utilised appropriately
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or with equivalent experience
- NMC or HCPC registered
- Degree in appropriate Health related subject
Desirable
- Coaching and Mentoring Qualification
- Project Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working at a senior level
- Extensive experience of working within and contributing to a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in an education or practice development or QI role
- Experience of working at or with Advance Practice level in a clinical environment
Desirable
- Experience in delivering QI projects
- Experience of leading partnership working
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and proven ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders in a healthcare setting
- Able to manage complex projects from inception to completion and ensure programmes are sustainable
- Able to represent the advanced practice agenda at internal and external meetings and events
- Able to design, deliver and evaluate a range of education, training and development initiatives suitable for different staff groups.
Desirable
- Demonstrates high level of IT skills especially Microsoft Office applications
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical education and development needs of multi-professional staff groups including those practicing at advanced level
- Knowledge of current clinical practice priorities in healthcare settings
- Knowledge of the NHS agendas, strategy and policy.
Desirable
- Education needs in a diverse, and multicultural staff environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or with equivalent experience
- NMC or HCPC registered
- Degree in appropriate Health related subject
Desirable
- Coaching and Mentoring Qualification
- Project Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working at a senior level
- Extensive experience of working within and contributing to a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in an education or practice development or QI role
- Experience of working at or with Advance Practice level in a clinical environment
Desirable
- Experience in delivering QI projects
- Experience of leading partnership working
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and proven ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders in a healthcare setting
- Able to manage complex projects from inception to completion and ensure programmes are sustainable
- Able to represent the advanced practice agenda at internal and external meetings and events
- Able to design, deliver and evaluate a range of education, training and development initiatives suitable for different staff groups.
Desirable
- Demonstrates high level of IT skills especially Microsoft Office applications
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical education and development needs of multi-professional staff groups including those practicing at advanced level
- Knowledge of current clinical practice priorities in healthcare settings
- Knowledge of the NHS agendas, strategy and policy.
Desirable
- Education needs in a diverse, and multicultural staff environment
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).
