Job summary
Job Title:
Clinical
Director Primary Care Nursing and Allied Health Professions
Contract Type:
Fixed term (2years) - Part time
Remuneration:
£ 32- 38k
dependent on experience (80-95k WTE)
Hours of work:
Part-time - 15 hours per week.
Responsible to:
Clinically
supervised by Chief Nurse, NCL ICB. Day-to-day line management provided by
Executive Lead, NCL Training Hub
Accountable to:
Executive Lead, NCL Training Hub
Location:
48 Station
Road, London, N22 7TY may be required to travel across sites within NCL
and London.
Interview Date:
26/02/2025
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Director N&AHP will oversee and directly participate in transformational work for example:
Delivering priorities for primary care workforce development across North Central London. This means brining clinical leadership and expertise to shape and deliver primary care programmes across NCL, including through interpretation and implementation of National and Regional policy in this space. Specifically focusing on nurses and allied health professionals and identifying suitable funding wherever possible.
Supporting the development of a network of clinical and professional leaders in primary care. This includes the development of professional leadership, and integrated working across Training Hub and GP Provider Alliance (GPPA). Working closely with the ICB they will drive delivery of workforce priorities including the development of career pathways and opportunities in primary care. Also developing professional and public understanding of new roles in general practice and ensuring there are sustainable plans for practice teams (especially for nursing given ongoing challenges in this space, and for non-clinical roles).
Ensuring the Training Hub is well-connected to and collaborating with system partners including connection to Chief Nurses Network, AHP Council, ICB Clinical Leadership team as well as the wider workforce in practices, networks and federations.
About us
This
role is part of NCL Training Hub, hosted by Haringey GP Federation, and is an
opportunity to join a growing team aimed at developing our health and social
care workforce in North Central London. The North Central London (NCL) Training
Hub is a network of multidisciplinary primary care teams, community providers,
and social care providers. Training Hubs receive core funding from Health
Education England, but we also have extra commissions from NHS England &
Improvement and Local Authorities.
The
NCL Training Hub has been established to enhance training, education, and
workforce development with specific focus on enhancing the recruitment of
new, and retention of current, staff. The NCL Training Hub has developed
innovative educational and workforce initiatives for primary, community and
social care. During 2021-22, these innovative models have been shortlisted and
won national awards, including from HSJ and shortlisted for Nursing Times.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Managing delivery and performance through regular 121s, and an annual appraisal), and creating an environment for effective multidisciplinary team working.
Professional leadership will come from the CMO CNO and deputy directors, and strong peer support will be fostered through cross-borough fora and networks.
Providing clinical direction and assurance, and supporting the redesign of standard approaches, pathways and interventions to transform services and improve patient outcomes.
Supporting and/ or leading any other programme or project across NCL to help manage conflicts of interest and or to provide wider clinical input, partnering with other clinical leads, undertaking peer support and/ or providing advice, guidance and/or an independent perspective.
Engaging with NCL primary care team and the wider Directorate, and borough-based primary care teams, community services, mental health and social care interfaces, the GP provider alliance representatives, and other relevant clinical networks.
Supporting and maintaining a culture of collaboration, leading and inspiring clinicians, care professionals, managers and other staff to implement changes to health and care services across NCL by fostering and participating in a community of multi-professional leaders across NCL.
Supporting NCL THs commitment to addressing discrimination against NHS and care staff from ethnic minority backgrounds, contributing to achieving the workforce race equality standard (WRES) and using your leadership to develop cultures of diversity and inclusion, particularly within the clinical workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Managing delivery and performance through regular 121s, and an annual appraisal), and creating an environment for effective multidisciplinary team working.
Professional leadership will come from the CMO CNO and deputy directors, and strong peer support will be fostered through cross-borough fora and networks.
Providing clinical direction and assurance, and supporting the redesign of standard approaches, pathways and interventions to transform services and improve patient outcomes.
Supporting and/ or leading any other programme or project across NCL to help manage conflicts of interest and or to provide wider clinical input, partnering with other clinical leads, undertaking peer support and/ or providing advice, guidance and/or an independent perspective.
Engaging with NCL primary care team and the wider Directorate, and borough-based primary care teams, community services, mental health and social care interfaces, the GP provider alliance representatives, and other relevant clinical networks.
Supporting and maintaining a culture of collaboration, leading and inspiring clinicians, care professionals, managers and other staff to implement changes to health and care services across NCL by fostering and participating in a community of multi-professional leaders across NCL.
Supporting NCL THs commitment to addressing discrimination against NHS and care staff from ethnic minority backgrounds, contributing to achieving the workforce race equality standard (WRES) and using your leadership to develop cultures of diversity and inclusion, particularly within the clinical workforce.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical/ care professional qualification educated to Masters degree level or equivalent.
- Current registration with the relevant professional body.
- Evidence of ongoing post-registration education and training.
Desirable
- Leadership training/qualification, ideally in systems leadership.
Experience
Essential
- A clinician with relevant clinical/care professional experience, with the ability to lead, motivate and work collegiately.
- Experience of chairing complex professional meetings in a collaborative, efficient and effective manner.
- Confidence in constructively challenging information and explanations provided by others and negotiating when needed.
- Able to demonstrate a strong commitment to public sector and NHS values.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical/ care professional qualification educated to Masters degree level or equivalent.
- Current registration with the relevant professional body.
- Evidence of ongoing post-registration education and training.
Desirable
- Leadership training/qualification, ideally in systems leadership.
Experience
Essential
- A clinician with relevant clinical/care professional experience, with the ability to lead, motivate and work collegiately.
- Experience of chairing complex professional meetings in a collaborative, efficient and effective manner.
- Confidence in constructively challenging information and explanations provided by others and negotiating when needed.
- Able to demonstrate a strong commitment to public sector and NHS values.
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.
