Clinical Director (Clinical Networks) - Palliative & End of Life care

We are seeking a senior clinician with strategic vision, credibility, and experience to lead improvement across London as a Clinical Director working in London's health and care system. You will provide visible strategic leadership across the palliative and end of life care pathway.

Working with clinical leaders, Integrated Care Boards, providers, patient representative groups, Health Innovation Networks, and other strategic partners, you will lead and design a London-wide programme focused on improving clinical outcomes, reducing unwarranted variation, and supporting the spread and adoption of evidence-based practice and innovation.

As a clinically qualified senior leader with GMC or other appropriate professional registration and a licence to practise, you will bring significant NHS leadership experience and recognised expertise in palliative and end of life care. You will provide expert clinical advice, strategic leadership, and act as an ambassador for clinical improvement across London.

The time commitment for this role is 0.1 WTE.

Main duties of the job Working with other Clinical Network Directors and strategic partners, the post-holder will contribute to the regional delivery of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan and implementation of the Palliative and End of Life care Modern Service Framework once published.

Job responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical advice and leadership in the desired disease or pathway specific area
• Provide strategic leadership as part of the senior management team of the Clinical Network Programme
• Co-develop an annual work programme that focuses on improving quality and clinical outcomes for patients
• Support, review, and sign off products developed as part of the annual work programme
• Provide clinical leadership, advice, and input within the organisation, working with stakeholders to support strategic work streams
• Be a credible ambassador for the regional office, and build relationships across directorates, including with national clinical leads
• Support the Medical Directorate to develop operating systems and processes which are clinically driven
• Support the organisations way of working, model its values, and champion the NHS constitution.

Person Specification

• Medical Qualification
• Registration with a Royal College, Faculty, or equivalent professional body
• In-depth additional expert knowledge acquired over a significant period of time in a relevant specialty area
• Proven and significant leadership experience and/or formal management qualification
• Ability to deal with challenging situations in a formal setting
• Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
• Ability to analyse highly complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources (verbal, written, and numerical)
• Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options, and draw appropriate initiatives
• Ability to work effectively between strategic and operational activities where required
• Consistently think about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients