Description
This new place-based role will provide professional clinical leadership and support to development of neighbourhood working and integrated neighbourhood teams.
The role combines clinical expertise alongside the use of improvement methodology and population health data to support the development and delivery of innovative neighbourhood health models of care.
It would particularly suit a clinician with experience of primary care and community/out of hospital pathways.
Working closely with colleagues at system and Place, including those in our newly established insights function, the postholder support local teams to implement neighbourhood care.
The initial focus will be on our stated priorities for children and young people with complex needs, frailty and those with multiple long-term conditions.
The postholder will work with clinical colleagues within south east London and regionally to support the implementation of health outcomes and benefits realisation frameworks through robust approaches to evaluation support the development of a learning system where best practice is evidenced and scaled.
Main duties of the job
Leads clinical input into mental health transformation, working with Place strategic, integrated commissioning and neighbourhood development teams to improve access, quality and integration across primary, community and specialist mental health services, while supporting prevention, crisis response, risk management, and parity of esteem.
Job responsibilities
- Qualified clinical professional with appropriate registration (GMC,NMC,GDC etc.)
- Postgraduate degree or higher professional qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Significant experience of leading, managing, developing, influencing and inspiring staff including bringing together collaborative groups or networks
- Detailed understanding of the challenges of health inequalities and principles of identifying and addressing these
- Use of improvement methodology in service design and pathway transformation
- Engagement of patients and public and the principles of co-production in service design and delivery
- Use of evaluation methodology to understand value and impact, including the use of appropriate outcome measures
- Able to influence the development of policy and strategy to enhance relevant priorities. Able to identify priorities and dependencies in complex situations.
- The ability to work in partnership with lead clinicians, health care professionals and other stakeholders and a partnership approach to working across organisations
Person Specification
- Champions the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion both within and outside of the organisation
- Provide effective, inclusive and compassionate leadership, ensuring all voices are heard and creating and nurturing a culture where staff feel safe to speak up.
- Professional and approachable manner.
- Open to ongoing evaluation and feedback.
- High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner.
- Understand the principles of population health management and experience of its application in defining population needs and addressing health inequalities
- Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate conclusions.
- Sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate.
- Stamina, energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
- A collaborative management style, which recognises and values personal contributions and agenda and encourages team working.
- Detailed knowledge of NHS and/or social care operations.
- Ability to travel to attend meetings and attend for work at several locations for the purpose of hybrid working