Divisional Clinical Director for DCSC Division
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation TrustJob overview
The Divisional Clinical Director has responsibility for ensuring
their services deliver the best quality care and outcomes for
their patients. As a key member of the leadership team for
the Division, the Divisional Clinical Director will work closely
with the Divisional Operational Director and senior clinical
leaders within the division, ensuring that their services are
delivered within the resources available and in partnership
with others.
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Providing clinical leadership for the Division, the Divisional
Clinical Director will ensure that clinical pathways deliver high
quality care and are aligned to local and national strategies.
The post has shared accountability for the leadership,
management and continuous improvement within the
Division and is a key member of the Trust’s Leadership Team
and will be required to lead on Trust wide programmes of
work.
The Divisional Clinical Director reports to the Divisional
Operational Director whilst having professional accountability
to the Executive Medical Director. The postholder will at times
be required to deputise for either the Divisional Operational
Director or the Medical Director at both internal and external
meetings.
Providing clinical leadership to the Care Unit Clinical Leads
and Specialty Leads, the postholder will deliver the highest
professional standards of clinical practice in the hospital and
wider health and social care system and actively contribute to
the effective delivery of our Clinical Services Strategy.
The Divisional Clinical Director will be key to recruiting,
retaining and developing a highly trained, competent,
engaged and motivated clinical workforce to support the
delivery of our strategic objectives.
Working for our organisation
Supporting our vision and values
Our Vision is to be a first-class provider of sustainable healthcare services, delivering the best possible care for our patients; and being a great place to work for our people. Our Proud to CARE philosophy supports this vision - and we all play a part in achieving it, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other. As members of staff we will always:
Show COMPASSION – treating our patients and colleagues with consideration, kindness and respect
Aim for high ACHIEVEMENT – providing excellent care, safe services, high standards and a positive experience every time
Foster RELATIONSHIPS – being socially responsible, working openly and honestly with our patients, staff, partners and communities to improve what we do
Create the right ENVIRONMENT – providing the tools and equipment that support a modern, eco-friendly, clean and safe environment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Leadership
To provide clinical leadership across the Division, working in partnership with the Divisional Operational Director and Senior Clinical Leads to deliver high quality, cost-effective and responsive
services.- Oversee the job planning process within the Division, ensuring all medical colleagues have up to date job plans aligned with service delivery needs and the Trust’s strategic objectives.
- To provide clinical leadership in building a culture of continuous improvement of services as demonstrated by quality improvement, clinical audit and other forms of benchmarking. Proactively
ensure that the learning from serious incidents, near misses and complaints is acted upon and communicated effectively throughout the Division and wider Trust. - To provide clinical leadership in building and embedding a ‘Just and Learning Culture’ within the Division including openness and responsibilities under Duty of Candour.
- To appoint and provide clinical leadership and development to Clinical and Specialty Leads within the Division.
- To provide clinical leadership and perspectives on service change programmes that deliver cost improvement, as well as improvements in quality and patient care.
- To work with the Divisional Operational Director, and Senior Clinical Leads in the Division to ensure high quality clinical standards are met, respecting national guidance wherever possible, whilst
being responsible for the sustainability of the service within the financial budget. - With the Director of Medical Education and Clinical Leads, ensure the provision of high-quality and effective training and supervision to medical and other clinical learners.
- To work clinically in line with professional qualifications and speciality in a clinical service within the Division. The post-holder will be required to maintain their CPD and GMC registration.
- To be accountable for the delivery of key strategic workstreams as directed by the Chief Operating Officer and/or Medical Director.
- Where appropriate, to be the Trust’s strategic lead for specific clinical work programmes, attending internal and/or external meetings and networks as required, representing the Trust with local stakeholders, commissioners and other providers.
- To deputise for the Medical Director as required.
- To ensure the establishment and maintenance of effective working relationships and communication, leading on creating and embedding professional standards across the Division and wider Trust.
Strategy and Planning
- Work closely with the Divisional Operational Director, Divisional Leadership Teams and Care Unit Leadership Teams to support strategic thinking, being able to convert concepts into plans and
communicate these effectively to a wider audience. - Play a lead role in the development and implementation of Clinical Services strategies and plans across the Division, in addition to supporting Care Unit Teams that have services that have been
identified as fragile or challenged.
Operational and Clinical Management
- As part of the Divisional Leadership Team, support the development of operational planning and delivery of the full range of Divisional services, contributing to service redesign and new ways of
working which result in improvement in performance and patient experience of the service. - As part of the Divisional Leadership Team ensure that the Division meets all national, local and Trust standards including the setting of improvement trajectories to deliver a higher level of
achievement. - Ensure capacity plans within the Division are developed and are sufficient to meet the demands placed on the service and are organised and delivered in a way that maximises performance and
are based on sound local data and national evidence. - Where necessary, lead and/or support discussions with commissioners and other providers and contribute to strategic commissioning decisions through participation in regional and local
networks.
Budgetary and Financial Management
- Support the Divisional Operational Director in ensuring the Division is financially viable and sustainable through effective budgetary management and adherence to the Trust’s Standing
Financial Instructions (SFIs) and schemes of delegation. - Contribute to the development, monitoring, and delivery of cost efficiency savings across the Division, paying particular attention to the use of temporary staff.
- Provide clinical leadership and support to the Divisional Operational Director in managing the financial position in the Division, whilst ensuring that appropriate clinical standards are maintained
in delivering services within the established financial limits.
Human Resources and Workforce Development
- Lead and engage medical colleagues across the Division to ensure that there is a clear vision that is translated into high quality and safe care and exceptional performance.
- Directly line-manage all accountable staff in accordance with the Trust’s HR policies and procedures. This includes managing recruitment and selection, providing effective leadership and
ensuring appropriate arrangements are in place to set objectives, monitor performance and agree and review individual development needs. - Support the Medical Director in ensuring there is a robust medical workforce plan in place, identifying short and long term plans for workforce requirements and supporting recruitment and
retention of highly skilled doctors and other clinical colleagues. - Ensure systems are in place in the Division to meet the requirements of medical revalidation and to ensure job plan reviews are effectively undertaken and are aligned to the needs of the service,
supporting a culture of engagement, motivation and competency among the medical workforce. - Play a lead role in the development of clinical leadership within the Division and wider Trust, being responsible for your own personal and professional development and to actively contribute to the
development of colleagues. - Ensure a culture where colleagues feel they belong, actively advocating for equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging to ensure everyone’s voice is heard.
Risk Management, Clinical Effectiveness and Quality
- In partnership with the Divisional Operational Director, and Senior Clinical Leads in the Division to support the development, implementation and management of effective governance processes
and systems within the Division across all professional groups. - Actively promote evidence-based practice and ensure that all services are delivered in accordance with NICE Guidelines or best practice guidance. Ensure that relevant clinical risk and outcome
measures are developed/used and analysed for improving quality of direct care and for service planning. Ensure service audit and evaluation takes place across the care group and that clinical
colleagues are routinely involved. Contribute to ensuring that colleagues maintain clinical records safely and to a high standard.
General
- Complete ad-hoc tasks and projects at the request of the Divisional Operational Director, Chief Operating Officer or Medical Director.
- The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in the addition to the specific risk management of clinical governance accountabilities associated with the post.
- Observe the rules, policies, procedures, and standards of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
- Observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
Flexible Working
If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.
COVID19 Vaccination
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.
UK Points-based immigration system
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.
Communications
Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.
If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.
Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.
This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.