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Clinical Operational Lead

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • Healthcare
  • United Kingdom
    Remote

AI generated summary

  • You must have relevant professional registration, advanced leadership experience, a Master's level education or equivalent, and proven skills in policy implementation and budget management.
  • You will lead care pathway development, optimize urgent response, provide clinical expertise, strengthen partnerships, expand services, support strategic planning, and ensure performance excellence.

Requirements

  • Be a member of a recognised professional body and hold a current professional registration.
  • Detailed understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical/service/organisation.
  • Evidence of management, leadership and organisational development issues that have had a positive impact on service delivery.
  • Experience of successful policy implementation and change.
  • Advanced management/leadership training/qualification or equivalent experience
  • Member of organisational group/network, locally or nationally.
  • Advanced/expert understanding of management, leadership and organisational development.
  • Educated to Masters Level or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experiential learning/experience.
  • Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the professional lead area to advanced level of post-graduate diploma or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning.
  • Proven leadership/management experience at an advanced level which has had a positive impact/crated change within service delivery/practice.
  • Be able to effectively chair meetings.
  • Evidence of managing a budget within set resources.
  • Ability to work across organisational boundaries, developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships.
  • Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area.
  • Proven experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing.
  • Evidence of policy implementation and development
  • Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e., strategically, and locally.
  • Ability to work within a culture of improving working lives and working time directive.
  • Ability to manage the requirement for frequent concentration in an unpredictable working environment.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area to advanced level of post-graduate diploma or equivalent knowledge /experiential learning
  • Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
  • You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  • This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Responsibilities

  • Lead & Innovate: Drive the development of care pathways across the Virtual Ward and UCR Service, ensuring seamless coordination of interventions.
  • Urgent Response Optimisation: Spearhead efforts to meet the 2-hour urgent response target, utilising virtual ward capacity and technology-enabled care for enhanced service delivery.
  • Clinical Expertise: Provide expert guidance within the Virtual Ward, offering specialist support to patients, families, and healthcare professionals, while empowering staff to deliver best practices.
  • Collaborate & Expand: Strengthen partnerships across secondary, community, and primary care. Represent the services in regional networks, contributing to shared learning and MDT discussions.
  • Innovate & Expand Services: Lead the growth of Step Up/Step Down services and the integration of tech-enabled care solutions, using QI methodology to drive pathway development.
  • Operational & Strategic Support: Assist the General Manager in shaping strategic plans, ensuring a coordinated approach to pathway services and cohesive health and social care partnerships.
  • Performance Leadership: Ensure optimal clinical and operational performance, supporting the General Manager in achieving and improving KPIs.

FAQs

What are the main responsibilities of the Clinical Operational Lead?

The main responsibilities include leading the development of care pathways, optimizing urgent response services, providing clinical expertise, collaborating with various healthcare providers, innovating and expanding services, offering operational and strategic support, and ensuring optimal clinical and operational performance.

What qualifications are required for this role?

A member of a recognized professional body with current professional registration, a detailed understanding of relevant policy and legislation, and evidence of management and leadership experience that has positively impacted service delivery are essential. Advanced management training or a Master's level education is desirable.

Is experience necessary for applying to this position?

Yes, candidates should have sound post-registration professional practice, evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the role, and proven leadership and management experience at an advanced level.

What skills are essential for the Clinical Operational Lead role?

Essential skills include effective communication at all levels, the ability to work within a culture of improving working lives, managing concentration in unpredictable environments, and evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the clinical area.

What type of leadership experience is preferred for this position?

Proven leadership and management experience at an advanced level that has positively impacted service delivery or created change within practice is preferred.

Will there be opportunities for professional development?

Yes, the organization is committed to staff development, offering opportunities for continuing professional development and leadership training.

Can I apply if I don't meet all the desirable criteria?

Yes, while meeting desirable criteria can enhance your application, candidates are encouraged to apply if they meet the essential criteria and possess relevant experience.

What is the work-life balance like in this role?

The organization values work-life balance and welcomes discussions about flexible working arrangements to meet individual needs.

Is membership in professional bodies required?

Yes, applicants must be members of a recognized professional body and hold a current professional registration.

What types of partnerships will I be involved with?

The role involves strengthening partnerships with primary care, community services, secondary care providers, and representation in regional networks for shared learning and discussions.

Caring, Learning & Growing Together.

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Industry
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Mission & Purpose

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of mental health, learning disability, community and addictions services to people from Hull and the East Riding, a population of almost 600,000. The Trust also provide forensic services to patients from the wider Yorkshire and Humber area and employs approximately 3000 staff in locations across 70 sites. As a Teaching Trust, we work closely with our major academic partners, Hull York Medical School and Hull University, nurturing a workforce of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals.