Clinical Lead (Optometry)

A golden opportunity has arisen for a professionally qualified optometrist to work across NENC ICB footprint and to support optometry contract management within the ICB Contracting and Procurement Directorate.

Please note this post is only accepting applications from current staff members of North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board.

Main duties of the job:

• The post will entail giving clinical advice on clinical matters that relate to contract management, clinical incidents and patient safety matters.
• The role will also assist with MP queries, FOI requests and dealing with patient complaints, where clinical input is required.

About us:

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country. The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including promoting integration of health and care services, improving people's health and well-being, and reducing health inequalities. With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community-based area providers. The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, which includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.

Job responsibilities:

• The post will from time to time involve visits to optometry contractors (assurance visits, new market entry visits).
• The postholder would work in an integrated way with the Optometry Contracting team.
• There may be other duties commensurate with the role.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Essential: Appropriate Post Graduate Professional membership, Clinically practicing in the NENC ICS.

Experience:

• Essential: Experience of working at a very senior level as a clinical leader in more than one setting.
• Experience of delivering and driving positive outcomes for patients.
• Demonstrable experience of leading successful pathway redesign and implementation of new clinical pathways with effective local ownership and engagement.
• Senior experience, with a significant contribution to strategy across a range of areas.
• Relevant senior level management experience in a variety of health and/or social care settings with evidence of effective partnership working.
• Desirable: Experience of working in joint or integrated arrangements.
• Experience of working in partnership forums.
• Experience in contributing to delivery of vision/strategy in a multi-organisational setting through re-design and transformation projects.

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.

Employer details:

Employer name: North East & North Cumbria ICB

Address: Pemberton House, Colima Avenue, Sunderland, SR5 3XB