Clinical Director for Population Health in London

This senior clinical post sits within NHS North East London, supporting its Chief Clinical and Quality Commissioning Officer on population health management across the area. The work centres on clinical leadership and guidance for system-wide improvement and transformation, including senior responsible owner or chair duties for some key programmes and committees. It suits a clinician already established in senior system-level population health work, as clinical leadership underpins the programmes that have succeeded so far. A current regulatory registration is required.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical leadership, support and guidance to the Chief Clinical and Quality Commissioning Officer
• Drive improvement and transformation across NHS NEL through robust clinical consultation and engagement
• Take senior responsible owner or chair responsibilities for key programmes and committees
• Support NEL-level clinical and care leadership for system workstreams that span the IC S
• Work with provider collaboratives and places to deliver NEL-level priorities
• Link specialist services operating at IC S or London-wide scale with place-based delivery
• Help ensure consistency and equity of clinical leadership across the system
• Provide the link with NHS England and wider London networks
• Support delivery of the IC S strategy to improve outcomes and tackle inequalities
• Develop clinical and care professional leadership capacity, including a more diverse group of system leaders
• Help sustain a culture of learning underpinned by psychological safety

What’s required

Registration & licences

• Registered clinical practitioner with current valid registration with the relevant regulatory body (GMC, NMC, HCPC or equivalent)

Experience

• Clinical leadership at very senior and system level, currently at senior management level
• Managing and delivering large-scale projects, including a substantial related budget
• Significant experience in a clinical commissioning role, working with senior colleagues on commissioning plans
• Designing and delivering large-scale pathway transformation programmes
• Working with regional and national NHS colleagues

Skills & knowledge

• Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning, with highly developed political skills
• Highly developed communication on complex, sensitive or contentious matters, and the ability to influence colleagues
• High-level analytical skills, drawing conclusions from qualitative and quantitative data from a range of sources
• Detailed knowledge of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in London and its implications

What’s offered

• High cost area supplement (HCA), pro rata

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