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Orthopaedic Clinical lead | NHS England

Job details
Posting date: 23 May 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £99,532 per annum pro rata
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 22 June 2024
Location: Birmingham, B2 4BH
Company: Health Education England
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6258258/990-S3-MID1750

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Summary


We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced orthopaedic clinical lead with a passion for improvement in the delivery of orthopaedics pathways.

The mission of the GIRFT (Getting it Right First Time)Midlands team is to identify and reduce unwarranted clinical variation, support the reduction of health inequalities, improve patient access and clinical outcomes, optimise productivity, ensuring the most effective and efficient use of resources.

You will be a key member of the Regional GIRFT team supporting the High-Volume Low Complexity (HVLC) agenda and the delivery of efficient outpatient pathways; both of which are at the vanguard of elective recovery.

You will have strong links to the GIRFT national clinical leads and other regional HVLC clinical leads, which will provide you with peer support, as well as learning and development opportunities in this role.

As a regional clinical lead, you will use your passion and expert knowledge to facilitate discussions and guide relevant stakeholders to ensure that our local population receives excellent and integrated orthopaedic care

The role will involve:

· delivering the High-Volume Low Complexity (HVLC) agenda highlighted in the planning guidance and the GIRFT HVLC Guide

· encouraging the adoption and adaptation of the standardised HVLC orthopaedic pathways.

· deliver wide-scale adoption of proven approaches (BADS, HIIT lists, Right Procedure Right Place, Further Faster, ringfenced elective provision)

· promote the use of improvement tools and techniques to evaluate the impact of improvement programmes related to the HVLC agenda.

· promote the use of regular data analysis, measurement and evaluation, that is open-book, system-focused and consistent.

· Lead and promote a networking approach to build engagement that supports collective improvement and shared learning in gynaecology across the region.

· Build collaboration networks to facilitate co-production of implementation plans with ICSs and Trusts.

share best practice, advice and guidance, regarding the operationalisation of Elective surgical hubs/Cold sites that will enable them to work to the top of their licence, delivering national targets in outcomes and productivity

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

You will lead a regional orthopaedic Advisory Group that will bring together ICS’s, clinical, nursing, theatre and AHP leads to share practice, drive improvement and reduce clinical variation across the Midlands.

You will also be available to provide clinical advice, input, and support to the GIRFT Best MSK Programme, which seeks torecover and rebuild high quality high value personalised MSK provision.

Please note this is a secondment position of 2 PA’s per week, from your host organisation, until 31stMarch 2025 with potential opportunity to be extended further.

For further details of the exciting role, please see the job description and person specification.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact:



Fi Gabbitas

GIRFT Regional Manager

M: 07584 145565

E: fiona.gabbitas@nhs.net


This advert closes on Thursday 6 Jun 2024

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