Job summary
Darzi Fellowship in Clinical Leadership
Band/ Grade: Band 7-8 / ST4-6
Contract Length: 12 months (Fixed term / Secondment)
This post is open to all suitably qualified healthcare professionals including nurses, doctors, and therapy staff.
We are recruiting for a Darzi Fellow who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
The Darzi Fellowship Programme aims to develop future clinical leaders by combining work-based experience - working on a Fellowship Challenge, as well as academic study through a bespoke leadership development programme: PGCert Leadership in Health (Darzi). The Darzi Fellows will come from a variety of clinical backgrounds, which allows a multi-professional learning opportunity.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
Main duties of the job
The programme is full-time for one year (without exception) for all Darzi Fellows. Whilst in post, Fellows are expected to undertake one main change programme the 'Fellowship Challenge' and join LSBU's 1-year bespoke clinical leadership programme: PGCert Leadership in Health (Darzi).
Your Darzi Challenge
This Challenge is a live piece of change work that supports the Fellow in testing out new ideas and practices, applying their learning. It will:
1. Involve System Change
2. Be Complex
3. Involve Multiple Stakeholders
4. Benefit from a collaborative relationship with Citizens
5. Enable the Fellow to Lead
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery, and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under-represented groups to support the Trust's commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply with the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further details in attached Job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full registration with relevant professional body, e.g. GMC, GDC, NMC, HPC, GPC, HPCP
* Undergraduate Degree
* Minimum training level or experience of: ST4-6, CT3, SAS, GPST3/4, Band 7/8a or equivalent, from a recognised specialty school training programme
* Satisfactory progression through training, as evidenced by satisfactory outcomes in relevant specialty examination, e.g. RITA, ARCP, Prep CPD/Practice
* Where applicable, (e.g. for medical trainees) meets 'out of programme experience' (OOPE) requirements or other required permission
Desirable
* Higher degree or management qualification
Experience and achievements
Essential
* Previous co-ordination or management or leadership experience either at undergraduate or postgraduate level, within or without health care
Desirable
* Evidence of clinical excellence e.g. prizes, presentations papers
Knowledge
Essential
* Some knowledge of organisational development or management or leadership development theory, principles or programmes
* Understanding of current issues and challenges within health care delivery across the wider NHS
* Some understanding of quality improvement/safety improvement/ clinical governance principles application within clinical settings
Skills and abilities
Essential
* Teaching and training
* Ability to work with, and lead others, across professions
Desirable
* Critical appraisal skills
* Ability to develop educational programmes
* Development of evaluations / audit protocols / grant applications
Personal qualities
Essential
* Good communication skills
* Understands self and impact of behaviour on others
* Evidence of continual personal learning and development
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Medway Maritime Hospital
Windmill Road
Gillingham, Kent
ME7 5NY
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