Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) is a programme designed to improve the quality of care within the NHS by reducing unwarranted variation.
By tackling variations in the way services are delivered across the NHS, and by sharing best practice between trusts and systems, GIRFT identifies changes that will help improve care and patient outcomes, as well as delivering efficiencies such as the reduction of unnecessary procedures and cost savings.
Importantly, GIRFT is led by frontline clinicians who are expert in the areas they are reviewing. This means the data that underpins the GIRFT methodology is being reviewed by people who understand those disciplines and manage those services on a daily basis. The GIRFT national team visit every trust carrying out the specialties they are reviewing, investigating the data with their peers and discussing the individual challenges they face. Both local and national recommendations are shared across the specialty and with the regional team together with verified best practice.
The GIRFT national implementation team works with Trusts, Strategic Transformation Partnerships (STP) and Integrated Care Systems (ICS) supporting the implementation of GIRFT best practice pathways, local and national recommendations in order to deliver top decile performance across a range of specialties/sentinel metrics.
To oversee team members to deliver requirements listed above and engage and liaise with key stakeholders, in particular.
To support the delivery of day-to-day activities, projects and programmes
Provide on-site support to selected providers in implementing sustainable operational patient management processes, (Regular travel across England required, including overnight stays)
To manage team and drive delivery of a range of business initiatives and projects
To operate in a highly political and sensitive environment
Support the portfolio of initiatives in demonstrating value for money for the current spend
To monitor, interpret and quality assure progress against deliverables to NHS England and NHS Improvement that often require adjustments specifically in relation to the complex corporate business agenda, strategic objectives and the business planning process
To develop business plans and provide expert strategic and policy advice and guidance on all areas of the National Director’s portfolio
The 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.
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Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on theGovernment website.
Leading defined work programmes as agreed with relevant GIRFT National Clinical Leads and Senior Implementation Manager
Supporting Regional and system colleagues to understand specific challenges within their areas and providing expert advice and guidance, including the use of case studies / best practice where appropriate.
Working with Regional operational and clinical leads to identify areas of best practice and how these can be developed, with the National GIRFT Academy to be adopted more widely
Using Model Health System and other data systems available to the national team to provide regular updates to regional and system colleagues on their performance, including highlighting where there are areas of concern that may require more intensive support
Provide direct support to identified challenged systems and providers in understanding their current work processes and opportunities to improve through on site diagnostic visits and ongoing on-site support where required to provide the additional support required for them to recover and transform services.
Work closely with regional implementation, improvement and transformation teams as they develop plans and support systems with recovery and transformation of elective services
Provide direct support to National Clinical Leads in developing guidance and providing support to gateway reviews and other visits to systems and providers.
Provide regular updates to relevant boards and key stakeholders to ensure progress is meeting the wider Elective Recovery plans, this may include developing new programmes work as required.
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