Clinical Lead in Diabetes and Endocrinology
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Working closely with the Care Group and other clinical leads, the post holder takes the Lead for all aspects of Diabetes and Endocrinology to support the delivery of the clinical and operational aspects of the Trust’s strategy and the NHS Operating Framework.
As the Clinical Lead for the service, the post holder will be jointly responsible for ensuring that the service operates fully within the overall objectives and policies of the Trust and within objectives, targets, quality standards, and financial controls, and to support the achievement of the WHH care group level objectives.
The clinical lead will work together with the William Harvey Care Group and their Network Leads in providing leadership and management, and will have shared responsibility for the operational performance, clinical quality, safety, and financial management of the service. They will be responsible for ensuring a positive patient and staff experience, backed up by a robust governance process for leading and continuously improving services.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected, and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families, and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Through our Family First scheme, we pledge to find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post. For more information please visit Family First Scheme.
We also offer removal expenses, up to 32 days’ annual leave, and active support for study, quality improvement, and patient safety work as part of our ‘We care’ improvement journey, and medical education and research.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Christopher McGettigan, Job title: Diabetes and Endocrine Clinical Lead (QEH), Email address: christopher.mcgettigan@nhs.net, Telephone number: 07572217219. Alternatively please contact: Amanda Epps via a.epps@nhs.net / 07771983257.
Seniority level
* Director
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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