GIRFT Gastroenterology Speciality Advisor Advert
The Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme is looking to appoint a national gastroenterology specialty advisor to support reducing unwarranted variation, with a focus on developing pathways, sharing best practice as well as providing focused support for challenged trusts.
The role will involve working collaboratively with relevant stakeholders including the British Society of Gastroenterology, Royal College of Physicians, NHS England and commissioning teams. The specialty advisor will provide expertise in supporting the implementation of the national recommendations for gastroenterology outlined in the GIRFT national report.
The appointment is offered via a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreement with the substantive employer at 0.1 WTE/1PA session, for a fixed period of 12 months (with the potential to extend at the annual review).
- Providing clinical advice and leadership to identify and support networks, regions, systems and providers in reducing unwarranted clinical variation.
- Providing clinical advice and leadership to identify best practice standards across, gastroenterology networks.
- Provide clinical advice and leadership on the development of appropriate clinical data/metrics to underpin continuous improvement and achievement across
gastroenterology networks. - Act as key liaison with colleagues from your speciality professional role to identify key areas of concern and priority areas requiring improvement.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Clinical and/or managerial experience of delivering quality improvement projects.
- Experienced clinician working within gastroenterology networks with credibility and the ability to command the respect of clinical and non-clinical professionals.
- Experience of operating in complex and highly political environments
Skills, Capabilities and Attributes:
- An interest in and some understanding of how to use data to improve quality and productivity.
- Ability to assimilate complex and lengthy information and make decisions in an ambiguous and fast-moving environment.
- Strong teamworking skills and ability to engage with colleagues across national networks.
- Ability to work with patients and charity stakeholders in a quality improvement context.
- Strong intellectual, strategic and systemic thinking skills, with the ability to think creatively and laterally to achieve outcomes.
- Highly developed interpersonal, negotiation, conflict management, feedback, partnership working, and coaching skills.
- Ability to communicate with stakeholders and convey complex messages to different recipient groups.
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Closing date for applications is Friday 21st February at 5pm. Interviews will be held virtually and are for Tuesday 11th March and/or Wednesday 12th March.
To apply, please send your CV with a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to [email protected]
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