Clinical Lead Clinical and Professional Standards Management

Central East Integrated Care Board; Ely; Sur place; GBP 114 000 - 151 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working options

Carer friendly environment

Disability Confident Employer

Résumé du poste

Central East Integrated Care Board in Ely is seeking a Clinical Lead for Clinical and Professional Standards Management (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant) on a part-time basis (16 hours per week). The role is based in Ely, with a pro rata salary from £113,565 to £150,569 per annum.

The post requires Master’s level qualification, CPD, and significant NHS senior management experience, with a focus on clinical effectiveness, professional standards, and governance.

Qualifications

• Educated to Master’s degree level or equivalent in a relevant field (health, care, public services, professional expertise).
• Evidence of CPD with continuous professional development across multiple disciplines.
• Significant senior management experience within NHS/public sector or similar complex system.

Responsabilités

• Deliver improvements in clinical effectiveness and efficiency with clinical colleagues across the ICB and partners.
• Develop the ICB to become a Designated Body for doctors and implement supporting processes.
• Provide professional and clinical leadership for ICB staff, including addressing professional performance issues and liaising with GMC.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Relationship building

Financial acumen

Managing complexity

Communication & influencing

Formation

Master's degree or equivalent

CPD evidence

Senior NHS management experience

GMC registration

Description du poste

Main area Clinical & Professional Standards Management Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 16 hours per week Job ref 644-CE104

Employer Central East Integrated Care Board Employer type NHS Site Central East ICB Town Ely, Cambridge Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2026 23:59

Clinical Lead Clinical and Professional Standards Management

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

We are Central East ICB, the new organisationentrusted with serving more than 3.5 million people across Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and Hertfordshire.

We are responsible for making sure that the NHS can continue to support our community – now, and in the future. Everything we do will be guided by our core purpose: to do what best serves the population of this area.

We promise to focus on what makes the biggest difference to people’s lives – acting earlier to help prevent illness and detect disease and making it easier for our community to get the health care they need, closer to home, whenever that’s possible.

Read about our priorities in our strategy document, Our Way .

Job overview

The Clinical Lead Clinical and Professional Standards ensures excellent clinical and professional standards of registrant staff employed directly by the ICB and also ensure appropriate networking and contracting with providers and NHSE.

They will work across all registrant profession

Main duties of the job

• To work with clinical colleagues across the ICB and partners organisations to deliver improvements in clinical effectiveness and efficiency
• To develop the ICB to become a Designated Body for doctors and ensure that processes are in place for a successful function.
• Provide professional and clinical leadership for ICB employed staff including support in addressing professional performance issues including complaints, untoward incidents and poor performance involving responsible officers and liaising with the GMC and other relevant independent professional regulators as appropriate
• To ensure that ICB appraisals and professional appraisals relate appropriately.
• To professionally lead a continuous learning culture across registrants in the ICB.
• Work collaboratively with the Quality Team to support investigations into complaints, incidents, patient-safety concerns, professional concerns and other quality matters. This will include contributing clinical expertise to investigation planning, terms of reference, evidence review, interviews, analysis of contributory factors, drafting and quality assuring reports, and identifying and monitoring recommendations, learning and improvement actions.
• To liaise with Strategy Neighbourhoods and Partnerships, Contracting and Strategic Planning and Commissioning as required.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities to achieve equity of access, experience and outcomes and to recognising and valuing people’s differences. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes.

We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristic. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone, including making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition and support with the recruitment process for people with lived experience.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles.

We operate a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please inform us of any adjustments you may require.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role please see the job description and person specification attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to Master’s degree level or equivalent level of experience in a relevant field (e.g. health, care, public services, professional expertise, or related discipline).
• Evidence of continuous professional development, with a track record of keeping skills and knowledge current covering a number of disciplines such as Finance or Management
• Significant experience at Senior Management (sub board) within the NHS, public sector, or a comparable complex system
• On the GMC Register and evidence that is up to date with CPD

Knowledge and Experience

• Demonstrable success in delivering organisational change, transformation, and integration at scale.
• Deep understanding of the NHS, Integrated Care Systems, and the wider health and care policy context, including the priorities of the NHS 10 Year Plan and statutory duties of an ICB
• Strong track record in delivery of strategic planning, commissioning, and/or system-wide service redesign to improve outcomes and value for money
• Evidence of working effectively with a broad range of partners, including local authorities, providers, community organisations, and national bodies.
• Experience of leading in a politically sensitive environment and balancing competing demands with diplomacy and sound judgement.

Skills

• Highly developed analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data to inform strategy, decision-making, and performance improvement. Proven ability to operate with political astuteness, demonstrating awareness of the wider political and strategic environment.
• Exceptional relationship-building and partnership-working capabilities, able to develop trust and credibility quickly across organisational boundaries
• Strong financial acumen, with the ability to ensure robust stewardship of public funds and alignment of resources to strategic priorities
• Skilled in managing complexity and ambiguity, making sound decisions under pressure, and maintaining focus on long-term goals while managing immediate challenges
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills, with the ability to convey complex issues clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences.

Please Note:

• This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received. We recommend submitting your application early to avoid disappointment.
• Successfully shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email with an invitation to interview.
• Please note that we do not pay interview expenses, all costs are incurred by the candidate.

Notes on completion of applications:

• All reference requests will be made to your employer/previous employers' HR Department, covering the previous 3 years of activity.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
• All eligible staff will need to have gained clearance through a standard/enhanced DBS check prior to working.
• All posts are subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Kathryn Rowe

Job title Deputy Director Clinical & Professional Standards

Email address [e-mail]

Additional information

Dr Himani Ramkisson

Associate Clinical Director Clinical and Professional Standards

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