Eastern Physiological Sciences Network Clinical Lead

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in Colchester is seeking a Clinical Lead to support the strategic vision for the Eastern Physiological Science Network. The role involves providing clinical leadership, managing teams, and driving improvements in patient care across various disciplines. Candidates should have strong leadership experience, relevant qualifications, and a passion for patient care. The position offers competitive remuneration and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working options

NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

27 days annual leave on commencement

Qualifications

• Proven experience of working in a senior management/leadership role.
• Experience of managing and motivating a large team or teams.
• Leading changes in practice in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the East of England region in delivering strategic vision.
• Provide professional advice and clinical leadership.
• Lead development of clinical deliverables.

Skills

Senior management experience

Leadership skills

Budget management

Project management

Cross-sector experience

Education

Master's degree or equivalent experience

Management/leadership qualification

Project Management Qualification

Job description

Eastern Physiological Sciences Network Clinical Lead

Go back East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 23 September 2025

In 2024, the Eastern Physiological Science Network (ESPN) was launched, covering all eight disciplines within the Physiological Sciences. The incorporation of the disciplines will take a phased approach with Phase 1 (Audiology, Respiratory, Cardiac and Neurophysiology) launched in the Summer of 2024 with Phase 2 (Vascular Science, Urodynamics, Vision Science and Gastrointestinal Physiology) to follow in the Summer of 2025.

The network is looking to appoint Clinical leads from within the network to cover the Phase 1 physiological science disciplines:

• Audiology
• Respiratory Physiology (incl. Sleep Studies)

Main duties of the job

As an EPSN Clinical Lead, you will be responsible for supporting the East of England (EoE) region and the network in delivering the strategic vision ensuring activities are aligned to and support commissioners/Trusts in achieving outcome ambitions for patients and benefits to population health.

• To provide professional advice and clinical leadership in respect to the services within EPSN in one of the three networks proposed.
• Embed the discipline-specific working group within the Eastern Physiological Science Network and work towards financial sustainability alongside operational leads.
• To identify key interventions to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of Physiological Sciences related patient care.
• To engage clinical colleagues from own specialty and beyond to build clinical support for the improvements and transformational changes needed to achieve improved outcomes, quality, and sustainable care provision.
• To articulate and promote the vision for a transformed model of care with clinical colleagues and champion the sharing of innovation and standardisation of care across the system.
• To lead the development of agreed clinical deliverables such as system-wide clinical standards, and model of care to inform new commissioner service specifications.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

• Proven experience of working in a senior management/leadership role.
• Proven experience of working across the acute/community sector or public/private sectors to implement significant changes in service delivery
• Experience of managing and motivating a large team or teams.
• Leading changes in practice in a complex environment to improve performance/services.
• Leading complex projects.
• Responsible for a significant budget and budget setting.
• Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes

Qualifications

• Educated to masters level or equivalent experience
• Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• oFurther relevant training
• Project Management Qualification

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.

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£76,965 to £88,682 a yearper annum pro rata