Radiotherapy Clinical Fellow

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Radiotherapy Clinical Fellow

NHS England Specialised CommissioningLondon

30+ days ago

Salary

£55,329.00–£78,940.00 yearly

Job description

Job summary

Cancer is one of six national Programmes of Care overseeing the commissioning of specialised and highly specialised services. The role of the Programme of Care is to develop and deliver a comprehensive work programme that achieves demonstrable improvements in the quality, equity, value and outcomes of commissioned specialised services. To do this the PoC team works in partnership with both internal and external stakeholders, including cancer charities, specialised commissioning colleagues in the national and regional teams and the national cancer programme.

The principal purpose of the SpR sessions will be to support transition of the radiotherapy improvement priorities to local systems. This includes the implementation of the nationally developed quality improvement toolkits and pathway analyses and to support peer learning approaches using national analyses of clinical and plan quality data. This approach will support peer learning across RT Networks and it is expected that the role will become more system facing to enable RT Network clinicians and providers to interrogate the data and take action.

The role will work as part of the Cancer Programme of Care, Radiotherapy Team to support Radiotherapy Networks to embed the radiotherapy improvement tools (Quality Improvement Toolkits) and technologies (AI and ProKnow) into routine clinical practice in order to generate evidence of improvement / benefit.

Main duties of the job

The Cancer Programme of Care is seeking two Radiotherapy trainees each able to offer at least two clinical session per week, with some flexibility inthis arrangement, to lead on national quality improvement initiatives inradiotherapy. The SpR(s) will be experiencedClinical Oncology Trainees working in the field of radiotherapy.We are particularly keen to hear fromexperienced Clinical Oncology Trainees with sessional availability additionalto their current role.

The role(s) willfocus on threeprojects, noting that all three have a common link requiring combined effort. See attached Job Description document for more information.

The post is also sponsored by the Royal College ofRadiologists with opportunity to engage in the work of the Professional Supportand Standards Board and its supporting committees, including qualityimprovement initiatives and engagement with junior fellows.

The SpR(s) will be mentored by the National ClinicalDirector (NCD) for Cancer, with support from the Radiotherapy NationalSpecialty Advisor, and work with key partner organisations, to build anunderstanding of the national context of clinical leadership. TheRadiotherapy SpR(s) will be closely supported in all aspects of this role bythe Cancer Programme of Care Team.

About us

NHSEngland and NHS Improvement came together on 1 April 2019 as a new singleorganisation. The NHS Long Term Plan focuses on delivering integrated care topatients at the local level and we can best support the NHS to deliver this asa single integrated organisation.

Ournew operating model represents a strong shift to regional delivery supported byexpert corporate teams. Local health systems are supported by our integratedregional teams who play a major leadership role in the geographies they manage.

We are jointly committed to creating and maintaining a fairand supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fullyrecognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their dutiesto the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting andprotecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. Thisunderpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be anEmployer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effectivecare of our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Cancer Programme of Care is seeking two Radiotherapy trainees each able to offer at least two clinical sessions per week, with some flexibility in this arrangement, to lead on national quality improvement initiatives in radiotherapy.

The role ofthe Radiotherapy Clinical Fellows is to work as part of the national cancer programme of care, specialisedcommissioning. Support the implementation of the NHS Long Term Plancommitments for radiotherapy, working principally through the RadiotherapyClinical Reference Group, the Learning Healthcare System and national clinicalpolicy team. The SpR sessions will be to supporttransition of the radiotherapy improvement priorities to local systems.

See the attachedrole description for further details.

Person Specification

Leadership

Essential

Using a recent example, please describe your leadership experience, specifically in relation to facilitative working with Consultant Oncologists to gain consensus.

Stakeholder engagement

Essential

Please provide one example of where you have represented your organisation or profession by working with patient groups, key community, political or industry stakeholders on a high profile or contentious change issue

Credibility

Essential

Please provide evidence, through one a detailed example, that demonstrates your credibility within your own service area ( a high-profile piece work you have been involved with, and steps you took to ensure it had credibility in the wider health system?)

Transformation

Essential

Please provide one detailed example of how you have applied your clinical management skills to deliver service-level quality improvement and transformation, with specific attention to reducing health inequalities and / or improving diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Collaboration

Essential

Please describe one detailed example that best demonstrates your experience of collaborative leadership (for example, leading across organisational and / or professional boundaries)