National Specialty Advisor - Heart and Lung Transplant Coordination

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National Specialty Advisor - Heart and Lung Transplant Coordination

NHS England Specialised CommissioningWaterloo Road , London

30+ days ago

Job description

Job summary

The Heart & Lung Transplant TransformationProgramme has been established by NHS England following the OrganUtilisation Groups recommendation that NHS England carry out a comprehensivereview of cardiothoracic [transplant] services to ensure that services in placeare sufficiently sustainable and resilient and are able to provide the bestpossible outcome for patients (Honouring the Gift of Donation, February 2023).

The vision for our Transformation Programme is to enable improvement in access to, patientexperience of and outcomes from heart and lung transplants, with long-termsustainable services. TheProgrammes potential scope covers the full transplant pathway, fromreferral for transplant within secondary and tertiary care, through to longterm follow-up and management of transplant patients. As such, our work willfocus on highly specialised activity delivered in transplant centres but mayalso look at the wider pathway including processes in ICUs where donors areidentified, and care that is commissioned by Integrated Care Boards. Potentialaims of the Programme, which will be confirmed once the scope is determined can be found in the Role Description attached. Please note the s alary for this role will be as percurrent AfC band of the postholder.

Main duties of the job

The role of the National Specialty Adviser (NSA)for heart and lung transplant coordination is to provide clinical advice andleadership to the national Heart & Lung Transplant Transformation Programmeto drive transformation of services for patients. This will include advice tosupport the commissioning and quality improvement of pathways at a nationallevel; and leadership to enable change within the English CardiothoracicTransplant centres.

The NationalSpecialty Advisor will be an experienced senior leader working as a transplantcoordinator within UK heart or lung transplant services.

Therole will involve :

Providing advice to develop theprogrammes ambitions and shape outputs including a suite of tools andapproaches that enable change
Delivering those outputs with theprogramme team, working with stakeholders across NHS England, Trusts, NHS regionalpartners and NHS Blood and Transplant as necessary
Being accountable for certainprogramme workstreams, their deliverables and outcomes.
Contributing to the definition ofprogramme outcome measures by which clinicians and patients recognise servicesshould be judged.
Contributing to wider work acrossthe Heart & Lung transplant programme as required.
You will be closely supported in all aspects ofthis role by the Transformation Programme 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 theeffective care of our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of the National Speciality Adviser (NSA) is to provide clinical advice and leadership, supporting the work of the Heart and Lung Transformation Programme

clinical advice and leadership to drive transformation of services for patients;

clinical advice to support the commissioning of services; and

clinical advice on ad hoc issues to support parliamentary accountability.

See the attached role description for further details.

Person Specification

Stakeholder engagement

Essential

Please provide one or two detailed examples 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

Our national clinical leaders need to provide visible and credible leadership in specific service areas. Please provide evidence, through one or two detailed examples, 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 or two detailed examples 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

Leadership

Essential

Using a recent example, please describe your leadership experience, specifically in relation to clinical management and / or professional leadership

Collaboration

Essential

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