Urgent & Emergency Care Improvement Clinical Lead (UEC)

Job summary

Clinical and Care Professional Leads support south east London-wide and borough programmes of work, therefore, there is an expectation that you currently work within south east London, and for borough based roles, within that borough.

The UEC Transformation Programme covers a number of key work areas with the aim of ensuring an equitable offer across SEL with patients requiring urgent or emergency care receiving it safely, in the most appropriate environment and without unnecessary delay. For patients who require a hospital admission we work to ensure they do not remain in a hospital bed for longer than necessary, but rather receive a safe and timely transfer of care or discharge home.

The Urgent & Emergency Care Improvement Clinical Lead for SEL is expected to work with multiple services, stakeholders and providers across the SEL footprint as well as represent the ICS at London-wide discussions. The post holder will work collaboratively with the ICB Urgent & Emergency Care team, as well as other clinical leads supporting the urgent and emergency care programmes of work. As part of a small team the post holder will be required to lead on the delivery of specified areas of work as well as supporting with clinical input and advice across the programme.

This post is 0.3 WTE but job-share and flexible working will be considered.

Provisionally Wednesday 5th June pm (TBC)

Main duties of the job

Strategic overview of the urgent & emergency care improvement programmes of work across the ICS, particularly around the UEC front door, including:

o Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC) to ensure an equitable offer across SEL working with both co-located and non co-located UTC providerso ED including triage, alternative pathways, performance improvement and ambulance handovers to ensure the most effective use of ED services.o Clinical leadership of specific projects across the South East London urgent and emergency care system including local delivery of national initiatives being implemented by the ICB.o Leadership of the UEC Clinical & Professional Leadership Forum and management of the Forum's workplano Provision of specialist knowledge and experience of improvement implementation to the UEC improvement programme, particularly around the UEC front dooro Engagement in clinical and strategic UEC forums providing constructive challenge to maximise improvement outcomes in the UEC pathway both locally at Sector level

The UEC Improvement Clinical Lead for SEL is expected to work with multiple services, stakeholders and providers across the SEL footprint as well as represent the ICS at London-wide discussions. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Directorate of Urgent & Emergency Care ICB team, as well as other clinical leads supporting the urgent and emergency care programmes of work.

About us

From the Catford Cat to the Brixton Windmill and Chislehurst Caves, South East London is a vibrant, fun, unique and richly diverse place to live, grow, learn and work.

The South East London Integrated Care System (SELICS) brings together the organisations responsible for health and care services in south east London, making the greatest possible contribution to the health and wellbeing of people living in our six boroughs.

SELICS is made up of staff working in many different roles, in different settings, employed in different ways, by a wide range of partner organisations, and are at the centre of our collective ambition for greater integration and better care. Employing organisations include NHS Trusts, GP practices, Social Care and Voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises, dental surgeries, pharmacies and optometrists. We have an ambitious People Strategy that brings these partners together to deliver the 'one workforce' ambition, making the health and care system a better place to work and live.