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Job overview

The GI Endoscopy Network Clinical Lead will provide leadership across Kent & Medway, collaborating with multi-disciplinary professionals, to direct the strategic and operational development of coherent and effective network arrangements. Achieving outcome ambitions for patients and benefit to population health will underpin the delivery of a programme of work that addresses efficiency and innovation along with both national and local priorities.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be the responsible officer for the Kent & Medway GI Endoscopy Network.

To be a dynamic clinical leader for GI endoscopy services in the development and delivery of network activities in Kent & Medway. The network will support the system in the provision of upper and lower GI endoscopy along with hepato-pancreatic endoscopy (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS).

To act as a champion for patients and their interests and put the needs of the local population at the heart of network strategy development and decision making.

To create and maintain network structures that support widespread multi-disciplinary involvement including managers, doctors, clinical endoscopists, nurses, administration staff and trainees.

To engage and develop collaborations and collaborative working for quality improvement across the whole health community, which will enable equitable access to quality care and the achievement of outcome ambitions for patients.

To innovate across pathways and advise and support the system with the provision of alternative and complementary diagnostic tools.

To advise on workforce and to champion the training of the future workforce across Kent & Medway

Working for our organisation

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal, and access to training opportunities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.