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 improvement programme covers a number of key work areas with the aim of ensuring an equitable offer across SEL with patients receiving safe care in the most appropriate environment 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 Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) 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 Improvement team, as well as other clinical leads supporting the urgent and emergency care programmes of work.

Provisionally Wednesday 5th June pm (TBC)

Strategic overview of the urgent & emergency care improvement programmes of work across the ICS, focussing on SDEC, by:

• Act as a clinical advocate and strategic partner with NHSE regional SDEC initiatives on behalf of SEL
• Strategic overview of the urgent & emergency care SDEC improvement programme of work across the ICS.
• Clinical leadership of SDEC projects across SEL including local delivery of national initiatives being implemented by the ICS.
• Provision of specialist knowledge and experience of improvement implementation to the UEC SDEC improvement programme
• Specialist clinical advice and guidance to SDEC units across SEL in order to develop and improve SEL SDEC provision

The SDEC 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.

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.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the duties and responsibilities of the role.