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Trosolwg o'r swydd

The National Speciality Advisory (Emergency Medicine) will work to the Regional IUEC teams and National Clinical Director for IUEC to provide clinical leadership, advice and strategic oversight of emergency medical services. The will assess and advise on the services’ clinical safety, governance and effectiveness within their respective region as well as providing advice, when needed, to the National Clinical Director. The post holder will help develop and deliver best practice across the field of emergency medicine, working closely with local teams and wider stakeholders.

At a national level the Emergency Medicine Regional Clinical Advisor will offer clinical expertise in relation to IUEC and represent emergency medicine services at regional and national forums as needed. They will engage at a national level with other clinical leads and NHS England leads as required; providing regular progress updates to regional and national teams, as well as other stakeholder groups. 

There are a total of 7 vacancies, one for each region all at 0.2 each. When candidates apply for these roles, please state which region your application is for. Applications without a clear regional preference will be disregarded. The regions are as follows:

• East of England
• London
• Midlands
• North East and Yorkshire
• North West
• South East
• South West

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

National Speciality Advisory (Emergency Medicine) you will be part of the Senior Management function of the UEC Transformation Team, within the Directorate of Integrated Urgent and Emergency Care (IUEC) You will have direct experience of Emergency Medicine (EM) and proven expertise to better understand the issues relevant to ED pressures.

Whilst the role is advisory rather than operational, operational experience as Head of Department or Clinical Service Lead or equivalent would be expected.  The post holder would be expected to deliver their responsibilities primarily via telephone, teleconference and email rather than physical meetings/ attendance at specific sites. 

The potential scope is wide-ranging and not specifically task limited but would include:

• Using Model Hospital Data including the Admitted Patient Breach Rate (APBR) and Aggregated Patient Delay (APD) to identify Trusts carrying the greatest risks to patient safety and outcomes.
• Monitoring of ED and urgent care performance within the region
• Identifying trends in performance  and advising on causes of such trends
• Represent the ‘voice of the emergency physician’ in discussions and plans to alleviate visible markers of poor system flow e.g. corridor queues.
• You will engage with stakeholders inside and outside NHS England as required to promote the UEC transformation programme.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

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