Clinical Effectiveness Clinical Lead inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 18 DEC 2023

Collaborate with clinical reference groups in the development of usable and focussed clinical guidelines and tools for busy frontline clinicians.

Strategic planning of the Clinical Effectiveness priorities

Structure for development and implementation of specific programme guidelines

In collaboration with the Head of Clinical Effectiveness and the NWL Borough Clinical Effectiveness Clinical Leads, the NWL Clinical Effectiveness Clinical Lead is responsible for driving forward the development, implementation, and delivery of a programme of clinical effectiveness

Strive to instil a reflective learning culture across a matrix team

Lead engagement with NWL and borough teams

Clinical oversight of the Clinical Effectiveness group and resource development

Drive and instil a Quality Improvement culture

Collaborate with clinical reference groups in the development of usable and focussed clinical guidelines and tools for busy frontline clinicians

Interpret data produced by the analytics team and lead development of actionable insights

Champion improvements in health equity through the CE programme

Provide expertise and ICS based leadership across the clinical effectiveness team in shaping and delivery a systematic approach to quality improvement, ensuring national and local best practice is translated and embedded via a range of resources and methods

Working with the NWL Borough Clinical Effectiveness Clinical Leads and CE Steering Group members to prioritise the population and clinical focus workstream of the programme

Inform, steer and deliver the local development and utilisation of these quality improvement methods and tools

Collaborate with both the NWL Borough Clinical Effectiveness Clinical Leads and other local clinical leaders to understand and describe process and systems challenges, to inform an effective approach to facilitating quality improvements across primary care

Inform, design, lead and deliver education and training for primary care

Work closely with clinical leaders across acute and other specialist departments to inform, localise and enhance quality improvement functions

Interpret analysis and describe how these relate to local incentives and inform strategic priorities

Work closely with PCN leaders to embed best-practices at borough-level

Provide peer to peer support to primary care colleagues across NWL

Provide regular updates to the CE Steering Group, in a form that is useful to filter into both Federation/PCNs and ICS boards/ committees

Work closely with CE Facilitators to provide local clinical expertise to tailor support to PCNs and individual practices

Develop facilitation support packs to empower CE Facilitators to provide practice-based support to primary care teams

Collaborate with workstreams across other sectors (e.g. Diabetes workshops via the ICS)

The team has responsibility for delivering four statutory ICB functions:

The duty to involve the public

The duty to consult with the public on proposed service change

Duties that relate to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

Freedom of Information (FOI).

The key elements of our work can be summarised as follows.


Involving People and Communities

Reaching our 2.7 million registered population and ensuring their voice is heard. We do this through a variety of means: community outreach in all our boroughs, resident forums, working with 150 lay partners, workthrough our 3,800-strong Citizens Panel and our Co-Design Advisory Body, which works with thoseworking with communities that have been poorly reached in the past. We produce regular insightreports setting out what our communities are telling us and these are shared with decision-makers.

Producing and enacting ICB involvement strategy in line with statutory guidance.


Communicating with and Informing Residents

Developing communications and engagement plans for programmes. Producing public-facingmaterials for ICS programmes and borough-based partnerships; managing digital communications(social media and website); running ICS winter campaign; producing key ICS documents (annualreport, ICS strategy, information about services, etc.)

Communicating with and engaging staff and partners

Developing and planning ICB internal communications; developing and planning wider systemcommunications (e.g. with partners, provider Trusts, primary care, stakeholders).

Managing and advising on service change programmes

Supporting and advising on public consultation and engagement around service changes, includingdeveloping consultation/engagement materials and strategies.

Responding to external queries

Responding in a timely manner, in line with our legal responsibilities, to FOI, media, parliamentary and mayoral questions. Developing briefings as required for political and other stakeholders andadvising senior staff.


Public Sector Equality Duty

Advising on organisational compliance with equality duties and preparing statutory annual equalityreports for publication. Reviewing and signing off EHIAs, running EHIA panels as required.


Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

Leading on organisational transformation and culture as it relates to EDI. Developing and leadingimplementation of ICB EDI plan.

Providing specialist advice

Providing specialist advice to senior leaders and on resident and community involvement,communication, FOI, EDI including legal duties.

Clinical leadership and expertise are identified as essential for delivering the North West London Integrated Care System vision and objectives. The clinical leadership works together across the Integrated Care System to focus on service improvement, service redesign and the development of care pathways from primary care through to secondary care and community-based services.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and committed Integrated Care System health and care leadership team to shape the impact of primary care leadership in North West London.


The Opportunity

The North West London Clinical Lead for Clinical Effectiveness has a critical role within the Integrated Care System. The post holder will lead a systematic evidence-based approach to quality improvement across North West London, to help to improve health outcomes for local residents across the entire Integrated Care System (ICS).

Building on successful models already established in North West London boroughs and elsewhere, the programme will bring population health management and learning together, to form the basis for personal, organisational and system development, and continuous improvement in outcomes.

This role requires strong, strategic leadership skills, critical reasoning, and numeracy, with the experience of stewardship of significant public funds, good governance and delivering impactful public outcomes.

The ideal candidate will bring with them a track record of leading transformational change, the ability to establish a stakeholder-led culture across the system, build trusted partnerships which drive change and improvements in care, have great personal integrity and champion diversity, inclusion, and equality of opportunity for all.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender, identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustment for people who have a disability.


Find out more

If you have any queries, please email and we will field your query to the right person.


How to apply

To apply for this role, please submit your application form via NHS Jobs. Ensure that the supporting statement addresses the criteria set out in the person specification, using examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements.


Closing Date is 27 October 2024

Strategic planning of the Clinical Effectiveness priorities

Structure for development and implementation of specific programme guidelines

In collaboration with the Head of Clinical Effectiveness and the NWL Borough Clinical Effectiveness Clinical Leads, the NWL Clinical Effectiveness Clinical Lead is responsible for driving forward the development, implementation, and delivery of a programme of clinical effectiveness

Strive to instil a reflective learning culture across a matrix team

Lead engagement with NWL and borough teams

Clinical oversight of the Clinical Effectiveness group and resource development

Drive and instil a Quality Improvement culture

Collaborate with clinical reference groups in the development of usable and focussed clinical guidelines and tools for busy frontline clinicians

Interpret data produced by the analytics team and lead development of actionable insights

Champion improvements in health equity through the CE programme

Provide expertise and ICS based leadership across the clinical effectiveness team in shaping and delivery a systematic approach to quality improvement, ensuring national and local best practice is translated and embedded via a range of resources and methods

Working with the NWL Borough Clinical Effectiveness Clinical Leads and CE Steering Group members to prioritise the population and clinical focus workstream of the programme

Inform, steer and deliver the local development and utilisation of these quality improvement methods and tools

Collaborate with both the NWL Borough Clinical Effectiveness Clinical Leads and other local clinical leaders to understand and describe process and systems challenges, to inform an effective approach to facilitating quality improvements across primary care

Inform, design, lead and deliver education and training for primary care

Work closely with clinical leaders across acute and other specialist departments to inform, localise and enhance quality improvement functions

Interpret analysis and describe how these relate to local incentives and inform strategic priorities

Work closely with PCN leaders to embed best-practices at borough-level

Provide peer to peer support to primary care colleagues across NWL

Provide regular updates to the CE Steering Group, in a form that is useful to filter into both Federation/PCNs and ICS boards/ committees

Work closely with CE Facilitators to provide local clinical expertise to tailor support to PCNs and individual practices

Develop facilitation support packs to empower CE Facilitators to provide practice-based support to primary care teams

Collaborate with workstreams across other sectors (e.g. Diabetes workshops via the ICS)

The team has responsibility for delivering four statutory ICB functions:

The duty to involve the public

The duty to consult with the public on proposed service change

Duties that relate to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

Freedom of Information (FOI).

The key elements of our work can be summarised as follows.


Involving People and Communities

Reaching our 2.7 million registered population and ensuring their voice is heard. We do this through a variety of means: community outreach in all our boroughs, resident forums, working with 150 lay partners, workthrough our 3,800-strong Citizens Panel and our Co-Design Advisory Body, which works with thoseworking with communities that have been poorly reached in the past. We produce regular insightreports setting out what our communities are telling us and these are shared with decision-makers.

Producing and enacting ICB involvement strategy in line with statutory guidance.


Communicating with and Informing Residents

Developing communications and engagement plans for programmes. Producing public-facingmaterials for ICS programmes and borough-based partnerships; managing digital communications(social media and website); running ICS winter campaign; producing key ICS documents (annualreport, ICS strategy, information about services, etc.)

Communicating with and engaging staff and partners

Developing and planning ICB internal communications; developing and planning wider systemcommunications (e.g. with partners, provider Trusts, primary care, stakeholders).

Managing and advising on service change programmes

Supporting and advising on public consultation and engagement around service changes, includingdeveloping consultation/engagement materials and strategies.

Responding to external queries

Responding in a timely manner, in line with our legal responsibilities, to FOI, media, parliamentary and mayoral questions. Developing briefings as required for political and other stakeholders andadvising senior staff.


Public Sector Equality Duty

Advising on organisational compliance with equality duties and preparing statutory annual equalityreports for publication. Reviewing and signing off EHIAs, running EHIA panels as required.


Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

Leading on organisational transformation and culture as it relates to EDI. Developing and leadingimplementation of ICB EDI plan.

Providing specialist advice

Providing specialist advice to senior leaders and on resident and community involvement,communication, FOI, EDI including legal duties.

Clinical leadership and expertise are identified as essential for delivering the North West London Integrated Care System vision and objectives. The clinical leadership works together across the Integrated Care System to focus on service improvement, service redesign and the development of care pathways from primary care through to secondary care and community-based services.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and committed Integrated Care System health and care leadership team to shape the impact of primary care leadership in North West London.


The Opportunity

The North West London Clinical Lead for Clinical Effectiveness has a critical role within the Integrated Care System. The post holder will lead a systematic evidence-based approach to quality improvement across North West London, to help to improve health outcomes for local residents across the entire Integrated Care System (ICS).

Building on successful models already established in North West London boroughs and elsewhere, the programme will bring population health management and learning together, to form the basis for personal, organisational and system development, and continuous improvement in outcomes.

This role requires strong, strategic leadership skills, critical reasoning, and numeracy, with the experience of stewardship of significant public funds, good governance and delivering impactful public outcomes.

The ideal candidate will bring with them a track record of leading transformational change, the ability to establish a stakeholder-led culture across the system, build trusted partnerships which drive change and improvements in care, have great personal integrity and champion diversity, inclusion, and equality of opportunity for all.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender, identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustment for people who have a disability.


Find out more

If you have any queries, please email and we will field your query to the right person.


How to apply

To apply for this role, please submit your application form via NHS Jobs. Ensure that the supporting statement addresses the criteria set out in the person specification, using examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements.


Closing Date is 27 October 2024



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