Medical Director – GIRFT Lead & Clinical Audit and Effectiveness The Medical Director – GIRFT & Clinical Audit and Effectiveness will provide senior clinical leadership to reduce unwarranted variation and improve outcomes across EKHUFT through the use of GIRFT methodology, national audit and evidence-based practice. Working from ward to Board, the post holder will support clinical teams to interpret data, translate national guidance into local action and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
Main duties of the job
Provide visible clinical leadership across EKHUFT, working with Care Group Medical Directors and clinical teams to use GIRFT, audit and benchmarking to improve patient outcomes and experience.
Lead the Trust’s clinical audit and effectiveness agenda, supporting specialties to design meaningful audits, interpret data and translate findings into practical pathway improvements.
Work day‑to‑day with the Clinical Audit Team, Quality Directorate and Business Intelligence colleagues to develop clear dashboards and measures that help clinicians track progress.
Chair and contribute to key forums including the Clinical Audit & Effectiveness Committee and GIRFT Delivery Board, promoting multidisciplinary learning and collaboration.
Support implementation of NICE guidance and national standards through audit, ensuring changes are clinically owned and focused on patient benefit.
Lead the Trust response to GIRFT reviews, meeting regularly with clinical leads to agree priorities, address unwarranted variation and remove barriers to improvement.
Undertake this as a
4 PA portfolio role
alongside clinical practice, with access to leadership development, coaching and opportunities to influence at Trust and system level.
Person specification Qualifications and training
GMC registration with licence to practise
CCT or equivalent Consultant status
Postgraduate leadership/management training
Postgraduate qualification in leadership, management or healthcare improvement
Formal training in quality improvement or patient safety
Coaching or mentoring qualification
Clinical skills and experience
Senior medical leadership experience (CD/AMD/DMD)
Experience leading transformation aligned to NHS LTP or **ICS** priorities
Proven delivery of governance, QI and improved outcomes
Experience supporting Consultant and SAS development
Experience of system-wide or networked leadership
Experience in service reconfiguration or modernisation
Strong knowledge of NHS LTP, EKHUFT Strategy, PSIRF, Core20PLUS5
Strong communication, influencing, analytical and data interpretation skills
Population health competence and quality improvement expertise
Ability to build inclusive, multidisciplinary leadership cultures
Experience of leading cross-site or system-wide transformation
Experience of working with regulators including CQC
Evidence of using data to drive improvement in outcomes
Governance
Demonstrable senior leadership in clinical governance and patient safety within an acute NHS organisation
Experience of implementing and overseeing PSIRF and learning from incidents with evidence of system improvement
Proven ability to translate risk intelligence, complaints and investigation findings into safer care pathways
Understanding of CQC regulatory requirements and governance assurance to Board
Experience of promoting Duty of Candour and a just and compassionate culture
Ability to work with Care Groups to strengthen local governance, risk management and quality processes
Experience of chairing or contributing to patient safety and governance forums
Ability to develop meaningful safety dashboards and quality reporting to support decision making
Formal training in patient safety investigation or human factors
Experience of representing an organisation within system safety networks (ICS/Kent & Medway)
Track record of mentoring clinicians in investigation methodology and improvement science
Other requirements
Ability to work flexibly within a 4 PA portfolio alongside clinical practice
Commitment to Trust values and professional codes
Ability to travel across Trust sites and Kent & Medway
Legal and regulatory This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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