Clinical Director, NHS Pathways

Job Reference TAJAXA
Closing Date Thursday 18 Jun 2020

Focused on providing world-leading innovative leadership in the planning and design of the digitisation of health and care services, NHS Digital delivers the key digital, data and technology needs of the health and care system. NHS Pathways plays a key part in this agenda. NHS Pathways’ clinical decision support system supports urgent and emergency care across the NHS in England. Built by NHS clinicians, NHS Pathways is used within NHS 111, 999, Out of Hours, A&E Reception Point and online services. The system underpins the largest telephone triage system in the world and triages over 17.5 million calls annually.
This national level role will be instrumental in not only leading the development and innovation of existing live clinical triage content, but also overseeing enhancements to support the wider urgent and emergency care system, providing key leadership and guidance across the system and to the NHS Pathways clinical team. As part of NHS Digital’s Senior Leadership Team, this person will report to NHS Digital’s Chief Medical Officer and work alongside the Head of NHS Pathways.
The successful candidate will be a clinical leader and a Medically qualified Doctor, registered with the GMC, with real expertise in either emergency department or telephone triage, and experience leading and developing multidisciplinary clinical teams. Ideally, this person will also bring a wider understanding of the national context in which NHS Pathways operates and an understanding of the IT needs of complex emergency and out of hours care organisations. This role will be undertaken flexibly 3 days a week.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence and support the delivery of care to patients accessing urgent care across the NHS via multiple channels.
Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to NHS Digital on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference TAJAXA. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on 18th June 2020.
Final interviews are confirmed on the following dates:
• Tuesday 30th June 13.30 – 16.30
• Monday 6th July 09.00 – 12.00