Clinical Integration & Development Manager (Gloucestershire)

Job overview

Clinical Integration and Development Managers will provide highly visible clinical leadership across their geographical area of responsibility. They will be the local clinical ‘face of SWAST’ at tactical and strategic level meetings with commissioners, providers and wider partner organisations, representing the Clinical Directorate and the Paramedic profession.

Reporting to the Head of System Integration, the post holder will lead defined local and Trust wide workstreams that translate strategic priorities into practice, with measurable improvement. The role will work collaboratively with the wider clinical team, operations, and corporate services, as well as external system partners, to improve clinical care, referral pathways, care coordination, and overall health system performance. They will support the implementation of national strategies, including the NHS 10 Year Health Plan, annual Urgent and Emergency Care Plans, the Trusts Strategy and annual plans.

The post holder will provide senior clinical leadership, working with operations teams to enable the delivery of the right care, in the right place, at the right time. The role will focus on improving patient flow, strengthening urgent and emergency care pathways, and maximising the proportion of patients who can be safely managed without conveyance to an Emergency Department.

Main duties of the job

Lead assigned system integration workstreams in line with Trust strategy and priorities.

Work with commissioners and providers to develop, support and optimise the availability and capacity of Single Points of Access (SPoA), alternative community and hospital pathways.

Support delivery of clinical referral optimisation, including hear and treat (with support of EOC colleagues), see and treat, and community pathway utilisation.

Be a key member of the Integrated County Clinical Team (ICCT).

Work with the wider ICCT to reduce variance in key clinical metrics including see and treat rates and on-scene times between operational areas.

Support the implementation and development of Care Coordination Hubs and system processes for Category 2–5 performance.

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with ICS partners, community providers, and system operational leads.

Develop clinical guidelines, SOPs and associated documents which ensure that patients receive care which reflects the latest evidence base.

Lead on new and revised clinical interventions being implemented into practice.

Monitor, analyse, and report on system referral activity, performance, and outcomes, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.

Contribute to the development of system-wide service improvement and transformation initiatives.

The post holder will be expected to participate in an on-call rota relevant to their knowledge, skills, and experience.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this role please see the attached job description and person specification.