Clinical Lead – GIRFT Accreditation

Job overview

GETTING IT RIGHT FIRST TIME (GIRFT) Programme

Clinical Lead – GIRFT Elective Hub Accreditation

Medical & Dental - three sessions per week

Fixed Term Opportunity -1 year

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinician to join our GIRFT accreditation planning and implementation team to support GIRFT accreditation for the Surrey Surgical Centre based at Ashford Hospital. The Clinical Lead for GIRFT Elective Hub Accreditation will provide strategic and clinical leadership to ensure successful delivery of the GIRFT accreditation programme. Working in close partnership with the GIRFT Accreditation Associate and the Surrey Surgical Centre Programme Director and wider leadership team, the post holder will oversee clinical governance, data validation, and service improvement initiatives aligned with accreditation standards.

The Surrey Surgical Centre GIRFT Accreditation assessment visit is due to take place in March 2026 and the elective hub will be required to demonstrate compliance with GIRFT Accreditation quality, productivity and efficiency domains of practice. The Accreditation process will include collection of key data and performance metrics while working with clinical and operational teams on delivery of key areas of the accreditation measures.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Lead for GIRFT Elective Hub Accreditation will have an important role in supporting the GIRFT approach in relation to elective hub accreditation and supporting lead clinicians and their teams to act on the recommendations from GIRFT reviews, tackle the challenges and findings arising from those and the GIRFT elective hub accreditation gap analysis work.

The Clinical Lead for the GIRFT Accreditation Programme will provide expert clinical leadership to support the GIRFT Accreditation Framework programme within the Surrey Surgical Centre. This role is pivotal in ensuring that clinical services meet high standards of care, reduced unwarranted variation, and are aligned with national best practice.

The role will be demanding and rewarding in equal measure. It offers an outstanding opportunity for an exceptional individual to be part of a team that will demonstrate our quality and efficiency processes and pathways in the elective hub. You will need to be imaginative and strategic in your thinking, inspirational and determined in your approach and exceptional in leading and influencing others. You will relish new challenges and make a vital contribution to the Surrey Surgical Centre GIRFT Accreditation programme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further detail about the job and the essential desirable criteria for applicants, please review the Job Description and Person Specification document for this role.