# Medical Director - GIRFT Lead & Clinical Audit and Effectiveness > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-director-girft-lead-and-clinical-audit-and-effectiveness/356ab457-b61e-4d68-8a31-cbdddba5bcf5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-director-girft-lead-and-clinical-audit-and-effectiveness/356ab457-b61e-4d68-8a31-cbdddba5bcf5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Canterbury - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Pro rata, per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 36 months (.) - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 4 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T08:31:11.733Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Canterbury/East_Kent_Hospitals_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Tynitapattersonnhsnet/Tynitapattersonnhsnet-v8018210 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8018210?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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. In partnership with Care Group Medical Directors, the Clinical Audit Team, Business Intelligence and system colleagues, the role will ensure that audit findings, benchmarking intelligence and NICE guidance drive measurable improvements in quality, productivity and patient experience, providing robust assurance to the Trust Board. ### Main duties of the job As the Medical Director – GIRFT Lead & Clinical Audit and Effectiveness you will: - 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further details on the job description and person specification please see attached the job description. ## Job Details 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. In partnership with Care Group Medical Directors, the Clinical Audit Team, Business Intelligence and system colleagues, the role will ensure that audit findings, benchmarking intelligence and NICE guidance drive measurable improvements in quality, productivity and patient experience, providing robust assurance to the Trust Board. ## Job Description As the Medical Director – GIRFT Lead & Clinical Audit and Effectiveness you will: 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. ## Responsibilities For further details on the job description and person specification please see attached the job description. ## Person Specification ### Governance **Essential** - 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 **Desirable** - 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 **Essential** - 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 ### Qualifications and training **Essential** - GMC registration with licence to practise - CCT or equivalent Consultant status - Postgraduate leadership/management training **Desirable** - Postgraduate qualification in leadership, management or healthcare improvement - Formal training in quality improvement or patient safety - Coaching or mentoring qualification ### Clinical skills and experience **Essential** - 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 **Desirable** - 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 ## Documents - [application pack (pdf, 983.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10304400) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 198.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10304399) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.