JOB DESCRIPTION
Post Title:
Department/Division/
Directorate:
Clinical Manager, with King’s Sierra Leone Partnership
King’s Centre for Global Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine
Location:
Freetown
Remuneration:
Grade 6 (£32,277 - £35,256 per annum)
Responsible to:
Country Director
To apply:
Submit a professional CV and cover letter to Ms. Rabia Gungor at
[email protected] by 11:59pm on Thursday 16th April 2015
ROLE PURPOSE
Since January 2013, King’s has had a small in-country team of volunteers, who are supported by
senior experts from the UK. The in-country team includes a Country Director and a range of key
leads from a range of disciplines such as hospital management, pharmacy & training and nursing.
The King’s Sierra Leone Partnership programme of King’s Health Partners is at an exciting time in
its existence, emerging from its work responding to the Ebola outbreak, and is looking to appoint a
new Clinical Manager to oversee a variety of existing and expanding projects.
KSLP is looking to recruit a new Clinical Manager for its in-country team from March 2015. This
person will be based in Freetown and will have a critical role in making the connection between the
broader strategic, management, training and policy work of KSLP and the realities of daily clinical
activity at Connaught hospital.
The Clinical Manager would be expected to undertake some clinical activity, as an extra-numerary
staff member, such as in A&E or on the general medical team. The focus of the work, however, will
be to provide technical support to the senior management of Connaught Hospital, which is working
to overhaul clinical and management systems at the hospital. In particular, the hospital leadership
have identified a minimum of seven projects as priorities, with which they would like KSLP’s
support. These projects include emergency medicine, infectious diseases, surgery, general
medicine, dentistry, mental health and medical and health professions education. A successful
candidate should have the technical knowledge and experience to strategically direct these projects
and to work closely with the senior leadership of Connaught hospital and the individual project
teams to provide advice.
The Clinical Manager will be part of the senior leadership of KSLP, led by the Programme Directior,
which will be responsible for delivering the vision, mission and values of King’s Global Health
Partnerships in Sierra Leone. The Clinical Manager will oversee a multidisciplinary team of between
20 and 25 medical staff mixed between staff and volunteers to deliver a programme of health
system strengthening in conjunction with King’s Sierra Leone Partnership’s key partners in Sierra
Leone; Connaught Hospital, the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences and the Ministry of
Health and Sanitation.
Key responsibilities and objectives of the job:
 Oversee the portfolio of clinical projects, and advise senior leadership on strategy
 Coordinate with other projects to identify and develop synergy between all KSLP
undertakings and ensure they present a holistic approach to improvement
 Maintain strong relationships with hospital administration, medical leadership and other key
partners, ensuring that projects are aligned with partner priorities
 Maintain strong engagement with UK based advisors, and facilitating open lines of
communication between UK advisors and local hospital staff
 Oversee project implementation in consultation with implementation partners in country and
internationally
 Provide strategic advice to key partner institutions
 Manage the senior clinical team to deliver KSLP’s portfolio of projects
 Contribute to grant application, management and compliance processes
 Report to the Country Director
 Monitor and manage the risks of projects, plan contingencies as necessary
KING’S HEALTH PARTNERS AND KING’S COLLEGE LONDON
The role of Clinical Manager for the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership sits within King’s Health
Partners – a charity affiliate with King’s College London – based in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
King's College London offers an intellectually stimulating environment in which to work, where staff
are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and learning, in the service of society. We are a
multi-faculty institution, providing high-quality teaching, research and innovation across the
sciences, humanities, medicine, law, dentistry, and social sciences. As a member of the Russell
Group, an association of leading UK research-intensive universities, we are committed to
maintaining the highest standards in research and education. King's is the largest centre for the
education of healthcare professionals in Europe, and is home to five Medical Research Council
Centres spread across its three teaching hospitals.
King's is one of the top 20 universities in the world (2014/15 QS World University Rankings). We
are the fourth oldest university in England and based in the heart of London, King's has more than
26,000 students from nearly 140 countries, and more than 7,000 employees.
The UK higher education funding bodies allocate about £2 billion per year of research funding to
UK universities, based on the quality and volume of each university’s research. The results of the
2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) have confirmed King’s College London as a worldleading research university.
King’s Health Partners, one of six Academic Health Sciences Centres (AHSC) in England, brings
together three of the country’s leading NHS foundation trusts, Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s
College Hospital and South London and Maudsley, with a world-class university, King’s College
London.
Our partnership has over 36,000 staff and more than 25,000 students. Together, we provide
4.2million patient contacts each year and have an annual turnover of £3.2billion. Our university
partner, King’s College London, is ranked in the top 20 universities of the world and having a worldclass university at the heart of our partnership means we are able to attract the best clinicians and
scientists from across the globe to deliver research, education and clinical services.
The breadth of our collaboration, coupled with our strength in mental and physical health and the
rich diversity of the population we serve, mean we are uniquely placed to lead innovation in clinical
practice and improve outcomes for our patients. Our reach as an AHSC enables us to provide
system leadership across the healthcare economy of southeast London and beyond.
The King’s Global Health programme aims to take our science, education and clinical practice
learning across the globe to enable sustainable health systems, productive education and science
programmes in developing communities.
We have a new charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) that will oversee our in-country
programmes in Sierra Leone, Somaliland and beyond. Our mission is to support the strengthening
of health systems in challenging environments while providing opportunities that attract and retain
the best UK talent and develop global health leaders. We plan to achieve this by building the
capacity of our institutional health partners to develop health policy and models of care; optimise
delivery of clinical services; provide health education and training and; conduct research into each
of these areas.
Our King’s Global Health Partnership programmes are rooted in six interdependent values:
• Collaboration: Partnerships are built on trust, work towards shared goals and are mutuallybeneficial to health workers and patients in partner countries and the UK.
• Inclusivity: Participation is key; we recognise that our partnership colleagues are experts in
their surroundings, so our decisions are demand-driven and context-specific.
• Sustainability: By finding locally-appropriate solutions, we provide sustainable support
without fostering dependency. We’ll stay for as long as our partners need us, but no longer.
• Impact: Whether in terms of patients reached or policies influenced, we seek to punch
above our weight. To maximise impact, we select partners and projects that can make the
greatest difference to health systems.
• Rigour: Research excellence and programmatic experience underpin everything we do.
Evidence determines our approach and improves our results. Where partner research
capacity is weak, we aim to strengthen it.
• Accountability: Partners are mutually accountable to beneficiaries, donors and each other to
use resources efficiently and demonstrate impact.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
King’s Global Health Partnerships is looking for candidates with the following background:
 Education / qualification and training
o A Medical degree
o Professional registration in home country; Royal College Fellowship (or equivalent)
would be beneficial
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Experience
o Substantial and extensive post-qualification experience
o A broad range of relevant hospital-based training
o Specific experience managing clinical improvement projects in low income settings
o Previous work experience in Africa; lengthy experience in Africa would be an
advantage
Personal characteristics / other requirements
o Excellent interpersonal and intercultural skills, as well as confidence working with
and/or managing senior colleagues
o Skilled at multitasking and prioritising, working independently with minimal
supervision, leading and designing projects autonomously.
o A keen interest in hospital systems, audit, medical education and research, rather
than clinical activity alone
o An approach to clinical improvement that incorporates systems improvement,
organizational change and capacity building
Role specific requirements
o Flexible and adaptable: willing work irregular hours in accordance with the needs of
the role
o Excellent knowledge base of confidentiality: Information of a confidential
nature must be kept strictly confidential and should never be disclosed
either inside or outside work. It should be noted that breach of
confidentiality is a serious offence, which may lead to dismissal.
SKILL AND BEHAVIOURS (our values in practice)
Accountability:
 Takes responsibility for decision making and efficient resource management and holds team
and partners accountable for delivery of their responsibilities by delegating effectively,
affording staff professional autonomy, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
 Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility
for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
 Future orientated and strategic thinker.
Collaboration:
 Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and
external partners and supporters
 Clear and inspiring communicator
 Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
 Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
 Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
Integrity:
 Honest, encourages openness and transparency
 A strong commitment to partnership-working in challenging environments.
REPORTING TO
Reports to: Country Director, King’s Sierra Leone Partnership
Staff directly reporting to this post: Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator; Emergency &
Critical Care Coordinator; HIV Coordinator; General Medicine Coordinator; Surgery Coordinator;
Dentistry Coordinator; Mental Health Coordinator
WORKING IN SIERRA LEONE
This appointment will be made in Sierra Leone. Whilst the successful applicant may well have
worked in a developing country before, moving to a new country can be difficult. To support this,
King’s Global Health Partnerships will provide new recruits with advice and support prior to their
move and during their time there. The overall package will include:
Working in Sierra Leone:
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A one year multi-entry visa
A residency permit
Insurance
Flights from applicant’s home country at the beginning and end of the contract
2 rest + relaxation flights to the UK or equivalent
Up to $100 mobile phone credit per month
Professional registration fees in Sierra Leone for clinical staff
Administrative help in paying appropriate local taxes and renting accommodation if required
TERMS
The role of Clinical Manager for the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership sits within King’s Global Health
Partnerships for and behalf of King’s College London and King’s Health Partners.
Period of Appointment: Fixed Term: 18 months; future contracts will be 12 months in length
Salary: Grade 6 (£32,277-£35,256 per annum)
Note on appointment: This role is being advertised either as a 6 months volunteering role, or as a
1 year salaried role. Please indicate which you are applying for.
Probation: The typical probation period for this post would be six months.
Annual Leave: 27 working days per annum pro rata (please note the annual leave year runs from
January-December) bank holidays and customary closure days in are in addition to the annual
leave entitlement. Staff receive four additional customary closure days in December. Notification as
to how these days are taken is circulated at the start of the academic year.
Staff Benefits
King’s Global Health Partnerships offers a wide range of staff benefits and training and education
opportunities, and there is the option of this role contributing to a pension. Please discuss the full
range options with the recruitment coordinator.
Equal opportunities: King’s Global Health Partnerships recognises that equality of opportunity and
the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its academic and economic strengths. The
following principles apply in respect of the university’s commitment to equality and diversity:
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To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity;
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To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential
community;
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To ensure that all university members and prospective members are treated solely on the
basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or
unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital status, pregnancy or
maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, trans status, socio-economic
status or any other irrelevant distinction;
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To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free
from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation;
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To foster good relations between individuals from different groups and tackle prejudice and
promote understanding.
King’s College London has been a member of the Athena SWAN Charter since 2007 and gained its
Bronze institutional award in 2008. Our award was successfully renewed in September 2013 for a
further three years. The Athena SWAN agenda forms part of a wider suite of diversity and inclusion
work streams. Working with the Charter is helping King’s to identify best practice for the working
environment of all staff working in science disciplines.
Special Requirements:
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Applications are welcomed from international candidates. KGHP is willing to sponsor and
support the successful candidate in obtaining a work permit and residency permit for Sierra
Leone, as may be required.
Fluency in English, both spoken and written, is required
You may be required to work irregular hours in accordance with the needs of the role.
Information of a confidential nature must be kept strictly confidential and should never be
disclosed either inside or outside work. It should be noted that breach of confidentiality is a
serious offence which may lead to dismissal.
The applicant will be expected to maintain current Click here to enter text. registration in their
home country and act at all times in accordance with their relevant code of conduct.
This role is part of the post-Ebola KSLP response. It has been developed in conjunction with local
partners and the wider King’s community as is likely to continue to evolve as more input from
various people is received. As a “first generation” post, the role is also likely to evolve over time
as a result of practical experience on the ground and will be subject to ad hoc and strategic
updates.
General:
All staff are expected to adhere to relevant policies and procedures within KHP and partner
organisations.
Disclosure:
This vacancy has been defined as a ‘position of trust’ and is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation
of Offenders Act (1974). As such, shortlisted candidates will be required to declare full details of any
criminal background, regardless of how old a conviction may be and the successful candidate will be
required to apply for a standard (or enhanced) Disclosure (a criminal records check) from the Criminal
Records Bureau. A criminal record will only be taken into account for recruitment purposes, where
the conviction is relevant to the position being applied for, and where this is the case, will not
necessarily bar candidates from employment. Any decision will depend on the precise nature of the
work and the circumstances and background to the offence(s). Further information about the
Disclosure scheme can be found at www.crb.gov.uk Copies of the CRB’s Code of Practice and the
College’s Recruitment Policy for posts requiring Disclosure are available on request.
Date: Reviewed March 2015
Please note:
This job description reflects the core activities of the role and as King’s Health Partners, the CAGs
and the post-holder develop there will inevitably be changes in the emphasis of duties. It is expected
that the post-holder recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work and be willing to participate
in training.
If changes to the job become significant, the job description should be reviewed formally by the postholder and line manager. The HR Department of the post holder’s substantive employer should then
be consulted as to the implications of the proposed changes.