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 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: 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: To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity; To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community; 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; 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; 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: 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.
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