Job summaryWith its close proximity to the Cotswolds and the Forest of Dean, its excellent cultural and recreational facilities, superb housing and schools, you will find Gloucestershire a highly desirable place to live and work.At Gloucestershire Hospitals we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the best care for everyone.We are one of the largest hospital Trusts in the South-West, committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment ,and this can be seen in our growing community of staff networks and engagement projects. .In 2020 Health Education England published The Future Doctor report which set out a vision for the reform of medical education and highlighted the need for a greater proportion of doctors, and all other healthcare professionals, to develop generalist skills.Subsequently the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted how important generalist skills are, and how multi-professional learning and adapting to local and patient needs is essential for providing high quality care.The NHSE Enhance or Enhancing Generalist Skills Programme, is a professional development offer for all health professionals that aspires to deliver this vision.The Enhance programme recognises the need for healthcare professionals to develop a range of generalist skills in order to better meet patient need and improve.Main duties of the jobEnhance Clinical Fellow - Post-Graduate Medical Education - Band 7 (15 hrs per week)The main aims of the Fellowship are to help in further development of the Enhance programme with a focus on implementation, training and evaluation.The post-holder will be involved in developing, supporting and evaluating the Gloucestershire programme in conjunction with the Trailblazer Team and Speciality Department Personnel. This work will be closely linked to the 6-learning domains of the Enhancing Generalist Skills programme and will revolve around the needs of both patients and healthcare professionals.The post holder will be instrumental in driving education and training reform, and will be involved with the planning, implementation and evaluation of various projects specific to our local population, as well as developing networks and championing the Enhance project.Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff we are one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK.About usWe are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high-quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are World Leaders in Healthcare, Teaching and Research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.We value our differences, champion kindness and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger. Valuing your health and well-being, we support our staff with a dedicated 2020 Hub, flexible working and a number of programmes. We are passionate about providing Safe and Compassionate Care, and we will fully support you on your Career Journey.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesWe are looking for 1-Enhance Fellow for 15 hours/2-days per week (0.4 WTE) for a Fixed Term of 12-months.The post holder will be a Senior Nurse/Allied Health Professional, for which we would welcome a secondment opportunity. The post is based at Sandford Education Centre, Cheltenham General Hospital, with occasional cross-site and off-site working. This post is not suitable for Agile Working, and is office-based.The post holder will work alongside other relevant team members within the Trust and the Generalist team within NHS England.They will play a vital role in networking with a range of health and social care partners across all sectors of care including the voluntary sector.They will have evidence of excellent communication skills and a desire and ability to think broadly about clinical care and approaches to quality improvement especially around patient centred care.They will demonstrate knowledge, understanding and application of current NHS policies across healthcare systems and experience of implementation in relevant areas.Experience of negotiating with and influencing senior managers, project leads and staff at all levels of seniority with demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments is desirable.Demonstrated experience of leading change projects is desirable.An aptitude for presenting ideas and plans to healthcare colleagues, patients and carers is essential.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialAn Allied Health Professional with current registrationEducated to Master's degree or equivalent level in relevant subject/ significant experienceExperienceEssentialInterpersonal skills are paramountExperience of negotiating/influencing Local and National StakeholdersRobust experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environmentsDesirableExperience of Quality Improvement methodology and ideally achieved Bronze Quality ImprovementUnderstanding the devising, conducting and applying audit results and then re-auditingKnowledge/ SkillsEssentialExcellent evidenced communication skillsDesire to think broadly about clinical care and approaches to Quality ImprovementAptitude for presenting ideas and plans to healthcare colleaguesWilling and able to work with colleagues in other specialities, professions and roles to ensure the delivery of a high quality, safe and reliable serviceAwareness of current relevant developments within the wider NHSDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressTrustwideGloucester, CheltenhamGL1 3NNEmployer's websitehttps://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)