Skills

Leadership Training

Job Specifications

Job Summary

The Clinical Lead role is ideally a GP who can work will be responsible for overall safety of patients involved in the programme including processes for verifying the procedures for selection, scanning and acting on findings as well as communicating with participants.The post will work closely with the Programme Director and the Lung Screening steering group to deliver the Lung Cancer Screening programme. The Screening Steering group is responsible for ensuring the delivery of the programme

Main duties of the job

Role and Specific Duties? This role is specific to the Lung Cancer Screening Programme? To direct the strategic development of the LCSP for the targeted population ofDartford, Gravesham and Swanley? To work with all the programme stakeholders and support functions to ensure thedelivery of this screening programme? To provide professional direction and leadership for the programme? To ensure all data is available for inclusion in a national evaluation with the purposesof comparing the programme and the overall success and impact. Data submissionwill be according to a national minimum dataset an submission is mandatory? To report to NHS England through the K&M Cancer Alliance

About Us

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.

Details

Date posted

03 November 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

252-2025-039

Job locations

Darent Valley hospital

Darenth wood road

Dartford

DA2 8DA

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Key Role / ResponsibilitiesThe Clinical Lead post is a 2 PA /sessions per week responsible for: Overall clinical oversight and responsibility of the local programme as directed by the Trust and the K&M Cancer Alliance To work closely with primary care colleagues, programme stakeholders and the key clinicians in the programme including the Responsible Assessor, Responsible Radiologist, Responsible Clinician and the Programme Manager. To ensure systems and processes are in place between GP practices andTrust for the transfer of data for eligible patients from primary care to the Trust; a data sharing agreement will be needed for all practices as part of the LCSP across DGS To provide independent scrutiny of, and advice in relation to:o Governance and commissioning arrangementso Service specifications and KPIs

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Key Role / ResponsibilitiesThe Clinical Lead post is a 2 PA /sessions per week responsible for: Overall clinical oversight and responsibility of the local programme as directed by the Trust and the K&M Cancer Alliance To work closely with primary care colleagues, programme stakeholders and the key clinicians in the programme including the Responsible Assessor, Responsible Radiologist, Responsible Clinician and the Programme Manager. To ensure systems and processes are in place between GP practices andTrust for the transfer of data for eligible patients from primary care to the Trust; a data sharing agreement will be needed for all practices as part of the LCSP across DGS To provide independent scrutiny of, and advice in relation to:o Governance and commissioning arrangementso Service specifications and KPIs

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
Applicants that are UK trained, must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)
Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
MRCGP/MRCP or evidence of equivalent qualification

About the Company

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (the Trust) was legally established on 1st November 1993, and is based at Darent Valley Hospital, in Dartford, Kent. We pride ourselves on our high quality innovative standards of care and are very happy to have expanded our services locally to include Queen Mary's Hospital and Erith & District Hospital since 1 October 2013. Darent Valley Hospital It offers a comprehensive range of acute hospital based services to around 270,000 people in Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Bexley. The hospital... Know more