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The vacancy
Job title: National Audit of Inpatient Falls (NAIF) clinical lead
Contract type: 2 years fixed term, plus optional (and maximum) 3 additional years on completion of successful annual reviews, in line with wider FFFAP contracting cycles.
Compensation: Maximum £12,000 per annum for equivalent 1PA per week, back paid to employer.
Working arrangements: Remote working. Flexible hours with time negotiated during the working week.
This is an opportunity to provide clinical leadership to the prestigious National Audit of Inpatient Falls (NAIF) ,part of the Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP) and commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP). Established in 2019, the NAIF is a clinically led audit focused on inpatient falls prevention care and post-fall management across acute, mental health, community, and specialist trusts in England and Wales. As of January 2025, it has expanded to include patients aged 65 or older who have sustained any fracture, spinal injury, or head injury as a result of an inpatient fall. The initiative aims to enhance inpatient falls prevention and post-fall care through auditing and quality improvement efforts.
The successful candidate will work in partnership with the NAIF project team, FFFAP programme management and clinical leads for the other two FFFAP workstreams - Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB) and the National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD)- to drive improvements in inpatient falls prevention through high-quality data and stakeholder engagement.
The successful candidate will be invited to start this role in July 2026.
Purpose and scope
Key responsibilities
About you
You will be a consultant level specialist or within 6 months of final consultant training or equivalent allied health professional with:
For more information and the specific requirements of each role, please view the job description and person specifications downloadable below.
How to apply
To apply, please submit your CV and a supporting statement outlining how your skills and experience meet the job description, and a letter of support from your medical director. Please note that applications received without a supporting statement or letter of support will not be shortlisted.
We encourage potential candidates to reach out to the FFFAP senior clinical lead Sunil Nedungayil at sunil.nedungayil@rcp.ac.uk for an informal discussion about the role before applying.
If you have any queries about the application process or the role, please email recruitment@rcp.ac.uk.
Closing date: Friday 27 February 2026
Shortlisted candidates will be notified by: Friday 06 March 2026
Interview date: March 2026 (please note there will be two parts to the interview: a competency panel and a values panel).
The RCP positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
The RCP is all about our people – our members, staff, volunteers and leaders. We educate, influence and collaborate to improve health and healthcare for everyone and know we can only do this by being inclusive, encouraging and celebrating diverse perspectives. Welcoming into our community people who represent the 21st-century medical workforce and the diverse population of patients we serve is a priority for us.
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is a rewarding and friendly place to work with an incredible history, dating back to our foundation in 1518 by King Henry VIII. We are a professional membership body for physicians – doctors who work in hospitals – with over 40,000 members in the UK and around the world working to improve patient care and reduce illness. Our activities focus on educating, improving and influencing for better health and care.
The benefits
Buy
annual leave
Mental health activities
and sessions
Enhanced pension
scheme
Health cash plan and employee discounts
Our people
"I am passionate about supporting our current and next generation of physicians with an aim to improve patient care for all. Our strategic mission is educating, improving and influencing health care design and delivery".
“As a working mum, the RCP has gone above and beyond in helping me to achieve a work life balance. I have never been made to feel that I have to make a choice between work and family life.”
"Working at the RCP, my team and I have undertaken significant projects and initiatives that have shaped our workplace culture and HR strategies".
“As a working mum, the RCP has gone above and beyond in helping me to achieve a work life balance. I have never been made to feel that I have to make a choice between work and family life.”
"The RCP has a positive and inclusive culture. Everyone’s opinion is valued, regardless of their role, and everyone has the chance to get involved in things that are important to them".
“Starting as an apprentice, I gained a lot of exposure to various systems and had considerable levels of responsibility. This quickly developed my skills and boosted my self-confidence allowing me to take on further projects and responsibilities."
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