Clinical Advisor – Health and Employment Pathways

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Boldon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days paid holiday + bank holidays

NHS pension scheme

Sick pay policy

Flexible working policies

Staff health services and counselling

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB seeks a Clinical Advisor to shape WorkWell, a work and health service. You will provide senior clinical leadership, influence across NHS providers, local authorities and employers, and contribute to pathway design and evaluation.

HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist and a Master's level qualification are required. The role focuses on improving health, function and work outcomes through end-to-end pathways, with a two-year fixed-term appointment and a

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent with specialist knowledge.
• Appropriate Occupational Therapy qualification and HCPC registration.
• Experience applying clinical evidence to inform service decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical advice and leadership on WorkWell and related pathways.
• Lead integrated work and health pathways across care, employment services and partners.
• Contribute to pathway design, standards and operating procedures.
• Support workforce development and clinical capability in work and health.
• Translate policy and evidence into practical service improvements.

Skills

Communication skills

Influencing

Negotiation skills

Education

Master's degree or relevant postgraduate qualification

Occupational Therapy qualification

Job description

This two-year fixed-term Clinical Advisor post sits in the Population Health and Health Inequalities Team at Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB. It centres on clinically shaping WorkWell, a new work and health service helping people whose health or disability affects their work. The role works through influence across partners rather than line management of provider clinical teams, at senior system level. Candidates need HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist plus master's-level study or equivalent, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Provide senior clinical advice, leadership and expertise on commissioning, mobilising, assuring and improving WorkWell and the wider health and employment pathway
• Lead and support integrated work and health pathways across primary care, community and secondary care, employment services and local support
• Provide clinical input into pathway design, service specifications, standards and operating procedures
• Support a consistent approach to work and health assessment, vocational rehabilitation and return-to-work and thrive-in-work support
• Work with NHS providers, primary care, local authorities, employment services, employers and VCSE partners to strengthen interfaces and build end-to-end pathways
• Advis e on quality, safety and risk, identifying variation, gaps and improvement opportunities within provider clinical governance
• Support workforce development, shared learning and clinical capability in work and health
• Use clinical evidence, population health intelligence, performance data and lived experience to assess pathway effectiveness and drive improvement
• Support development of measures of health, function, employment, inequalities and participant experience, and contribute to evaluation of WorkWell
• Give authoritative clinical advice to ICB colleagues and system partners, translating national policy, evidence and learning into practical service improvements

What’s required

Qualifications

• Appropriate Occupational Therapy qualification
• Master's degree or relevant postgraduate qualification, or demonstrable equivalent Master's-level specialist knowledge

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist

Experience

• Significant post-registration Occupational Therapy experience with highly developed specialist knowledge of work and health, vocational rehabilitation and the relationship between health, function and work
• Demonstrable experience of pathway development, redesign, service improvement or transformation
• Experience of providing specialist clinical advice and applying clinical evidence to inform service, pathway or strategic decisions
• Experience of working across organisational and professional boundaries, including influencing senior stakeholders and building partnerships
• Experience of leading complex clinical, pathway, service improvement or transformation work involving multiple organisations and professional groups

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of vocational rehabilitation, occupational health, employment support pathways and current work and health policy
• Knowledge of NHS commissioning, clinical governance and quality improvement, with understanding of population health and health inequalities
• Ability to analyse complex clinical, service, population health, performance and outcome information and develop evidence-based recommendations
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills, including communicating complex issues to clinical and non-clinical audiences
• Evidence of commitment to reducing health inequalities, improving population outcomes and person-centred approaches

Nice to have

• Experience of working within NHS commissioning, an Integrated Care System or a population health programme
• Experience of developing or delivering health and work services
• Experience of evaluation, clinical audit, quality improvement or service review, applying learning to pathway or service development
• Experience of procurement or contract management processes
• Project or programme management qualification

What’s offered

• 27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement
• NHS pension scheme
• Sick pay policy
• Occupational health services including staff counselling
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers
• Health Service Discounts on stores, travel and equipment
• Lifelong learning