Clinical Delivery Lead - WCA

Maximus; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking an experienced Clinical Governance Coach to drive standards and quality across clinical coaching activities within our health and employment services in the UK. You will ensure governance, calibration, and escalation of clinical priorities, working with Clinical Support Coaches and Operational Managers.

Main responsibilities include analysing performance data, maintaining CPD compliance, and delivering consistent coaching to new entrants and experienced HPs.

Qualifications

• Qualified health professional with current registration and CPD compliance.
• Proven experience as Clinical Support Coach for at least 1 year.
• Proven coaching and mentoring with constructive feedback and quality improvement.
• Approval tasks experience (PIP/WCA/SB) with consistent performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical governance and assurance across clinical coaching.
• Lead initiatives to improve clinical standards and calibration.
• Act as escalation point for clinical priorities beyond operational remit.
• Oversee coaching calibration and consistency.
• Analyse performance data to shape coaching priorities.
• Collaborate with Operational Managers for oversight of initiatives.

Skills

Clinical governance

Coaching and mentoring

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Health professional qualification

Job description

Be part of something great

Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people’s lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care. Provides governance and assurance of all clinical coaching. Accountable for driving clinical standards and quality within their benefit/contract. Ensuring calibration and consistency across new entrant and experienced Health Professional standards, acting as an escalation point for clinical priorities beyond operational remit.

Requirements

Description & Requirements

Be part of something great

Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people’s lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care. Provides governance and assurance of all clinical coaching. Accountable for driving clinical standards and quality within their benefit/contract. Ensuring calibration and consistency across new entrant and experienced Health Professional standards, acting as an escalation point for clinical priorities beyond operational remit.

Focused on proactive assurance, calibration, and governance of coaching standards delivered by Clinical Support Coaches. Leveraging MI trend analysis and insights from audit and clinical content developers to shape coaching priorities and embed best practice. Working closely with Operational Delivery Managers to ensure appropriate clinical oversight to any initiatives/projects. Acting as clinical SMEs as required across the business.

Accountabilities

• Provides clinical governance and assurance - ensures all clinical coaching activities adhere to established standards, policies, and governance frameworks within the assigned Lot and benefit area.
• Drives clinical standards and quality - leads initiatives to maintain and improve clinical standards across new entrants and experienced Health Professionals (HPs), ensuring consistency and calibration.
• Acts as an escalation point for clinical priorities - serves as the primary clinical escalation contact for issues beyond operational remit, providing expert guidance and resolution.
• Oversees coaching calibration and consistency - ensures alignment and consistency in coaching standards delivered by Clinical Support Coaches, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Monitors and analyses performance data – Utilises appropriate MI (including audit insights, quality dashboards, and other information as available) to shape lot wide coaching priorities, and embed best practices
• Collaborates and works closely with Operational Managers/Leaders to provide clinical oversight for initiatives, projects, and process improvements, ensuring clinical integrity.
• Acts as Clinical Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing expert clinical input across the business as required, supporting decision‑making and strategic initiatives.
• Provides governance of all HP support helplines, ensuring these are used appropriately, calls are logged as needed, and the helpline usage is in line with company standards.

Key Internal Stakeholders & Relationships

• Clinical Support Coaches
• Operational/Service Delivery Managers
• Heads of Clinical Assurance
• Quality Calibration and Audit Leads
• Head of Clinical Delivery/Assurance/Audit (PIP or WCA)
• Clinical Content Developer
• Enhance DRG relationships, through attending meetings as and when required
• Engagement with the DWP as and when required

Key External Stakeholders & Relationships

• Clinical Support Coaches
• Operational/Service Delivery Managers
• Heads of Clinical Assurance
• Quality Calibration and Audit Leads
• Head of Clinical Delivery/Assurance/Audit (PIP or WCA)
• Clinical Content Developer
• Enhance DRG relationships, through attending meetings as and when required
• Engagement with the DWP as and when required

Essential

• Qualified health professional with current registration/license to practice and continuous professional development compliance.
• Competent Disability Analyst in relevant benefit type, maintained approval and consistent performance in key role responsibilities.
• Worked as a competent Clinical Support Coach for a minimum of 1 year
• Proven experience as a coach and mentor, providing sensitive but robust constructive feedback, driving evidenced based quality improvement with positive outcomes.
• Approval and consistent performance in key approval tasks (PIP/WCA/SB)
• Able to deliver productivity and quality standards agreed between the Maximus and the Department

Desirable

• Management experience
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and build positive working relationships with both clinical, operational and support services

Maximus Competencies

• Embraces Respect.
• Partners Effectively
• Creates Innovative Solutions
• Focuses on the Customer
• Demonstrates Compassion
• Takes Responsibility & Acts with Integrity
• A commitment to the principles and practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion

Individual competencies

• Manages own professional competence, accountability and application of professional skills, in accordance with the appropriate governing body/code of conduct and practice standards.
• Acts with integrity and accountability in all areas of work.
• Performance and quality focused.
• Ability to prioritise projects and tasks effectively
• Able to collate trends and provide support and insights to wider business
• Able to effectively develop and train coaches to improve/maintain appropriate standards
• Able to ensure that professional practice standards and "best practice" are maintained in all areas of work
• Flexible and adaptable
• Able to understand and respond proactively to changing customer/business needs

EEO Statement

• MAXIMUS is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process. We know that feeling included has a dramatic impact on personal wellbeing and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.
• We are a Disability Confident Leader, thanks to our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of people with disabilities and long-term conditions. The Disability Confident scheme includes a guaranteed interview for any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum requirements for a job. When you complete your job application you will find a question asking you if you would like to apply under the Disability Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you feel that you have a disability and apply under this scheme, providing that you meet the essential criteria for the job, you will then be invited for interview. Your Guaranteed Interview application will only be shared with the hiring manager and the local resourcing team.
• Where reasonable, MAXIMUS will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.

Minimum Salary £45,000.00

Maximum Salary £58,625.00