Clinical Policy Educator

Government Recruitment Service; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the United Kingdom is seeking a Clinical Policy Educator to work within the clinical education team. This role requires a candidate with experience in PIP assessments who can take a leadership role in approving educational materials for health assessments. The ideal candidate will ensure that policies are accurately reflected in education material and work closely with stakeholders to maintain compliance. In addition, strong analytical skills and the ability to deliver high-quality advice will be essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading clinical education material sign-off for health assessments.
• Ability to review educational materials to ensure compliance with current DWP policy.
• Capability to draft high-quality advice for senior officials.

Responsibilities

• Lead sign-off on PIP clinical education material before release.
• Review education materials for accuracy and compliance with policies.
• Draft and deliver high-quality advice on educational materials.

Skills

Experience in PIP assessments

Leadership

Policy analysis

Expertise in occupational health or work and health

Job description

We have one post available to work within the clinical education team as a clinical policy educator with experience in PIP assessments. The role holder will work closely with senior stakeholders in our external providers that deliver health and disability assessments on behalf of the Department, our clinical policy advisors and our clinical authors.

This role will provide the end point for assurance for DWP officials that their policies are being implemented as intended by ensuring they are reflected accurately within education material written by clinical authors and providing a final sign off for the material that is externally quality assured by an expert clinical education team.

Key tasks include:

• Working autonomously, taking a leadership role on PIP clinical and decision maker education material being the final sign off point before the material is released to assessment providers for use.
• Review education material to ensure it is in line with current DWP policy, the external quality assurance was accurate and in line with national guidance and is implementable by the health assessment providers.
• Work with policy teams and contracts management teams to ensure the PIPAG is up to date and aligns with best practice.
• Work with senior leadership in operations and decision making to ensure the clinical education material used by decision makers to assist in making accurate and timely decisions on benefit claims is accurate, in line with best practice and fit for purpose.
• Quickly identify when things are not right and put measurable steps in place to put them right.
• Draft and deliver (including in-person) high quality advice for the clinical education lead and senior officials on policy and education material relating to the disability benefit they lead on.
• Provide high quality advice on FOI, judicial review, PQ and UQs relating to their specialist disability benefit area ensuring the advice is timely and accurate.
• Lead ad hoc strategic work/projects in this area in response to areas in need of improvement.

Occupational health or work and health expertise would be beneficial in this role.

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We particularly welcome people from ethnic minority backgrounds applying as they are under-represented groups in DWP.