Clinical Policy Educator

Government Recruitment Service; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in the UK seeks a Clinical Policy Educator to lead on PIP clinical education materials. The successful candidate will work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure educational content aligns with DWP policies. Responsibilities include final sign off on educational materials and providing high quality advice on disability benefits. This role is critical for maintaining the quality of the assessment process and requires strong leadership and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in drafting and delivering clinical education materials.
• Strong understanding of DWP policies and quality assurance processes.
• Ability to work autonomously and take a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Take a leadership role on PIP clinical education materials and final sign off.
• Ensure educational material aligns with current DWP policy.
• Draft and deliver high quality advice on policy and education material.

Skills

Leadership in clinical education

Experience in PIP assessments

Strong analytical skills

Education

Qualifications in health or clinical education

Occupational health expertise (beneficial)

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.