Deputy Clinical Professional Lead

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking a Deputy Clinical Professional Lead to enhance services for vulnerable individuals. This permanent full-time role involves collaboration with clinical teams to ensure high-quality service delivery and professional development across the organization.

Benefits

Generous Civil Service Pension Scheme

Indemnity insurance cover

Reimbursement of professional regulatory body fees

Qualifications

• Experience leading continuing professional development programmes for clinical teams.
• Ability to translate complex material into simple explanations.
• High level of clinical experience with NHS background.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the clinical profession function for DWP alongside the Chief Medical Advisor.
• Organize the continuing professional development programme and annual conference.
• Work with clinicians for recruitment and retention in line with organizational standards.

Skills

Clinical confidence

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

5 years of post-graduate expertise

Up to date registration with NMC, GMC or HCPC

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Deputy Clinical Professional Lead - for Department for Work and Pensions

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Permanent - Full-time, Part-Time and Job Sharing options

About:

We’re looking for people with clinical experience to join our brilliant DWP Clinical Policy team. With a talented team of clinicians, you will improve the experience and outcomes for millions of vulnerable people who interact with public services at critical times in their lives.

The role will work closely with the Chief Medical Advisor and head of the DWP Clinical Profession to build and grow the 5500 strong clinical profession and influence the clinical profession development across government.

You will :

• Oversee the clinical profession function for DWP alongside the Chief Medical Advisor, covering meetings when required for them.
• Develop the clinical profession ‘continuing professional development’ programme alongside the Education Lead ensuring the annual conference and monthly clinician calls are organised with expert speakers from across the leaders within the NHS and Royal Colleges and Faculties.
• Link with HR to ensure that any clinician who is being investigated has contact with the head of profession and support in place during the investigation, signposting to the responsible officer and regulatory bodies when appropriate.
• Draft and deliver (including in-person) high quality advice for the Chief Medical Advisor and senior officials relating to the clinical profession in DWP and in the provider organisations.
• Work with clinicians directly employed by DWP and those who are based in the providers of disability/functional assessments, to ensure recruitment and retention of clinicians is aligned so that clinicians are able to deliver high standard, accurate, clinical and health related advice.

Person specification:

• 5 years of post-graduate expertise and up to date registration with NMC, GMC or HCPC, with no conditions on registration unless they relate solely to a disability.
• High level of clinical confidence, including a broad range of clinical experience, with experience of working in the NHS.
• Experience of involvement, development or leading CPD / education programmes for clinical teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex material into simple explanations.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to adapt, influence and solve problems at pace.

Successful candidates will be entitled to a generous Civil Service Pension Scheme (with employer contributions worth 27.9% – 30.3% of salary), indemnity insurance cover for their work within DWP, and professional regulatory body fees reimbursed.

For more information and to apply click APPLY now. If shortlisted there will be an opportunity for an informal discussion with our Chief Medical Advisor.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider and Management

• Industries

  Government Administration, Public Health, and Medical Practices

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