Clinical Workforce Expansion Lead

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB

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Job summary

Secondment/Fixed Term for 18 months.

The Clinical Learning Environment Programme Lead is a key role, leading the system delivery of placement optimisation and capacity by ensuring that there is sufficient high quality, varied placement opportunities, supported by a comprehensive supervisor and educator plan.

This innovative role will be a partnership with a local Higher Education Institute (HEI). You will work alongside the respected Heads of Clinical Education at ESNEFT and WSFT, as well as working with the Primary Care Training Hub, Social Care and other current or potential placement providers. This role is inclusive of all clinical roles and Allied Health Professions.

An in-depth knowledge of education for health and care and workforce transformation for nursing, midwifery and allied health professions is essential. A post graduate qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant profession and current registration with the NMC or HCPC is required.

Hosted by SNEE ICB this role will work collaboratively with local HEIs, reporting directly to both the ICB and to NHS England.

Main duties of the job

The role is crucial to ensure that we build on the good work already achieved, further address the areas identified above and scale up the opportunities across the SNEE system, to support the continuation and implementation of the clinical learning transformation strategy. This will require:

Leadership on the delivery of the CLE Implementation Plan, which aims to optimise and expand placement capacity, establish an employment offer, co-ordinate apprenticeship growth and expand supervisor capacity

Systems leadership and influencing skills
The ability to work autonomously and as a leader and member of multiple teams
The ability to build, and maintain strong partnerships and work effectively with a range of stakeholders
Highly developed communication skills and ability to employ a range of high-level negotiating and influencing strategies appropriate to different audiences
A strong grasp of national and regional policy and initiatives relating to non-medical education and workforce
The ability to work and make decisions autonomously, guided by principles and broad policies/regulations and act based on own interpretation and judgment.

Experience of project leadership or management

About us

The NHS Suffolk and North-East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for our population. This function is commonly referred to as commissioning. To do this, we work within a budget of around £1.5 billion, which is set by NHS England, and work closely with local government and the NHS providers in our area. Our performance is judged by how well our local health and care system as a whole is working, including the health outcomes of our communities. The ICB has delegated some authority to the three health and wellbeing alliances that operate in Suffolk and North-East Essex to act on its behalf. This is to ensure that the needs of smaller, local areas are addressed. The ICB remains accountable for all of its functions, including those it has delegated. Local residents have a big role to play in the operation of the ICB. We rely on the experiences and perspectives of our communities to help shape our decision-making.

Date posted

07 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

D9710-ICB390

Job locations

Endeavour House

8 Russell Road

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP1 2BX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working collaboratively

Lead on development and delivery of the SNEE ICB NHS Long term workforce plan (LTWP) 2023 Growth Plan in respect to the non-medical clinical workforce with a focus on clinical placement optimisation and expansion.

Project manage delivery of plan and, acting in an impartial and independent manner, facilitate effective and productive working between providers and education establishments.

Report to and share best practice from regional team.

Contribute to work with regional CLE team to enable change, optimisation and expansion across the East of England

Provide oversight of regional initiatives

Placement Capacity optimisation and expansion

Understand and develop work undertaken to date (e.g. Standard operating procedures for agreeing student number and placement allocation).

Lead collaborative working to optimise and expand placement capacity, including supporting providers and education establishments develop new models for student deployment (to enable consistent student flow throughout the calendar year).

Support providers and education establishments to develop new and innovative placement opportunities and champion best practice.

Project manage and facilitate improvements to planning clinical placements in advance throughout SNEE and linking with regional developments.

Working collaboratively with Providers, develop ICS Educator strategy to ensure placement quality, and that educators are able to meet demand and are sufficiently supported.

Align LTWP trajectories and local (Trust, Primary and Social Care) workforce trajectories. Work with local providers to understand establishment funding, barriers and facilitating factors to build consistent approach to support newly qualified practitioners move into employment and stay in area.

Student Supply

Work collaboratively to support the establishment of entry pathways: Identify and highlight (and unite where applicable) current workstreams to achieve growth in student supply e.g. HEI, FE and provider schemes to encourage growing our own, Health and Care academy work, local college programmes etc. to support development of ICS plan to increase student supply

Encourage, collate, and report on local education institutions work to increase applications and a higher ratio of acceptances, whilst improving quality.

Apprenticeship growth

Support apprenticeship growth by working collaboratively with student supply, education (including the Centre of Excellence for Health Apprenticeships) and apprenticeship leads to facilitate and monitor increase in apprenticeship routes.

Plan and facilitate partner agreements to ensure reciprocal placement opportunities exist across ICS.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working collaboratively

Project manage delivery of plan and, acting in an impartial and independent manner, facilitate effective and productive working between providers and education establishments.

Report to and share best practice from regional team.

Contribute to work with regional CLE team to enable change, optimisation and expansion across the East of England

Provide oversight of regional initiatives

Placement Capacity optimisation and expansion

Understand and develop work undertaken to date (e.g. Standard operating procedures for agreeing student number and placement allocation).

Support providers and education establishments to develop new and innovative placement opportunities and champion best practice.

Project manage and facilitate improvements to planning clinical placements in advance throughout SNEE and linking with regional developments.

Working collaboratively with Providers, develop ICS Educator strategy to ensure placement quality, and that educators are able to meet demand and are sufficiently supported.

Student Supply

Encourage, collate, and report on local education institutions work to increase applications and a higher ratio of acceptances, whilst improving quality.

Apprenticeship growth

Plan and facilitate partner agreements to ensure reciprocal placement opportunities exist across ICS.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

Ability to work and make decisions autonomously, guided by principles and broad policies/regulations and act based on own interpretation and judgement.
An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
Able to maintain concentration for extended periods.
Good time keeping.
Flexible approach to work.

Communication Skills

Essential

Skilled communicator able to select from, and utilise, a range of high-level negotiating and influencing strategies appropriate to different audiences and environments.
Able to effectively manage a complex, competing and rapidly evolving set of work priorities.
Able to evaluate and interpret a broad range of complex information sources quickly, generating insight and taken an evidence-based approach to decision making in circumstances where there are contradictory opinions or a broad range of possible actions available.
Proven ability to manage a team through complex organisational change ensuring stability and consistent delivery of objectives.
Able to analyse policy, information, and research in support of the programme design and delivery.
Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions to sudden unexpected demands or challenges to programme delivery.

Desirable

Communicates complex concepts and subject matter clearly, adapting approach for different audiences and avoiding jargon.

Equality and Diversity

Essential

Evidence of understanding of, and commitment to, equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.

Behaviours and values

Essential

Support the delivery of excellent healthcare and health improvement by holding the interests of patients and public at the heart of what they do.
Act in a way that is compliant with Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions and the NHS Management Code of Conduct in the discharge of this responsibility, and promotes value for taxpayers and the efficient use of public resources.
Actively promote the NHS Constitution and Values through personal behaviour and interaction with others and by the standards and example they set for those they work with.
Aware of the impact of own behaviour on others and takes responsibility to address any personal development needs.
Acknowledges and is appreciative of the work of others and team effort.
Operates with integrity and treats services users, partners, and colleagues with respect and dignity at all times.
Constructively challenges and accepts constructive challenge from others.
Commitment to the promotion of equality and diversity in the workforce by operating in accordance with NHSE policy, good practice, and support of the equalities agenda.
Takes ownership for improving and maintaining and healthy safe and pleasant working environment.
Actively communicates with all levels of staff effectively.

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

Extensive knowledge of Nursing and Midwifery and AHP development in healthcare to include workforce development approaches, education development and commissioning.
Knowledge of healthcare education and training policy and systems.
An understanding of current health and care policy and system.
An understanding of Clinical Learning Environment Strategies.
Extensive experience supporting the learner in a clinical learning environment.
Experience managing programmes of work to expand placement capacity and knowledge of virtual learning opportunities.
Detailed knowledge of maintaining confidentiality and implementing data legislation requirements including information governance.
Experience of complex stakeholder management.
Holds a current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or HCPC.
Masters Level or equivalent level of experience.

Desirable

Experience of commissioning complex projects across organisational boundaries and procurement of services to support project delivery.
Experience of managing and delivering a number of complex initiatives simultaneously in rapidly evolving, political and high-pressure environments including effective management of risk.
Experience of working with senior colleagues in a range of organisations and dealing, at a senior level, with diverse partners and agencies (public, private and not for profit).
Demonstrated ability to present effectively to a wide range of audiences including senior stakeholder groups.
Experience in coordinating delegated budget, monitoring expenditure against target areas and managing financial returns.
Knowledge of evaluation models and application to programme management.
Knowledge of strong governance arrangements
Extensive knowledge of non-medial clinical education acquired through postgraduate education or equivalent experience.
Evidence of supervisor/assessor training.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

Ability to work and make decisions autonomously, guided by principles and broad policies/regulations and act based on own interpretation and judgement.
An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
Able to maintain concentration for extended periods.
Good time keeping.
Flexible approach to work.

Communication Skills

Essential

Skilled communicator able to select from, and utilise, a range of high-level negotiating and influencing strategies appropriate to different audiences and environments.
Able to effectively manage a complex, competing and rapidly evolving set of work priorities.
Able to evaluate and interpret a broad range of complex information sources quickly, generating insight and taken an evidence-based approach to decision making in circumstances where there are contradictory opinions or a broad range of possible actions available.
Proven ability to manage a team through complex organisational change ensuring stability and consistent delivery of objectives.
Able to analyse policy, information, and research in support of the programme design and delivery.
Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions to sudden unexpected demands or challenges to programme delivery.

Desirable

Communicates complex concepts and subject matter clearly, adapting approach for different audiences and avoiding jargon.

Equality and Diversity

Essential

Evidence of understanding of, and commitment to, equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.

Behaviours and values

Essential

Support the delivery of excellent healthcare and health improvement by holding the interests of patients and public at the heart of what they do.
Act in a way that is compliant with Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions and the NHS Management Code of Conduct in the discharge of this responsibility, and promotes value for taxpayers and the efficient use of public resources.
Actively promote the NHS Constitution and Values through personal behaviour and interaction with others and by the standards and example they set for those they work with.
Aware of the impact of own behaviour on others and takes responsibility to address any personal development needs.
Acknowledges and is appreciative of the work of others and team effort.
Operates with integrity and treats services users, partners, and colleagues with respect and dignity at all times.
Constructively challenges and accepts constructive challenge from others.
Commitment to the promotion of equality and diversity in the workforce by operating in accordance with NHSE policy, good practice, and support of the equalities agenda.
Takes ownership for improving and maintaining and healthy safe and pleasant working environment.
Actively communicates with all levels of staff effectively.

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

Extensive knowledge of Nursing and Midwifery and AHP development in healthcare to include workforce development approaches, education development and commissioning.
Knowledge of healthcare education and training policy and systems.
An understanding of current health and care policy and system.
An understanding of Clinical Learning Environment Strategies.
Extensive experience supporting the learner in a clinical learning environment.
Experience managing programmes of work to expand placement capacity and knowledge of virtual learning opportunities.
Detailed knowledge of maintaining confidentiality and implementing data legislation requirements including information governance.
Experience of complex stakeholder management.
Holds a current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or HCPC.
Masters Level or equivalent level of experience.

Desirable

Experience of commissioning complex projects across organisational boundaries and procurement of services to support project delivery.
Experience of managing and delivering a number of complex initiatives simultaneously in rapidly evolving, political and high-pressure environments including effective management of risk.
Experience of working with senior colleagues in a range of organisations and dealing, at a senior level, with diverse partners and agencies (public, private and not for profit).
Demonstrated ability to present effectively to a wide range of audiences including senior stakeholder groups.
Experience in coordinating delegated budget, monitoring expenditure against target areas and managing financial returns.
Knowledge of evaluation models and application to programme management.
Knowledge of strong governance arrangements
Extensive knowledge of non-medial clinical education acquired through postgraduate education or equivalent experience.
Evidence of supervisor/assessor training.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.