Advanced Practice Education and Training Development Lead

NHS England

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Job summary

This post provides an exciting opportunity to join an established team driving change in Advanced Practice at regional and sub-regional level. You will play a pivotal role in maximising the opportunity for workforce transformation by supporting the training and upskilling of the relevant workforce against the standards set by the Centre, driving up quality in Advanced Practice education and most importantly ensuring safe and effective services for patients.

This post will require you to apply your existing knowledge, skills and expertise in a flexible and dynamic way to lead this change and make a real difference. It provides opportunity to operate at a senior level leading a vital area of workforce transformation and education planning/delivery and will provide valuable experience for operating in innovative, 'high stakes' change management and senior programme leadership roles.

This role will have a focus on the training and development of Advanced Practice in Radiography & Diagnostics. However, this is not exclusive and the postholder will require flexibility and transferable skills in addition to specialist knowledge in those areas to contribute to the wider agenda and work of the Faculty also as priorities and needs arise.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide Advanced Practice leadership and programme management expertise at a regional level
  • Contribute to the strategic and operational development of the Regional Faculty for Advanced Practice
  • Contribute to proactively managing the key risks and issues associated with the regional delivery plan
  • Work in partnership with the existing regional enabling function
  • Develop the relationship and engagement strategy to facilitate local health and social care systems including ICSs to recognise the importance of Advanced Practice in service transformation
  • Contribute to ensuring the Faculty strategy is formulated, understood by all stakeholders, and is delivered
  • Work with workforce planning and business intelligence colleagues to identify current and future Advanced Practitioner demand and supply and optimise workforce
  • Provide support and advice to ICS members on the development of the existing and future workforce and the delivery of the transformation plan outcomes
  • Create and deliver a wide range of reports

About us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

  • Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
  • Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
  • Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
  • Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
  • Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Date posted

16 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

990-SW-WTE-6451600-E

Job locations

South West House

Blackbrook Park Avenue

Taunton

TA1 2PX


Job description

Job responsibilities

As fully outlined in the attached Job Description and highlighted in the Main Duties of the Job Section.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

Job description

Job responsibilities

As fully outlined in the attached Job Description and highlighted in the Main Duties of the Job Section.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Clinical qualification with current registration
  • Educated to master's level or higher or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in relevant specialist area for an extended period (Radiography/Diagnostics)
  • Member of a relevant professional body and current regulation by appropriate regulator

Desirable

  • Extensive knowledge of a range of specialist areas in a relevant field of expertise acquired through post graduate diploma/master's degree or equivalent experience gained over an extended period of time to enable highly developed subject matter expertise (Radiography/Diagnostics)

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Extensive knowledge of the structure and organisation of the healthcare education and training, the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders and the mechanics for workforce planning as related to Advanced Practice
  • Demonstrated experience of leading programmes in highly complex and challenging environments

Desirable

  • Significant experience of managing a team and achieving objectives
  • Experience of developing and implementing policy and programmes to support the delivery of team and organisational objectives and business plans

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

  • Develops partnerships with a range of internal and external stakeholders at Regional/National levels and actively develops and maintains these
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Clinical qualification with current registration
  • Educated to master's level or higher or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in relevant specialist area for an extended period (Radiography/Diagnostics)
  • Member of a relevant professional body and current regulation by appropriate regulator

Desirable

  • Extensive knowledge of a range of specialist areas in a relevant field of expertise acquired through post graduate diploma/master's degree or equivalent experience gained over an extended period of time to enable highly developed subject matter expertise (Radiography/Diagnostics)

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Extensive knowledge of the structure and organisation of the healthcare education and training, the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders and the mechanics for workforce planning as related to Advanced Practice
  • Demonstrated experience of leading programmes in highly complex and challenging environments

Desirable

  • Significant experience of managing a team and achieving objectives
  • Experience of developing and implementing policy and programmes to support the delivery of team and organisational objectives and business plans

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

  • Develops partnerships with a range of internal and external stakeholders at Regional/National levels and actively develops and maintains these

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

South West House

Blackbrook Park Avenue

Taunton

TA1 2PX


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

South West House

Blackbrook Park Avenue

Taunton

TA1 2PX


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Lead AP Faculty

Lisa Munro-Davies

Lisa.Munro-Davies@nhs.net

Date posted

16 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

990-SW-WTE-6451600-E

Job locations

South West House

Blackbrook Park Avenue

Taunton

TA1 2PX


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