Job summary
Education and Training - Health and Care Professions
The core purpose of this team is to provide education and training professional leadership across a broad range of health and care professions, including (but not limited to), nursing and midwifery, allied health professions, advanced practice, physician associates, healthcare science, psychological professions.
This includes addressing the gaps in the workforce across health and care profession roles, pathways and geographies through education, and underpinning interdisciplinary training and upskilling, as well as managing domestic supply routes including addressing attrition in training and assuring the quality and improvement of education and training.
Key activities will include:
Supply: Expertise in relation to the workforce education requirements of thoseproviding health and care
- Workforce: Lead key regional and national programmes of work at region toinform national policy and direction, providing expert clinical and professionaladvice
- Quality: Clinical expertise to monitor the delivery and quality ofpractice-basededucation across the region
- Reform and research: Supporting national strategy development and delivery atregion including education reform and research
Main duties of the job
This post is one of three lead nursing and Midwifery lead roles to be established across the NEY region. The role of the Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Lead is to support the delivery of workforce transformation and planning to meet the NHSE mandate, working with the Regional Head of Education and Training: Health and Care Professions, GP Deans, Local Directors and Postgraduate Deans the post-holder will be working with their Local Office area and across NEY.
The post holder will contribute to the Regional Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Board to ensure delivery of the expansion plans and support a professional network of practice nurse facilitators to promote and facilitate student nurse placements across the region and fields of nursing, assessment/supervision, preceptorship, and advanced clinical practice opportunities. Key to the role will be stakeholder engagement, an understanding of workforce planning, new models of care, leadership, and academic opportunities.
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.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to support and contribute to matrix working with NHSE DCO nursing colleagues to achieve the ambition of improved workforce planning. The postholder will be based in the regional offices but expected to travel or use virtual technology (Teams) to attend regional and national meetings. Budget responsibilities are part of the role. The post holder will identify and lead several local and regional projects with support of the transformational hub.
The post holder will link closely with the NHSE Integrated Care System (ICS) facing teams in the region, supported by the Regional Head of Education and Training: Health and Care Professions leading regionally on a range of Nursing and Midwifery workforce transformation programmes collaboratively with stakeholders, both internally across NHSE and externally, including ICBs, Arms Length Bodies, Education Providers and other key partners to drive the delivery of strategy across the region and to ensure the delivery of the agreed outcomes.
Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to support and contribute to matrix working with NHSE DCO nursing colleagues to achieve the ambition of improved workforce planning. The postholder will be based in the regional offices but expected to travel or use virtual technology (Teams) to attend regional and national meetings. Budget responsibilities are part of the role. The post holder will identify and lead several local and regional projects with support of the transformational hub.
The post holder will link closely with the NHSE Integrated Care System (ICS) facing teams in the region, supported by the Regional Head of Education and Training: Health and Care Professions leading regionally on a range of Nursing and Midwifery workforce transformation programmes collaboratively with stakeholders, both internally across NHSE and externally, including ICBs, Arms Length Bodies, Education Providers and other key partners to drive the delivery of strategy across the region and to ensure the delivery of the agreed outcomes.
Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working in or influencing nursing across different sectors (PC/SC/Secondary care.
- oExperience of working with nurses in training in an educational context.
- oExperience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team.
- oDemonstrable track record of delivery in service and education .
- oUnderstanding of developments involving professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional Registered registration with the NMC
- oEducated to master's level or equivalent in relevant field or holding the equivalent level of experience.
- oExtensive knowledge/clinical experience of nurse specialist area acquired through postgraduate education or equivalent experience.
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- oA keen sense of vision and ability to innovate.
- oPolitical astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty
- .oStrong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
- oCapable of effective planning over long, medium, and short-term planning horizon and with a high tolerance of uncertainty, ensuring the appropriate allocation of resources, early identification of risk.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- oSupport the delivery of excellent healthcare and health improvement by holding the interests of patients and public at the heart of what they do. Operate in a highly political and sensitive environment with strong leadership and communication skills.
- oAct in a way that is compliant with Standing Orders and Standing Financial and the Instructions and the NHS Management Code of Conduct in the discharge of this responsibility.
- oCommunicates complex concepts and subject matter clearly, adapting approach for different audiences and avoiding jargon
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working in or influencing nursing across different sectors (PC/SC/Secondary care.
- oExperience of working with nurses in training in an educational context.
- oExperience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team.
- oDemonstrable track record of delivery in service and education .
- oUnderstanding of developments involving professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional Registered registration with the NMC
- oEducated to master's level or equivalent in relevant field or holding the equivalent level of experience.
- oExtensive knowledge/clinical experience of nurse specialist area acquired through postgraduate education or equivalent experience.
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- oA keen sense of vision and ability to innovate.
- oPolitical astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty
- .oStrong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
- oCapable of effective planning over long, medium, and short-term planning horizon and with a high tolerance of uncertainty, ensuring the appropriate allocation of resources, early identification of risk.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- oSupport the delivery of excellent healthcare and health improvement by holding the interests of patients and public at the heart of what they do. Operate in a highly political and sensitive environment with strong leadership and communication skills.
- oAct in a way that is compliant with Standing Orders and Standing Financial and the Instructions and the NHS Management Code of Conduct in the discharge of this responsibility.
- oCommunicates complex concepts and subject matter clearly, adapting approach for different audiences and avoiding jargon
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
