Vacancy: National Specialty Advisor for Older People and Integrated Person-Centred Care

Main area: National Specialty Advisor for Older People and Integrated Person-Centred Care
Grade: Other
Contract: Secondment for 12 months
Hours: To be agreed
Job ref: 990-NHSEI0274CE
Site: Skipton House
Town: London
Salary: TBC
Closing: 03/06/2019 23:59
 

Our Organisation

NHS England and NHS Improvement came together on 1 April 2019 as a new single organisation. The NHS Long Term Plan focuses on delivering integrated care to patients at the local level and we can best support the NHS to deliver this as a single integrated organisation.

Our new operating model represents a strong shift to regional delivery supported by expert corporate teams. ​ Local health systems are supported by our integrated regional teams who play a major leadership role in the geographies they manage.

We are jointly committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

NHS England and NHS Improvement have worked with stakeholders from across the system to develop the NHS Long Term Plan.  The Plan will make sure the NHS has a bright future ahead of it. Its ambitions range from providing high quality lifesaving treatment and care for patients and their families, to reducing pressure on hard working NHS staff and investing in exciting new technologies.

With the work to bring together NHS England and NHS Improvement and launch of the NHS Long Term Plan there is a need to ensure the organisations have strong specialist clinical leadership and advice to support delivery of these priorities. 

We are now seeking to recruit highly effective National Specialty Advisers to support the National Clinical Directors and Medical Directors to provide clinical advice and leadership in the following respects:

  • Clinical advice and leadership to drive transformation of services for patients;
  • Clinical advice to support the commissioning of services; and
  • Clinical advice on ad hoc issues to support parliamentary accountability.

The appointment is offered on secondment on a part time basis, to be agreed with between the team and successful candidate for a period of up to three years with an annual review of progress.

Our commitments to you

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

Applications

Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Please note that we currently do not accept applications via CV or recruitment agencies.

The NHSBSA is responsible for the processing of your application; a privacy notice is attached to advise you on how we will process your personal data.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via NHS Jobs. If you have a query relating to your application, please contact the recruitment team on england [dot] hrqueries [at] nhsbsa [dot] nhs [dot] uk or 0300 330 1369.

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