Head of Clinical Audit and Observations
| Posting date: | 11 March 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £69,869 to £77,740 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 April 2024 |
| Location: | Blackpool |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 342270/2 |
Summary
Are you a health professional with experience of Work Capability Assessments (WCA) and Personal Independent Payment (PIP) health assessments and auditing assessment reports against agreed assessment criteria? Would you love the opportunity to join a team committed to the successful delivery of specialist services for some of the most vulnerable customers in the UK?
DWP are looking for a health professional to fill the role of Head of Clinical Audit and Observations, in Contract Management and Partner Delivery Directorate (CMPD) Controls and Assurance Division (CAD).
CAD is responsible for the control’s environment for DWP’s suite of nationally contracted health assessment and employment support contracts working to ensure these contracts deliver value for money and protect the public purse, and great customer service.
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The role available will be based in:
Birmingham 3 Arena Central, Bridge Street, Birmingham B1 2AX
Blackpool Peel Park, Brunel Way, Blackpool FY4 5ES
Glasgow Atlantic Quay, Glasgow G2 8SP
Leeds– Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7UA.
Manchester– 2 St Peter’s Square, Manchester, M2 3AA.
Newcastle– Benton Park View, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE98 1BA.
Sheffield – Hartshead Square, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2FD
We welcome applications from candidates who demonstrate a high level of clinical confidence with extensive experience of PIP and WCA health assessments and auditing assessment reports against agreed assessment criteria.
Location preferences
You will be asked for your preferences for up to 3 locations, these will tell us where you would prefer to work if you are successful. Please do not select a location unless you are prepared to accept a role in that location.
Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, based on fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles here.
Contract Management and Partner Delivery (CMPD) is a Corporate Team within DWP. It’s an incredibly exciting time to be working in CMPD. The role of CMPD is to ensure that our contracted employment and health providers deliver the outcomes that the customer needs and play a vital part in shaping the future of contracted employment, Health and European Social Fund (ESF) payments and provisions.
The Directorate sits within DWPs Finance Group and works closely with a wide range of colleagues including DWP Operations, Commercial, Finance, Strategy and contracted suppliers.
More information about DWP, CMPD and this role is included in the candidate pack.
The successful candidate will: -
- Be an active member of the CMPD senior leadership community, communicating a clear and compelling vision to teams, partners and suppliers, supporting delivery of CMPD and DWP aims and objectives and role modelling a culture that strives for excellence.
- Provide inspirational and visible leadership to a large team of health professionals, including DWP employees, secondees and contracted Health Care Professionals (HCPs), whilst actively promoting diversity and inclusion, and supporting staff health and wellbeing.
- Lead a team of auditors across a range of health assessment strands and support them to ensure the effect delivery of clinical audit and clinical observations.
- Develop and oversee the delivery of a clinical continuous professional development programme for Controls and Assurance Division (CAD) Health Professionals in order develop highly skilled Health Professionals and to ensure maintenance of registration with relevant accreditation bodies.
- Use their robust knowledge and understanding of Health Assessments, including WCA and PIP to provide expert clinical advice to support team members and wider DWP stakeholders to maintain, develop and champion effective controls for DWP’s health assessment contracts including managing the delivery of audits and ensuring appropriate feedback is given to the Assessment suppliers with a keen focus on quality and delivery.
- Work effectively in partnership with other DWP teams and support a matrix management model to ensure the effective delivery of Clinical Observations.
- Develop and maintain robust processes to support the quality and consistency of clinical audits to support high standards of clinical practice.