National Specialist Advisor - NSA (Gynae) | NHS England
| Posting date: | 12 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,000 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 June 2025 |
| Location: | Nationally, SE1 8UG |
| Company: | NHS England |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6966352/990-NUR-12426-E |
Summary
With the launch of the Women’s Health Strategy in July 2022, Dept of Health (DH) tasked NHS England to deliver specific policy related commitments.This postis designed to provide clinical oversight and drive transformation of women’s health care supporting the NCD and Deputy Director. The main but not sole focus will be on secondary care and specialist aspects ofgynaecologyincluding tackling elective care waitsand will involve working closely internally with other NHSE teams as well as external system partners at national,Regionaland local levels.
The NHS health and care system cares for all and 51% of the population face obstacles when it comes toaccesscare. In 2014 the chief medical officers annual report –the health of 51% women,identifiedthe widening disparities for girls andwomen duringtheir adolescent, reproductive and post reproductive years. These issuesremainrelevant today.
• Engage with & provide leadership, specialistexpertise, direction &general supportto the Women’s Health Deputy Director and National Clinical Director asrequired, alongside providing clinical oversight and work to support the delivery of the Women’s Healthprogramme.
• The post is focusedmainly onthe secondary and specialist care aspects of the end-to-end pathway for womenincludinggynaecologyelectivewaits,butworking closelywith other teams and stakeholdersleading on population,communityand primary care.
• Provideclinical advice to support identification and delivery of our corporate clinical priorities, support commissioning, provide ad hoc advice and drivetransformation of services.
• The post holder will support senior leaders with the provision of clinical advice and leadership through collaborative working withprogrammeSROs, and other clinical leads across theorganisationin theirspecialityarea to ensure that all workprogrammesare aligned with national policy and strategy.
• Valuable source of knowledge on the latest scientific advances andprovideclinicalexpertiseon cross cutting themes including digital healthcare, innovation, ensuring that a health inequalities lens is applied to all areas of work.
• Support policy & strategy teams with horizon scanning and in the successful design & delivery of intervention & resources to support system, professional and care pathway changes at a national and local level.
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 visit https://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.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
You can find further details about the role,includingkeyresponsibilities and accountabilities, alongside theorganisational structureand person specificationin the attached Job Descriptionand other supporting documents.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS willbe offered on a secondment basis only, agreementshouldbeobtainedfromtheiremployerpriortosubmittingtheapplication.
This advert closes on Monday 26 May 2025