About this role
Job summary
The Clinical Governance, Training, Workforce and Revalidation team, together with the team reporting through the Deputy Director for Health Protection Workforce, Infection Prevention and Control, Medicines Governance and Safeguarding (HIMS), ensure the organisation is operating within a robust clinical governance and quality improvement framework and the medical /public health professional workforce is working to appropriate professional standards.
This is a senior leadership role providing expert clinical and public health governance advice and leadership across UKHSA. The post holder will be responsible for the development, coordination, implementation and continuous improvement of UKHSA's Clinical and Public Health Quality Management Framework and associated governance arrangements.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide strategic leadership for quality improvement, clinical governance, organisational learning and patient and public safety across UKHSA, whilst supporting the Clinical Quality Oversight Committee (CQOC) and associated governance structures in providing assurance regarding the quality, effectiveness and safety of Clinical and Public Health services.
Operating within UKHSA's delegated quality management model, the post holder will coordinate cross-organisational quality intelligence, facilitate second-line assurance activities, support organisational preparedness for external inspection and review, and provide expert leadership to strengthen quality management arrangements across the Agency.
About us
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Provide professional leadership and expert advice on Clinical and Public Health quality, governance and improvement. Lead development and implementation of the UKHSA Clinical and Public Health Quality Management Framework. Coordinate the collection, analysis and interpretation of quality, governance and assurance intelligence across UKHSA. Support the Clinical Quality Oversight Committee in discharging its governance, assurance and oversight functions. Promote a culture of quality improvement, organisational learning and patient and public safety. Lead preparation and support arrangements for external inspections and reviews, including CQC-related activity where appropriate. Provide expert governance input into the development of new Clinical and Public Health services.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Act as an ambassador and advocate for Clinical and Public Health Quality and Governance across UKHSA. Lead the development of a culture of quality improvement, effectiveness, patient safety and continuous organisational learning. Develop, implement and maintain the UKHSA Clinical and Public Health Quality Management Framework. Ensure governance, quality management and improvement arrangements remain aligned with national guidance, regulatory requirements and emerging best practice. Coordinate cross-organisational quality intelligence from incidents, audits, quality indicators, assurance reviews and other sources to identify emerging risks and themes. In collaboration with operational services and the corporate risk management function, analyse quality, risk and assurance information to support organisational oversight and improvement. Support the implementation and monitoring of action plans arising from significant incidents, reviews, audits and inspections, particularly where cross-directorate coordination is required. Provide leadership for organisational learning and dissemination of lessons across UKHSA. Oversee the development of a strategic approach to Clinical and Public Health audit aligned to UKHSA's remit and priorities. Oversee development of communication and engagement strategies that promote quality management, governance and improvement. Support directorates and service teams through expert advice, challenge and critical friend review of Clinical and Public Health quality management arrangements
For full details, please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification.
External: Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including internal applicants).
Stage 1: Application & Sift
This vacancy is using the Competency Framework
At sift stage you will be assessed against the essential criteria listed in the job advert.
You will be required to complete an: Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) Up to 1250 word Statement of Suitability
Healthjobs UK has a word limit of 1500, but your statement of suitability must be no more than 1250
This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role.
You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. (The application form is the kind of information you would put into your C.V please be advised you will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible)
We will only take through applications that meet all essential criteria.
Shortlisting:
In the event of a large number of applications we may conduct an initial sift, on the lead criteria of:
GMC full and specialist register with a license to practice (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview) or UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists or be eligible within 6 months If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/infectious diseases medicine or medical microbiology, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health medicine/infectious diseases medicine/or medical microbiology practice
Only candidates who are registered will go forward for consideration.
Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications/large amount of successful candidates.
Please note feedback will not be provided at this stage.
Stage 2: Assessment stage:
If you are shortlisted, you will be asked to take part in a staff engagement exercise (SEE). This assessment will not result in a pass or fail decision. Rather, they are designed to support the panels decision making and highlight areas for the panel to explore further at interview.
The staff engagement exercise (SEE) will be held remotely. The date is TBC.
Stage 3: Interview stage (competency based):You will be invited to a face to face interview in London.
In exceptional circumstances a remote interview may be offered.
Interview date TBC.
This vacancy is being assessed using competency based framework. During the interview we will assess against the below:
KnowledgeExperienceSkills and Abilities
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Hybrid working - any Core HQThis role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London). Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport links and benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Security ClearanceSuccessful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Salary InformationIf you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.
AfC Band 8d£94,356 - £108,814 (plus 20% basic salary to a maximum £8,746) Inner London£94,356 - £108,814 (plus 15% basic salary to a maximum of £6,137) Outer London£94,356 - £108,814 NationalMedical Consultant£113,565 - £150,569 (plus £2,162 London Weighting, Inner and Outer London)£113,565 - £150,569 National
The successful candidate will be appointed to the point of the Consultant salary scale appropriate to their years of seniority or if from a background other than medicine to NHS Agenda for Change Band 8d.
Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)If included in the GMC Specialist Register/ in a specialty other than public health medicine, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practice
Public Health Specialty Registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview; all other applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the GMC.
Inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists (or eligibility within six months of interview).Non medical applicants who are not yet fully registered with the UKPHR must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within six months of gaining specialist registration at the date of interview. All other non medical applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the UKPHR Specialist Register (for example, confirmation that a UKPHR specialist portfolio has been submitted).
UK Health Security Agency promoted diversity in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunities employer
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
The National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations 1996 (legislation.gov.uk) In line with legislation, inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of application If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/dental public health, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practice Any public health speciality registrar applicants who are currently on the UK public health training programme and not yet on either the GMC, GDC or UKPHR specialist register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview Applicants going through the portfolio registration routes (GMC or UKPHR) are not eligible to be shortlisted for interview until they are included on the register. The six-month rule does not apply to these portfolio route applicants If an applicant is UK trained in Public Health, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment, or equivalent
Desirable
Master's in public health or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Significant strategic experience of leadership for public health Staff management and training Practical experience in facilitating change Experience of communicable disease control in a wide variety of settings including out of hours on call Experience and demonstrable competency in dealing with environmental hazards/chemical incidents Delivery of successful change management programmes across organizational boundaries Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills and operational nous In depth understanding of the health and care system and the relationships with both local national government In depth knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement, evaluation and evidence based public health practice Strong and demonstrable understanding of interfaces between health, social care and key partners (dealing with wider determinants of health) Understanding of the public sector duty and the inequality duty and their application to public health practice
Desirable
Media experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour or health promotion messages
Skills, Capabilities & Behaviours Essential
Able to influence senior members including directors and CEOs Able to both lead teams and to able to contribute effectively in teams led by junior colleagues Commitment to work within a political system irrespective of personal political affiliations Adaptable to situations, can handle people of all capabilities and attitudes Commitment to team-working, and respect and consideration for the skills of others Self-motivated, pro-active, and innovative Able to demonstrate and motivate organisations to contribute to improving the public's health and wellbeing through mainstream activities and within resources Ability to lead and manage the response successfully in unplanned and unforeseen circumstances Analytical skills able to utilize both qualitative (including health economics) and quantitative information Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement strategies and policies Substantially numerate, with highly developed analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative data Resource and staff management skills Project Management skills High standards of professional probity
Desirable
Training and mentoring skills Scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars etc
Equality and Diversity Essential
An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, and in relation to management systems
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name UK Health Security Agency
Address UKHSA Core Locations
London, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)