Clinical Training and Education Senior Specialist (Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism)
NHS England (Southwest)
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an exceptional nurse/midwife to lead and influence the education and workforce of mental health, learning disability and autism nursing.
As the Clinical Training and Education Senior Specialist for Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism, you will be joining a small but dynamic Nursing and Midwifery Team within the Workforce and Education Directorate in the Southwest region.
The role will help provide expert clinical education, practice and policy advice to health systems, health and social care providers and work closely with Accredited Education Institutes. As an advocate for learners, you will work collaboratively with education providers and operational partners to embed the Safe Learning Environment Charter.
You will have a key role in delivering the regional ambitions of the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan and the clinical expansion required to secure the future nursing workforce, in order to deliver high quality, safe mental health services now and in the future.
In collaboration with regional and national partners, the post holder will be expected to create and deliver an annual plan with objectives that meet the directions of the Long-Term Workforce Plan.
Be responsible for programme delivery for an assigned portfolio of local and shared regional programmes of work.
Have delegated responsibility for representing and presenting NHSE’s position in respect to workforce strategy on behalf of the Head of Programmes to a broad range of external, Board-level stakeholders and stakeholder groups (e.g. ICS/ICB’s, Education providers) with demanding, complex and often competing agendas.
Support the Senior Nurse and the Regional Lead for Nursing and Midwifery to deliver regional objectives and performance and Head of Programmes to build and preserve trusted stakeholder relationships and networks of influence among external, stakeholders in challenging circumstances to support the promotion of NHSE’s strategic objectives.
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.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Support the Senior Nurse and the Regional Lead for Nursing and Midwifery to deliver regional objectives and performance and Head of Programmes to build and preserve trusted stakeholder relationships and networks of influence among external, stakeholders in challenging circumstances to support the promotion of NHSE’s strategic objectives.
Represent regional workforce transformation priorities and progress against national objectives in NHSE internal national forums for areas of delegated responsibility behalf of the Head of Programmes.
Engage and working closely with, peers across the region and nationally to support organisational learning, innovation, matrix working and the adoption of best practice.
Hold delegated authority to negotiate to gain consensus amongst senior external stakeholders on complex and contentious issues in a political environment relating to local/regional workforce priorities.
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This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Aug 2024
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