Professional Standards Manager & Lead Nurse for Professional Standards

Job description

Job responsibilities

Training

Undertake regular training needs analyses in relation to professional standards in line with best practice in the health and social care sector in the UK, and for international work and advise on relevant training programmes.

Monitor the take-up and effectiveness of the training provided and report as part of UKHSA Quality reporting system.

Lead UKHSAs professional forum network, providing opportunities for learning and development.

Develop and deliver training as required on professional standards and employer/employee responsibilities

Contribute to cross system development of training materials for professional registrants

Data collection and analysis

Ensure there are systems in place for the effective collection of data relating to professional standards

Provide regular reports to the Deputy Director as required.

Compile professional standards data quarterly and provide reports to the Revalidation Committee (or other individuals or groups as required), making recommendations for improvements to systems and processes on the basis of quantitative and qualitative information.

Governance

Manage the agendas and papers for meetings of UKHSAs Revalidation Committee

Work within UKHSAs quality management approach as the component lead for professional standards, setting and monitoring quality standards and supporting quality leads.

Support the Head of Service in embedding quality across the organisation by ensuring professional standards components of UKHSA Quality system are supported and ensuring systems are in place to provide that assurance.

Identify, assess and manage risks related to professional standards and escalate issues if required through UKHSAs governance structures.

To review regularly organisational compliance in relation to professional standards legislation and develop and monitor action plans for improvement as needed.

Policy and procedure development and communication

Ensure that appropriate organisational policies, procedures and guidance are in place to support staff in the areas of professional standards in the course of their work.

Seek feedback and regularly update supporting documents.

Manage internal dissemination of new and updated documents, developing and implementing effective communication strategies.

Continuous improvement

Maintain awareness of external developments (including legislation and best practice) in professional standards and related areas and make appropriate recommendations to improve UKHSAs approach and practice.

Establish lessons learned and review processes

Review related external publications and reviews which offer opportunities for learning and make recommendations to improve UKHSAs practice.

Develop and sustain strong external relationships and attend relevant national networks.

Please be aware that we will assess on 9 essential criteria stated on the advert rather than the full list on the job description document.

This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your knowledge, experience, skills & abilities.

Selection Process

Stage 1: Application & Sift

You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the below listed 9 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

• Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
• a 1500 word Statement of Suitability.

This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview.

Please do not exceed 1500 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview (competency based)

You will be invited to a single remote interview.

Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview.

A presentation will also form part of the interview. The topic will be a 5 minute presentation on what you hope to achieve in post within the first 6 months.

Interviews will be held week commencing 10/01/2025

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working. 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)

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates for this role must pass an enhanced disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed.

Person Specification

Application form and Statment of Suitability

Essential

• Application form and Stamement of Suitability

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Masters level qualification in a relevant subject or demonstrable experience at post graduate level
• Evidence of continuing professional development directly relevant to the role
• Project management qualification or equivalent experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of professional standards in a health or social care environment professional standards role
• Understanding of good governance of professional standards
• Experience of writing policy and procedures to be used within a large and complex national organisation
• Experience of designing and carrying out clinical audits
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance and good practice in professional standards

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

This role is being offered as hybrid working across the 4 core HQ locations

10 South Colonnade

London

E14 5EA

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)