Job summary
The South West Clinical Senate is looking to appoint a Senate Support Officer to fill a vacancy which will become available on 02 September 2024. The post is offered on a permanent full time (1WTE) basis.
Established in 2013, the South West Clinical Senate is responsible for providing independent clinical advice to commissioners on all aspects of clinical care and especially on complex pathways delivered across multiple health and social care communities. Following the abolition of the National Clinical Assessment Team (NCAT) in 2014, it now also assumes an important role in providing early clinical input and formal assurance of the clinical components of significant service reconfiguration proposed by Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships prior to public consultation.
We have a strong Senate Council of circa 50 clinical members and secured engagement from over 100 clinicians across the region through our Assembly as well as a Citizens' Assembly of national repute. This is an exciting opportunity with real involvement in improving experience and outcomes for patients.
Main duties of the job
As Senate Support Officer, you will be part of a small team managing the Clinical Senate Office. Your role involves advancing the Clinical Senate's work as an independent clinical advisory body. This includes supporting commissioners and clinicians across the SW region by developing clinical advice on various strategic healthcare topics and organizing clinical reviews of large-scale service changes before public consultations.
You will need strong organizational and communication skills, along with a good understanding of the healthcare landscape in the SW and knowledge of national healthcare policies and guidance. Working with the Head of Senate and Senate Chair, you will have the opportunity to build strong networks and collaborate with Systems and clinical leaders across the SW to provide independent clinical advice.
Your role will focus on supporting the Senate Manager in delivering the Senate's portfolio of independent clinical advice and developing and promoting the Clinical Senate. This involves ensuring that the Senate work programme is effectively planned and managed.
As a Senate Support Officer, you will lead the successful delivery of workstreams. This includes responsibility for the Citizens Assembly, ensuring the patient voice is included in Senate deliberations, leading on website development and communications, including the annual conference.
Proficiency in MS Office packages is required.
About us
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 visithttps://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 description
Job responsibilities
Job description
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
You must be able to demonstrate that you:
- Are educate to degree level in relevant subject or have equivalent level of experience working at a similar level in a specialist area.
- Have received training or have significant experience in project management, financial management or change management.
- Have comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, and demonstrable experience or of managing multiple projects in a complex and challenging environment.
- Have effective communication and interpersonal skills which are key to building effective stakeholder relationships and managing networks.
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness, and works well with others across organisational boundaries whilst listening, involving, respecting and learning from the contribution of others, and making the connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
You must be able to demonstrate that you:
- Are educate to degree level in relevant subject or have equivalent level of experience working at a similar level in a specialist area.
- Have received training or have significant experience in project management, financial management or change management.
- Have comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, and demonstrable experience or of managing multiple projects in a complex and challenging environment.
- Have effective communication and interpersonal skills which are key to building effective stakeholder relationships and managing networks.
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness, and works well with others across organisational boundaries whilst listening, involving, respecting and learning from the contribution of others, and making the connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Are educate to degree level in relevant subject or have equivalent level of experience working at a similar level in a specialist area.
- Have received training or have significant experience in project management, financial management or change management.
Knowledge
Essential
- Have comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, and demonstrable experience or of managing multiple projects in a complex and challenging environment.
Experience, skills and capabilities
Essential
- Have effective communication and interpersonal skills which are key to building effective stakeholder relationships and managing networks.
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness, and works well with others across organisational boundaries whilst listening, involving, respecting and learning from the contribution of others, and making the connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Are educate to degree level in relevant subject or have equivalent level of experience working at a similar level in a specialist area.
- Have received training or have significant experience in project management, financial management or change management.
Knowledge
Essential
- Have comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, and demonstrable experience or of managing multiple projects in a complex and challenging environment.
Experience, skills and capabilities
Essential
- Have effective communication and interpersonal skills which are key to building effective stakeholder relationships and managing networks.
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness, and works well with others across organisational boundaries whilst listening, involving, respecting and learning from the contribution of others, and making the connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
