Job summary
This post provides an exciting opportunity to join an established team driving change in Advanced Practice at regional and sub-regional level. You will play a pivotal role in maximising the opportunity for workforce transformation by supporting the training and upskilling of the relevant Community workforce against the standards set by the National NHSE AP Centre, driving up quality in Advanced Practice education and most importantly ensuring safe and effective services for patients.
Main duties of the job
Supporting delivery of the National NHSE advancing practice portfolio at regional and sub-regional level across SW Community Services.
This post will require you to apply your existing knowledge, skills and expertise as an Advanced Practitioner in a flexible and dynamic way to lead this change and make a real difference. It provides opportunity to operate at a senior level leading a vital area of workforce transformation and education planning/delivery and will provide valuable experience for operating in innovative, 'high stakes' change management and senior programme leadership roles.
This role will have a focus on the training and development of Advanced Practice in all Community Services across SW Region to support the ambitions of the 10 Year Health Plan in transferring care from Acute to Community settings. However, this is not exclusive and the postholder will require flexibility and transferable skills in addition to specialist knowledge in those areas to contribute to the wider agenda and work of the Faculty also as priorities and needs arise.
About us
Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
We lead the NHS in England 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 people can develop and make a difference
- 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
In 2025, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and waste.
If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Masters Level or equivalent level of experience
- A healthcare professional with current registration/licence to practice with a professional body
- Extensive clinical experience (at advanced practitioner level), clinical educator experience and knowledge of specialist area acquired through postgraduate education or equivalent experience
Behaviours & Values
Essential
- Evidence of identifying risks, anticipating issues and creating solutions to sudden unexpected demands or challenges to programme delivery
- Evidence of Leading by example, role modeling a supportive, inclusive culture, with a focus on quality and 'can do' attitude, inclusive management style encouraging engagement and input from all levels within the organisation
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of workforce development in healthcare to include workforce development approaches education development and commissioning with experience at Regional / National level
- Knowledge of Advanced Practice Framework development and experience in implementing such
- Experience of working with senior colleagues in a range of organisations and dealing at senior level with diverse partners and agencies (public, private and not for profit)
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of the ability to evaluate and interpret a broad range of complex information sources quickly, generating insight and taken an evidence-based approach to decision making in circumstances where there are contradictory opinions or a broad range of possible actions available
- Evidence of having analysed policy, information and research in support of training design and delivery
- Evidence of identifying risks, anticipating issues and creating solutions to sudden unexpected demands or challenges to programme delivery
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Masters Level or equivalent level of experience
- A healthcare professional with current registration/licence to practice with a professional body
- Extensive clinical experience (at advanced practitioner level), clinical educator experience and knowledge of specialist area acquired through postgraduate education or equivalent experience
Behaviours & Values
Essential
- Evidence of identifying risks, anticipating issues and creating solutions to sudden unexpected demands or challenges to programme delivery
- Evidence of Leading by example, role modeling a supportive, inclusive culture, with a focus on quality and 'can do' attitude, inclusive management style encouraging engagement and input from all levels within the organisation
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of workforce development in healthcare to include workforce development approaches education development and commissioning with experience at Regional / National level
- Knowledge of Advanced Practice Framework development and experience in implementing such
- Experience of working with senior colleagues in a range of organisations and dealing at senior level with diverse partners and agencies (public, private and not for profit)
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of the ability to evaluate and interpret a broad range of complex information sources quickly, generating insight and taken an evidence-based approach to decision making in circumstances where there are contradictory opinions or a broad range of possible actions available
- Evidence of having analysed policy, information and research in support of training design and delivery
- Evidence of identifying risks, anticipating issues and creating solutions to sudden unexpected demands or challenges to programme delivery
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
