Senior Advisor - Adult Social Care Nursing
- The Office of the Chief Nursing Officer for England provides national professional leadership for nursing and midwifery across health and care.
- The Nursing Directorate works across NHS England, integrated care systems, providers, local government, adult social care, professional bodies, regulators, education partners and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
- The team supports delivery of national nursing and midwifery priorities, including quality, safety, professional leadership, workforce, education, research, improvement, digital transformation and reducing inequalities.
- Adult social care nursing is central to the Government's three shifts, particularly hospital to community, sickness to prevention, neighbourhood health, continuity of care and supporting people to live well with complexity, frailty, disability, dementia and long-term conditions.
- The post will strengthen the connection between NHS England's national nursing leadership and adult social care nursing leaders, networks and partners.
- The role will provide specialist professional advice while recognising the statutory, policy and delivery responsibilities of DHSC, Skills for Care, regulators, providers, local authorities and integrated care systems.
Main duties of the job
- Develop a stakeholder map and engagement plan for adult social care nursing relationships across NHS England, DHSC, Skills for Care, professional bodies, regulators, providers, academic partners and Social Care Nursing Advisory Councils.
- Develop a short briefing for the Chief Nursing Officer for England on the key opportunities, risks and priorities for adult social care nursing in relation to NHS England's professional strategy and the 10 Year Health Plan.
- Develop a programme of structured engagement with adult social care nursing leaders and networks, including agreed feedback routes into NHS England nursing leadership.
- Make practical recommendations to support adult social care nursing contribution to neighbourhood health, prevention, hospital to community care and integrated working.
- Provide advice on adult social care nursing workforce, education, practice learning and career development opportunities, including links with social care placement strategy implementation.
- Produce a final report setting out achievements, learning, remaining gaps and recommendations for sustaining the adult social care nursing voice in national nursing leadership.
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will provide national specialist nursing advice on adult social care to support the Chief Nursing Officer for England's professional leadership of nursing across health and care.
- The post holder will ensure adult social care nursing is visible, valued and connected within national professional strategy, neighbourhood health policy, workforce development, education and placement reform, quality improvement, digital transformation and integrated care delivery.
- The post holder will work across organisational and sector boundaries, providing strategic insight from adult social care nursing and translating national policy priorities into meaningful engagement with the sector.
- The post holder will act as a senior conduit between NHS England and adult social care nursing leaders and networks, surfacing intelligence, opportunities and risks and translating these into practical action where relevant.
- The post holder will advise on the contribution of adult social care nursing to neighbourhood health, prevention, hospital to community transformation, discharge, admission avoidance, delegation, digital care and care closer to home.
- The post holder will produce evidence informed advice and recommendations to support sustainable engagement of adult social care nursing within national nursing professional leadership arrangements.
- The post holder will provide credible, effective and visible professional and clinical leadership at national level and will make a corporate contribution in achieving and delivering high quality adult social care services.
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.
Qualifications
- Educated to master's level or able to demonstrate equivalent senior professional experience.
- Postgraduate qualification in leadership, education, quality improvement, advanced practice, public health, social care, health policy or related field.
Experience
- Substantial senior nursing leadership experience in adult social care or across health and social care systems.
- Strong understanding of adult social care nursing, including care homes, home care, supported living, integrated working, clinical governance, workforce challenges, quality and safety.
- Experience of operating at senior strategic level in a complex, politically sensitive and multi stakeholder environment.
- National level experience in adult social care nursing policy, networks, education, workforce or professional leadership.
Skills
- Highly developed communication, influencing, negotiation and relationship building skills.
- Ability to provide clear, balanced and credible professional advice to senior leaders.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver at pace in a part time fixed term role.
- Strong written skills, including the ability to produce concise briefings, reports, recommendations and presentations for senior audiences.
Values
- Demonstrable commitment to person centred, compassionate, inclusive and evidence informed care.
- Demonstrates resilience, political awareness and sound judgement.
Other
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity and how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda.
£112,782 to £129,783 a year pro rata (exclusive of London Weighting)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
8 months
Working pattern
Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working