Job Description

The Office of the Chief Scientific Officer encourages better use of science to address our greatest health challenges and shape technological advances to ensure people are living happier, healthier lives



The Paediatric Hearing Service Improvement Programme was launched to address the need for service improvements. In collaboration with ICBs, providers, NHS regions, Care Quality Commission, and professional bodies, we are working to ensure that these services deliver safe, high-quality, and timely care for all children



The post holder will work with NHSE and DHSC to provide specialist knowledge to deliver the best outcomes for patients. They will specifically provide expert clinical advice to support Hearing Services and associated conditions across the care pathway. They will contribute to model of provision review of audiology services across the whole care pathway and service configurations for hearing services. They will work with stakeholders to understand challenges required to implement improvements in patient care, providing subject matter expertise, leadership and strategic input



The role will support senior leaders to provide clinical advice in four respects:



Clinical advice to drive service transformation

Clinical advice to support identification and delivery of our corporate clinical priorities (national and regional level)

Clinical advice to support the commissioning of services

Clinical advice on ad hoc issues to support parliamentary accountability.

Key areas of responsibility will include:

Considering and informing how services are delivered across the whole care pathway including NHS providers and independent private sector providers.

Understanding issues arising, areas of services needing improved across all types of providers NHS and independent

Reviewing technologies for delivering services

Providing expertise and advice on hearing services

Reviewing waiting lists and waiting times and devising strategies for how these could be improved and how referrals can be optimised.

Understanding the gap in service provision to meet demand and how improvements could be achieved to meet demand

Developing a process for working with key stakeholders in order to obtain consensus on devising a plan for what paediatric and adult audiology services should look like in 5 years



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.



If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.



You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached 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.