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The role available will be based in either one of the 3 Policy Group Hub locations (Sheffield, Leeds or London), or one of the 8 CMPD sites (Birmingham, Blackpool, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield).
Job Summary
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)delivers a range of services to a broad customer base of around 20 million customers. These services are organised into benefit delivery areas (Universal Credit, Disability Services, Decision Making and Working Age, Retirement Services and Enabling/Supporting functions).
As a clinician within the Clinical Education Team in the Disability and Health Support Directorate (DHSD), you will have the opportunity to work at the heart of the clinical team within the department, working closely with providers, external stakeholder and clinical experts advising on medical and health related issues that impact the lives of millions of customers.
You will be expected to be an active member of your division and directorate’s extended leadership team, ensuring that the directorate remains an excellent and inclusive place to work.
Job Description
The role will work closely with the Chief Medical Advisor and head of the DWP Clinical Profession to build and grow the 5500 strong clinical profession within the department and influence the clinical profession development across government.
You will support the Deputy Responsible Officer to ensure clinicians registered with HCPC, NMC or GPhC, who are undergoing investigation are supported.
You will manage the Clinician Hub (SharePoint) and lead on the development of the clinical profession, alongside the Education Lead and Chief Medical Advisor.
You will work with HR colleagues to ensure recruitment of clinicians across the department is in line with best practice.
Responsibilities Will Include:
* Overseeing the clinical profession function for DWP alongside the Chief Medical Advisor, covering meetings when required for them.
* Linking with HR to ensure that any clinician who is being investigated has contact with the Head of Profession and support in place during the investigation, signposting to the Responsible Officer and regulatory bodies when appropriate.
* Drafting and delivering (including in-person) high quality advice for the Chief Medical Advisor and senior officials relating to the clinical profession in DWP and in the provider organisations.
* Working with clinicians directly employed by DWP and the providers of disability/functional assessments, to ensure recruitment and retention of clinicians is aligned, so that clinicians are able to deliver high standard, accurate, clinical and health related advice.
* Developing the clinical profession ‘continuing professional development’ programme alongside the Education Lead ensuring the annual conference and monthly clinician calls are organised with expert speakers from across the leaders within the NHS and Royal Colleges and Faculties.
* Managing the Clinician Hub, ensuring content is accurate and up to date.
* Writing, reviewing and upkeeping of policies and frameworks relating to the clinical profession, as well as facilitating learning and improvement across the DWP.
* Being able to quickly identify when things are going wrong and put measurable steps in place to put them right.
* Leading ad-hoc strategic work/projects in this area in response to areas in need of improvement.
* Completing a programme of personal and professional development to meet the requirements of the relevant professional regulatory body.
To understand more about DWP and Policy Group – and full information on applying for this vacancy - you must read the attached Candidate Pack.
The role will work closely with the Chief Medical Advisor and head of the DWP Clinical Profession to build and grow the 5500 strong clinical profession within the department and influence the clinical profession development across government.
You will support the Deputy Responsible Officer to ensure clinicians registered with HCPC, NMC or GPhC, who are undergoing investigation are supported.
You will manage the Clinician Hub (SharePoint) and lead on the development of the clinical profession, alongside the Education Lead and Chief Medical Advisor.
You will work with HR colleagues to ensure recruitment of clinicians across the department is in line with best practice.
Responsibilities Will Include:
* Overseeing the clinical profession function for DWP alongside the Chief Medical Advisor, covering meetings when required for them.
* Linking with HR to ensure that any clinician who is being investigated has contact with the Head of Profession and support in place during the investigation, signposting to the Responsible Officer and regulatory bodies when appropriate.
* Drafting and delivering (including in-person) high quality advice for the Chief Medical Advisor and senior officials relating to the clinical profession in DWP and in the provider organisations.
* Working with clinicians directly employed by DWP and the providers of disability/functional assessments, to ensure recruitment and retention of clinicians is aligned, so that clinicians are able to deliver high standard, accurate, clinical and health related advice.
* Developing the clinical profession ‘continuing professional development’ programme alongside the Education Lead ensuring the annual conference and monthly clinician calls are organised with expert speakers from across the leaders within the NHS and Royal Colleges and Faculties.
* Managing the Clinician Hub, ensuring content is accurate and up to date.
* Writing, reviewing and upkeeping of policies and frameworks relating to the clinical profession, as well as facilitating learning and improvement across the DWP.
* Being able to quickly identify when things are going wrong and put measurable steps in place to put them right.
* Leading ad-hoc strategic work/projects in this area in response to areas in need of improvement.
* Completing a programme of personal and professional development to meet the requirements of the relevant professional regulatory body.
To understand more about DWP and Policy Group – and full information on applying for this vacancy - you must read the attached Candidate Pack.
Person specification
Mandatory - 5 years of post-graduate expertise and up to date registration with NMC, GMC or HCPC with no conditions on registration unless they relate solely to a disability. Medical applicants must have a licence to practice.
Essential Criteria
* Lead Criteria - High level of clinical confidence, including a broad range of clinical experience, with experience of working in the NHS.
* Experience of involvement, development or leading CPD/education programmes for clinical teams.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex material into simple explanations.
* Good organisational skills with the ability to adapt, influence and solve problems at pace.
* Experience of working with multidisciplinary clinical teams in an inclusive way, leading by example.
* Ability to prioritise and manage competing demands.
* Experience of communicating with and influencing external stakeholders.
Desirable Criteria
* Continues to work as a front-line clinician or has links with clinical practice.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Communicating and Influencing
* Making Effective Decisions
* Leadership
* Seeing the Big Picture
Alongside your salary of £55,557, Department for Work and Pensions contributes £16,094 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
DWP have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
* Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
* Indemnity cover.
* Professional fees reimbursed.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Written Application
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and Personal Statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
The first stage of the application will focus on your CV. Only candidates demonstrating the minimum 5 years of clinical experience on their CV will have their personal statement considered.
A sift will then be carried out using your 1250 word Personal Statement.
Your Personal Statement needs to set out evidence of how your experience meets all the Essential Criteria and not the published Behaviours listed in this advert.
We are not looking at how much time you have spent in a job, but rather how you have performed. Your Personal Statement must show demonstrable evidence of what you did, how you did it, and what outcome was achieved. This should include the impact of your approach and evidence of your ability to take forward different approaches in different circumstances.
The standards detailed in the Essential Criteria are the minimum expectations for the role. Candidates will have to meet the standard required for all the criteria, in order to progress to interview.
Your statement must not exceed 1250 words and you are advised to take advantage of the full word count.
DWP operates an anonymised recruitment process, you should remove any personal details that could be used to identify you. Failure to do so will result in your application being withdrawn.
If high application volumes are received, the benchmark for candidates to proceed to the next stage may be raised. In line with our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), we aim to advance all candidates applying under the DCS who meet the minimum standard. However, we may only progress those candidates who best meet the required standards.
Interview
Candidates who successfully passthe written application will be invited to either a Microsoft Teams interview or a face to face interview at Caxton House, London. Details of the type of interview that will be conducted will be included in the interview invite.
This will be a Behaviour based interview and you will also be asked to deliver a 5 minute presentation. Details of the presentation topic will be included in the invite to interview. The presentation will form part of the assessment. The Behaviour based questioning explores what you can do/have done, as well as your potential. The Behaviours being assessed are detailed in the job advert.
The Evidence You Provide Must Relate To Your Own Experiences. If Evidence Of Plagiarism, Or Sharing Of Questions, Information Or Answers Throughout Any Part Of The Selection Process Is Found, Your Application Will Be Withdrawn. Examples Of Plagiarism Can Include:
* Presenting the work, ideas and experience of others as your own.
* Copying content from an online/published source.
* Using forms of Artificial Intelligence to produce application content which you present as your own.
We recognise that AI may be helpful when applying for this role, but it is important to use it in the right way. Read the DWP AI Candidate Guide to understand how you can make the best use of GenAI while ensuring your application remains authentic and effective.
The written application sift is scheduled for week commencing 16th June 2025.
Interview dates are scheduled for week commencing 30th June 2025.
Please note that these dates are only indicative and could be subject to change.
Offer
Once all interviews have been completed, candidates will be notified of the outcome by email and offers will be made in merit order based on your location preferences and the geographical requirements of the business.
Hybrid Working
Certain job roles may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
Reserve List
You may be placed on a reserve list for a period of 12 months if your application is successful, but we cannot immediately offer you a post. DWP may then contact you and offer you an alternative role or location that is within reasonable travelling distance of your home. Please note:
* If you accept an offer of a post, you will be expected to withdraw from any reserve lists of campaigns you have applied for, with DWP, at this grade.
* If you are offered the role you applied for, in the location you applied for and you decline this offer, or are unable to take up post within a reasonable timeframe, you will be withdrawn from the campaign and removed from the reserve list, other than in exceptional circumstances.
* If DWP makes an offer of an alternative role or location to that which you originally applied for, and you decline that offer, you will be able to remain on the reserve list.
Working Pattern
DWP is a family-friendly employer and part time and job sharing working patterns within working hours may be available, but must meet business needs. We will do our best to let people with existing part time contracts retain their contracted hours, provided they are in line with current business needs.
Applying for a lateral transfer or promotion from outside DWP
Civil Servants that transfer into DWP from another government department or organisation, following successful application, will assume DWP's terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, including those concerning weekly working hours, working days and times, and mobility. Exceptions may be allowed by DWP for pay, sick pay and annual leave to take account of expressed terms and conditions before the transfer. Previous service will count towards service-related entitlements. A transferee accepting a post will be taken to mean acceptance of revised terms & conditions.
Civil servants applying on promotion will usually be appointed to the salary minimum or within 10% of existing salary.
Further Information
Find out more aboutWorking for DWP
Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record ChecktoDisclosure and Barring Service/Disclosure Scotlandon your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailingPre-EmploymentC the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email I
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
DWP takes development seriously. Our aim is for our colleagues in these roles to be appropriately skilled and qualified – as determined by the business.
Before applying for this vacancy, current employees of DWP should check whether a successful application would result in changes to their terms & conditions of employment, e.g. mobility, pay, allowances. Civil Servants that would transfer into DWP from other government organisations, following successful application, will assume DWP's terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, unless DWP has stated otherwise in writing.
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Applications will be screened and if evidence of plagiarism or copying examples/answers from other sources is found, your application will be withdrawn. Internal DWP candidates may also face disciplinary action.
Reasonable Adjustments
At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce.
We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Contact Government Recruitment Service via DWPR as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the “Reasonable Adjustments” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
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Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
* Name : DWP Recruitment
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Further information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact DWP by email: HR.BUSINESSASSURANCE@DWP.GOV.UK.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission. Click here to visit the Civil Service Commission.
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