Description About the role
London - £72,135 - £80,150
Edinburgh - £67,087 - £74,541
We are seeking an exceptional leader to join us as a senior leader of the Adjudication Operations Leadership Team in Professional Regulation. Adjudication Operations is responsible for the administration of our fitness to practise hearings and meetings. This pivitol role will provide high level leadership to our teams who assist in arranging the event, managing it when its happening and informing people of the outcome. Its at these events that panels of the Fitness to Practise Committee, Investigating Committee and Registration Appeals make decisions.
As a key member of our senior leadership team you will have a strong personal commitment to people engagement, inspiring and empowering the adjudication teams to deliver a professional, quality service that celebrates success.
The work we do is important and has significant impact on peoples lives. In this role, you and your teams will be accountable for the timely listing, and allocation of resources to fitness to practice events, supporting the delivery plan and improved timeliness targets. This is a dynamic leadership role requiring someone who can act in accordance with our values demonstrating fairness, kindness, ambition, and collaboration whilst exhibiting cultural competence
About You
An inspirational and dynamic senior operational leader, with a proven track record of leading operational teams and managing a quality service with demonstrable outcomes.
Ability to provide inclusive leadership whilst holding overall responsibility for a diverse range of activities and staff across the NMC.
Ability to monitor and manage a range of high value contracts, ensuring high levels of service provision alongside tightly controlled operational costs.
Experience of developing, agreeing, and delivering on key performance indicators, ensuring that a principle of right people, right place and right time is used to ensure high quality outcomes.
Evidence of resource, business and budget planning processes within your portfolio to enable teams to meet business requirements in line with agreed budget.
Benefits 30 days annual leave
Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions
Life Insurance 4 x current salary
Hybrid/Flexible working policies
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Perkbox membership
Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office
Season ticket loans
About Us Our core role is to regulate. First, we promote high education and professional standards for nurses and midwives across the UK, and nursing associates in England. Second, we maintain the register of professionals eligible to practise. Third, we investigate concerns about nurses, midwives and nursing associates - something that affects a tiny minority of professionals each year. We believe in giving professionals the chance to address concerns, but well always take action when needed. To regulate well, we support our professions and the public. We create resources and guidance that are useful throughout peoples careers, helping them to deliver our standards in practice and address new challenges. We also support people involved in our investigations, and were increasing our visibility so people feel engaged and empowered to shape our work.
Regulating and supporting our professions allows us to influence health and social care. We share intelligence from our regulatory activities and work with our partners to support workforce planning and sector-wide decision making. We use our voice to speak up for a healthy and inclusive working environment for our professions.
Check out our NMC LinkedIn page here for an insight into the NMC, our vacancies and the world of healthcare regulation. Additional Information The role you are applying for is a flexible role, and whilst you will be posted initially to a team, this may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates. You will of course understand that this flexible approach enables us to provide the best possible service to our registrants and reach the outcomes to our cases quickly and within a reasonable timeframe. This will not change your terms and conditions and will be discussed with you prior to you taking up the post.
Successful candidates will be appointed to a particular NMC Office, but you may be required to travel to other NMC locations, that are reasonable daily commute from your home office.
Up to Band 5:
Due to the nature of your role and the work undertaken by the NMC, on very rare occasions you may be required by the NMC or the Courts to assist in litigation proceedings or inquests. This may involve collating information, providing a witness statement, or giving oral evidence on behalf of the NMC. Heads of: Due to the nature of your role and the work undertaken by the NMC, you may be required by the NMC or the Courts to assist in litigation proceedings, inquests, or inquiries. This may involve collating information, providing a witness statement, and giving oral evidence on behalf of the NMC. Such evidence may be in relation to specific cases, policy decisions or operational, strategic issues taken by the NMC
Hybrid Working Policy
We are currently working to a policy of office attendance for two days per week with the rest of the time working from home. Before submitting your application, please ensure you are able to commit to working in one of our office locations twice per week. If you are applying for a part-time role, please pro-rata office attendance based on the number of days you would be working.
Our Pay Policy
It is expected that staff new to the NMC will ordinarily be appointed to the bottom of the relevant pay band. However in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a salary above the bottom of the relevant pay band but we may request proof of current earnings. Please note that we offer an annual review of salaries and adopt a generous progressive pay approach. Further details of which are available on request.
For our internal colleagues, you will be paid in accordance to our internal pay policy.
Reasonable adjustments
We will provide reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any additional support to enable you to make an application with us.
Screening and vetting
All of our roles are subject to pre-employment checks. We are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.
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