Clinical Advisor – Health and Employment Pathways

Job overview

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We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Population Health and Health Inequalities Team at NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB as Clinical Advisor - Health and Employment Pathways.

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB works with partners across the health and care system to improve population health, reduce health inequalities and commission services that meet the needs of our communities. Within our Population Health and Health Inequalities Team, we are developing our approach to health and employment, recognising that good work is an important health outcome. This reflects the wider purpose of the team and the strategic intent of the role set out in the job description. 

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and clinically lead the development of WorkWell, a new work and health service being implemented across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. WorkWell will provide early, personalised support for people whose health or disability is affecting their ability to remain in, return to or access good work.

The post is a two-year fixed-term Band 8a role and provides an opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to move into a senior system leadership role, combining clinical expertise with strategic commissioning, population health and service transformation.

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As Clinical Advisor, you will provide senior clinical advice, leadership and expertise to the ICB, helping us to commission, mobilise, assure and continuously improve WorkWell and the wider health and employment pathway. You will work across primary care, NHS providers, local authorities, employment services, employers and voluntary and community sector partners to develop joined-up, evidence-based pathways that improve health, function and employment outcomes. The role is designed to work across these organisational and professional boundaries. 

You will bring specialist expertise in occupational therapy, vocational rehabilitation and the relationship between health, function and work. You will have an important role in pathway design, clinical standards, workforce development, quality and safety, evaluation and improvement, ensuring that clinical evidence, population health intelligence and lived experience inform how services develop. 

Working for our organisation

We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.

We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.

We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.

Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:

·         27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement

·         NHS pension scheme

·         Sick pay policy

·         Occupational health services including staff counselling services

·         Flexible working and family friendly policies

·         Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers

·         Health Service Discounts – offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.

Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.