Chief Medical Advisor

• Leading a team of approximately 50 colleagues providing clinical advice across DWP, you will act as the Department’s expert on clinical policy matters and work with officials across the Department to ensure Ministers receive the highest quality advice on clinical policy
• Provide the in-house clinical advice relating to disability, work, and health within DWP for Ministers and the Executive team
• Operate as Head of Clinical Profession, where you will be responsible for training, appraisal, and revalidation of c.200 clinicians in DWP, ensuring they are in good standing with their regulatory body
• As SRO for Clinical Governance, you will oversee the DWP Caldicott Guardian and Clinical Safeguarding Lead, providing final sign-off for sanctions and waivers on behalf of the Secretary of State

• Excellent strategic thinking skills, with the ability to understand both complex policy detail and high level, strategic connections across a broad portfolio and an outstanding eye for critical detail
• Experience of delivering practical and innovative responses to complex issues and responding to unplanned circumstances
• Strong technical skills relevant to clinical safeguarding with expertise in occupational health or functional medicine
• Evidence of exceptional leadership and ability to lead multidisciplinary clinical education teams and / or programmes to ensure understanding of all roles across the 5,500 strong clinical profession, including the ability to motivate and inspire an experienced and diverse clinical team
• Ability to demonstrate credibility to inspire the respect of both internal and external stakeholders at Director level and above
• A clinically active doctor with license to practise with GMC
• Candidates must meet minimum ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) requirements (i.e. be up-to-date) in accordance with the requirements of the appropriate recognised professional body
• Medical qualification MBChB or equivalent

It is desirable that applicants hold a faculty of medical leadership recognition to ensure profession leadership is credible

The Department for Work and Pensions contributes 28.97% towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme