Deputy Chief Scientific Officer for Workforce, Training & Education | NHS England

The Deputy Chief Scientific Officer for Workforce, Training and Education is responsibleforsupportingtheChiefScientificOfficer for Englandbyproviding professional, clinical, and scientific leadership, advice, and contribution to champion, establish and deliver WT&E programmes across NHS England, and in a cross-system capacity. They are responsible for the strategic leadership and delivery of the National School for Healthcare Science as well as supporting the Cancer and Diagnostic programme deliverables in the context of national policy, including the Long-Term Workforce Plan (LTWP).

The post holder will have responsibility for providing leadership and overseeing the delivery of all aspects of the work of the National School of Healthcare Science including recruitment, assessment, trainee management support, curriculum maintenance and development, accreditation, development of new educational programmes and strategic direction. The role extends across all healthcare science specialisms and themes, with a focus on ensuring high quality education and training. This role will provide professional, clinical, and scientific leadership, advice, and contribution to champion, establish, and deliver scientific education and training, and in a cross-system capacity where necessary working within the newly formed NHS England workforce, training, and education directorate and closely with the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)

As Deputy to the CSO, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service, supporting managers and staff across the Medical Directorate and within the workforce, training and education directorate to support the delivery of NHS England's objectives by providing expertise and professional leadership both to and from the scientific and diagnostic community

The post holder will deputise for the CSO, with delegated authority to make decisions and should have significant, credible and relevant experience of working in a cross-system capacity at national level and within the context of workforce, education and training

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new 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.