Programme Lead Practice Learning Quality

The post holder will be working to provide the strategic leadership needed across the NEY regions with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and other stakeholders to facilitate growth and sustainability of the supply pipeline of health & social care students ready to join the workforce.
The post-holder will serve a wide range of professions and groups in the Health & Care Team
This will involve responsibility for a comprehensive portfolio of projects, including Enabling Effective Learning Environments (EELE), Clinical Placements Expansion Programme (CPEP), as well as other initiatives established with NHSE funding, which have been introduced to ensure/improve the quality of practice education and expand placement capacity across the NEY region.
A key focus of this role will be to oversee the programme management functions of the Learning Environments and Placement Development (LEAP) programme across the ICBs, working with partner organisations and representatives across primary care, secondary care, social care, the private and voluntary sector, further education and higher education, professional standards and regulatory bodies and arm's length bodies.
The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with other programme leads and workforce leads across the North East & Yorkshire (NEY) region, the NHSE NEY regional team, as well as aligned national initiatives., + Communicate and present highly complex information about projects, initiatives and services to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting including NHSE, Integrated Care System partners across health and care.
+ Commit to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of practice education issues
+ Nurture key relationships across primary and secondary care and maintain networks internally and externally, including national networks.
+ Represent partner stakeholders, across NHSE and with wider stakeholders to deliver transformation priorities against local and national objectives within NHSE and the wider healthcare sector.
+ Assist with public relations and marketing activities.
+ Assist with Freedom of Information requests, keeping under review the framework in accordance with the legislation.
+ Fulfil the role of reporting lead to the Regional Learning Environments and Placements Board.
+ Work with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and ICB partner health and care organisations to agree a sustainable method of placements in multiple healthcare settings.
+ Deputise for more senior members of the team in representing the organisation in formal settings.
+ Develop an effective strategy for large-scale rollout of preregistration trainee placements in multiple healthcare settings.
+ Work with WTE Quality team and Directorate quality lead to ensure positive practice learning experience for students from Health and Care Professions

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.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

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Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Candidates are reminded that, if you are applying on a secondment basis, you must have agreement with your current manager that if successful you will be released for the period of the secondment.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.