Social Care Advisor

6 days ago

Manchester, United Kingdom NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Full time

Job summary

The Social Care Advisor, reporting to the CMO, is a senior social worker or care professional with a strong background in evidence-based practice. They will provide end to end support for guidance development bringing a social care perspective to ensure that NICE's guidance 'speaks' to those working in social care and supports their decision making. They will be seen as the social care lead for NICE both by those working in other organisations and within NICE.

This is a senior leadership role and will contribute to the Directorate's core task of horizon scanning, topic selection and prioritisation as well as supporting other functions (in addition to guidance development) where a social care perspective is needed.

Contract type: Permanent

Main duties of the job

The postholder will:

Provide leadership on relevant social care issues within NICE Assist the Chief Medical Officer and Executive Team with strategy development Contribute to the review of principles of engagement, partnership agreements or similar with key national stakeholders in social care Provide routine operational social care advice to NICE teams on individual topics, themes, pathways and suite of guidance within own area(s) of expertise, as required Evaluate the risks associated with proceeding with individual topics and questions on social care including issues relating to completeness of the evidence base Provide expert advice and contribute to the collation of evidence around guidance, both proposed and in development. Provide social care advice on the need for updating guidance Provide advice on the extent to which guidance from other producers might address topics/themes under consideration Develop and maintain a network of key contacts and networks external to NICE to encourage engagement with guidance development and Contribute to directorate and corporate priorities through participating in horizon scanning, topic selection and prioritisation of social care themes, topics and guideline questions as relevant

About us

The purpose of the clinical directorate is to strengthen clinical and social care leadership throughout NICE and ensure end-to-end clinical oversight of, and support to, all areas of NICE activity. It also enhances the external credibility of NICE and promotes more effective stakeholder engagement.

The core task of the directorate in support of NICE's strategic direction is to develop and deliver an organisation-wide horizon scanning, topic selection and prioritisation process that identifies and prioritises what has the greatest impact on people and the health and care system.

The directorate is also responsible for ensuring that the clinical requirements of NICE are anticipated and met in a dynamic way that is responsive to changing need.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Here at NICE we are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make.

We can offer you a great place to work with good benefits, flexible working, and a supportive, friendly, and inclusive environment.

Benefits:

We offer a range of benefits including the NHS pension scheme and staff discounts We provide a thorough induction programme Personal development is supported through extensive training and development opportunities We promote flexible working to help staff achieve a healthy work life balance We value equality and diversity and welcome applicants from all sections of the community We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in line with the NHS Guaranteed Interview Scheme

If you feel this is the type of environment, you will enjoy working in then please feel free to contact us for more information or apply now.

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.

Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Social work or other equivalent social care qualification Master's degree of doctorate in social work or other relevant social care field, or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in the social care sector at a senior level or as a senior academic in social care Experience in policy formulation and decision making

Desirable

Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders

Knowledge

Essential

Expert knowledge of policy, research and evidence-related issues in social care and health Knowledge of methods of critical appraisal, guideline development and the interpretation and synthesis of health and care research evidence Knowledge or experience of working within the field of health

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