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£79,272 - £92,506Job descriptionThis role will provide the end point for assurance for DWP officials that their policies are being implemented as intended by ensuring they are reflected accurately within education material written by clinical authors and providing a final sign off for the material that is externally quality assured by an expert clinical education team.Key tasks include:Working autonomously, taking a leadership role on PIP clinical and decision maker education material being the final sign off point before the material is released to assessment providers for use.Review education material to ensure it is in line with current DWP policy, the external quality assurance was accurate and in line with national guidance and is implementable by the health assessment providers.Work with policy teams and contracts management teams to ensure the PIPAG is up to date and aligns with best practice.Work with senior leadership in operations and decision making to ensure the clinical education material used by decision makers to assist in making accurate and timely decisions on benefit claims is accurate, in line with best practice and fit for purpose.Quickly identify when things are not right and put measurable steps in place to put them right.Draft and deliver (including in-person) high quality advice for the clinical education lead and senior officials on policy and education material relating to the disability benefit they lead on.Provide high quality advice on FOI, judicial review, PQ and UQs relating to their specialist disability benefit area ensuring the advice is timely and accurate.Lead ad hoc strategic work/projects in this area in response to areas in need of improvement.Occupational health or work and health expertise would be beneficial in this role.The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.We particularly welcome people from ethnic minority backgrounds applying as they are under-represented groups in DWP.Person specificationIn order to apply for these roles, you need to:Have a clinical or clinically related background and be registered with the NMC, GMC or HCPC with significant post graduate experience.Have significant experience working as a health care assessor in PIP disability benefits as an assessor.If a doctor, you must have a full licence to practice with route to revalidation.Experience Key CriteriaExcellent written communication skills (lead criteria).Experience working as a PIP assessor undertaking functional assessments.Experience in reviewing, writing or quality assuring education material.Ability to influence upwards to senior stakeholders and deliver high quality advice building trust and credibility, and influencing decisions.Ability to reassess and prioritise workloads and manage competing demands, to deliver outcomes at pace.MembershipsCandidates must have a clinical background and be registered with the NMC, GMC or HCPC with significant post graduate experience. If a doctor, a full licence to practice.CLICK APPLY FOR MORE DETAILS AND BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR DWP