Health and Social Care Improvement Consultant

• Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment including up to 5 days per week on a client site.
• Roles can be based in our Belfast or Dublin (Bray) office 

Become part of the team 

We are recruiting Consultants and Senior Consultants to support our growing health and social care work across  Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. You will work on complex improvement and transformation programmes using analysis practical problem-solving and hands-on delivery to create measurable and lasting value for clients. 

Across Ireland and the UK we work extensively with Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSC) the Health Service Executive (HSE) in the Republic of Ireland NHS organisations and wider public services. All our local roles sit within Northern Ireland and Ireland Government & Public Sector so you will also have the adaptability to contribute to adjacent public service projects where your skills can add value. 

You should understand or be motivated to develop a strong understanding of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland health social care and wider public service markets. 

Our areas of focus 

In the Republic of Ireland and UK we work directly with individual health and social care organisations including provider trusts health regions and systems and departments of health and arms length bodies. Our primary areas of focus are:  

• Financial and operational improvement and transformation 
• Workforce productivity and transformation 
• Health and social care analytics 
• Procurement and supply chain 
• Service and clinical pathway redesign 
• Organisational and PMO design and deployment 
• Transformation delivery and implementation support 

What you will do 

• Work collaboratively with clinical operational financial corporate and public service teams to diagnose challenges and implement improvements. 
• Analyse financial workforce activity and performance information and turn it into clear practical recommendations. 
• Support the design and delivery of improvement recovery and transformation programmes including programme governance benefits tracking and implementation. 
• Facilitate workshops produce compelling evidence-based insights and support senior stakeholders through complex decisions. 
• Improve processes patient flows capacity workforce deployment procurement or enabling services. 
• Create compelling analysis and recommendations and present them confidently to senior leaders and boards. 
• Track outcomes and benefits manage delivery risks and embed capability so improvements are sustained. 
• Build strong client relationships and work as part of diverse PA and client teams to deliver sustainable outcomes.

Qualifications :

The ideal candidate will also bring experience in one or more of the following 

• Financial controls recovery and sustainability 
• Workforce productivity planning and optimisation 
• Operational improvement and service redesign 
• Health and social care analytics and modelling 
• Procurement commercial improvement and supply chain 
• Urgent and emergency care outpatients or elective services 
• Corporate services estates or facilities management 
• Wider public service transformation and delivery 

Our consultants are expected to be hands-on working alongside clients to bring energy structure and expertise to difficult operational and transformation challenges. We are committed to supporting the personal and professional development of our people through meaningful delivery experience coaching and progression opportunities. 

We know the skill-gap and somewhat need to tick every box can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates so please dont hesitate to apply wed love to hear from you.

Apply today by completing our online application

Please be aware that some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance.

All PA people are required to undergo background checks and to achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard however some UK roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK.

We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements (i.e. you are a British citizen or have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years) as this is the prerequisite for a security clearance. If youre unsure about your eligibility we encourage you to review the UK Governments guidance on security vetting before applying.

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Additional Information :

Life At PA encompasses our peoples experience at PA. Its about how we enrich peoples working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work. 

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams and support our communities to deliver insight and impact solving the worlds most complex challenges. Were focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self. 

Find out more about Life at PA here. 

We are dedicated to supporting the physical emotional social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits: 

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days 
• Generous company pension scheme 
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives 
• Annual performance-based bonus 
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work give as you earn) 

Were committed to advancing equality. We recruit retain reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age background disability genetic information parental or family status religion or belief race ethnicity nationality sex sexual orientation gender identity (or expression) political belief veteran status or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. 

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time