Lead clinical auditor

Job Description

DWP is hiring for a Clinical Lead Auditor, with a comprehensive understanding of Personal Independence Payment benefit (PIP).

Pay:£55,557 - £66,058

Youll be part of our Controls and Assurance Division within the Contract Management & Partner Delivery Directorate (CMPD).

DWP are responsible for welfare policy and provide support to disabled people and those with health conditions.

Youll lead, support and develop a team of experienced clinicians to audit and assure the work of 4 external suppliers, who currently undertake PIP assessments with UK Citizens on behalf of DWP.

Our team audit and uphold the clinical quality of those assessments. In simple terms we are DWPs clinical quality assurance.

We ensure that the assessments deliver the policy as intended, and ensures fair outcomes for some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

When we audit our suppliers, were reviewing a number of areas, including:

* Has the supplier assessor made recommendations based on all available evidence?
* Are the medical assessments consistent particularly in respect of quality and clinical accuracy?
* Have the DWPs guidelines been followed accurately?

Youll be the lead for this area, so youll represent the work we do to internal and external stakeholders. Youll need to be confident in articulating complex clinical information to a variety of