Clinical Support Lead (PIP) - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - 35075 - Maximus

General information

Job Posting Title

Clinical Support Lead (PIP)

Date

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

City

Remote

Country

United Kingdom

Working time

Full-time

Description & Requirements

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Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people’s lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

The Clinical Support Lead is required to assist the PIP Clinical Lead in performance managing performance management advice and feedback to the Supply Chain Partners to supply a quality professional service to standards of service delivery and performance indicators consistent with contract needs.

Clinical Support Leads ensure professional standards are maintained in all medical work through audit, feedback and Support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
* Jointly supporting all HPs with SDM, ensuring each HP has an appropriate support actions and clear progression path. Able to identify trends and risks from available MI.
* Providing structured support for new entrants in line with business need. Providing analysis and clinical intervention to support HPs through their journey to approval. To monitor audit grade run. To complete competency assessment as needed, and to ensure all relevant dates and information are provided to audit support team to share with DWP at approval stage.
* Ensuring all HPs complete required CME and mandatory training in a timely manner.
* To ensure that all HPs are up to date with CPD and have a detailed understanding of any changes relating to PIPAG & DWP guidance to enable effective cascade within the HP community, and provide governance to ensure this is taking place effectively.
* To ensure quality assurance for every clinical task relevant to their team - assessment, audit, SREL, advice, rework. To ensure regular checks are completed and an action plan of support implemented as needed.
* To complete audit/assessment/advice as determined by the business need.
* To maintain personal approval in specific discipline i.e. completing F2F assessments and audit within the required time frame.

Key contacts & Relationships

Internal

Service Delivery Manager
RSDMs/CDMs
Head of PIP Clinical & Operations
Audit CSLs
Trainers

External

Stakeholder meetings as required
Engagement with DWP as and when required

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

Qualified health professional (nurse, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, paramedic)
Competent Disability Analyst
Worked as a competent health professional for a minimum of 1 year
Approval and consistent performance in key PIP tasks
Able to deliver productivity and quality standards agreed between the Maximus and the Department
Enjoy helping others and building relationships, being cooperative and patient, fostering a culture of customer and client focus
Creating and executing action plans to drive performance improvement
Able to coach and inspire HPs
Able to build strong working relationships, influencing and empowering others to make pro-active decisions
Enjoy working on practical and technical tasks, investigating or observing situations to identify and implement solutions
Performance driven with strong performance management to drive continuous improvement
Display confidence and a calm and steady presence to effectively manages difficult situations

Desirable

Experience in a supervisory or leadership role with strong performance focus

Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and build positive working relationships with both clinical, operational and support services

Individual Competencies

Essential

Able to collate trends and analyse MI to create and action relevant support plans.
To be able to respond proactively to devise solutions at a team level to support performance of the contract.
Able to apply professional skills and manage own professional competence and accountability, in accordance with the appropriate governing body Code of Conduct
Complies with all applicable continuous professional development requirements
Able to effectively develop and support HPs to improve maintain performance standards
Able to ensure that professional practice standards and "best practice" are maintained in all areas of work
Flexible and adaptable
Able to understand and respond proactively to changing customer needs
Able to collaborate effectively with wide variety of needs to drive a performance culture
Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, adapt communication to audience needs, and able to interact constructively with a range of audiences
Able to drive innovation, and identify ideas and solutions to benefit the wider business

Travel Requirements

As required throughout region

EEO Statement

Maximus is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process. We know that feeling included has a dramatic impact on personal well-being and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.

We are a Disability Confident Leader, thanks to our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of people with disabilities and long-term conditions. The Disability Confident scheme includes a guaranteed interview for any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum requirements for a job. When you complete your job application you will find a question asking you if you would like to apply under the Disability Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you feel that you have a disability and apply under this scheme, providing that you meet the essential criteria for the job, you will then be invited for an interview. Your Guaranteed Interview application will only be shared with the hiring manager and the local resourcing team. Where reasonable, Maximus will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.