Health and Social Care Improvement Consultant

Company Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.  

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. 

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. 

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.  

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands. 

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. 

Job Description

• 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 arm’s 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 don’t hesitate to apply – we’d 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 you're unsure about your eligibility, we encourage you to review the UK Government’s guidance on security vetting before applying.

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Additional Information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's 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 world’s most complex challenges. We're 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) 

We’re 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. 

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.com 

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