Department of amplification and facilitation
The advert says the job, with a salary of £110,000 to £115,000, will involve “amplifying the voice of those using services” within the hospital and “facilitating cultural changes”.
Whoever gets the six-figure job will be responsible for ensuring patients’ experiences and stories are heard at board level by bosses at the NHS trust, based in Stafford.
Well that at least sounds potentially useful (although it’s not clear why existing staff can’t do that) but it sure as hell doesn’t clarify why it’s worth four times as much salary as the actual medical people get. It’s a communications job, a management job, a connect the pieces job – it’s not stopping climate change.
The new role will also involve creating “brave spaces” for patients to give feedback on their treatment and “brokering psychologically safe environments” in the hospital.
The job title should be Executive Touchyfeely Officer.
Are you sure this isn’t Monty Python? Is John Cleese behind this?
Trying to imagine the ideal CV for this position.
“Amplifying voices”: Demonstrated expertise in setting up and maintaining public address systems.
“Facilitating cultural changes”: Strong background in one or more of the following domains: literature, visual arts, music, philosophy and rhetoric. Has successfully advanced widespread societal acceptance of new styles, ideas, and aesthetics.
“Creating brave spaces”: Possess a proven record of leadership in the military, law enforcement, or other hazardous professions. Able to inspire and maintain mental toughness physical courage, and esprit de corps in groups that are subject to unusual risk of severe injury and death in their normal duties.
No wonder it pays so well!