Job summary
- Main area
- Commercial
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-COM-6480736-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wellington Place, Leeds or Wellington House, London
- Town
- Leeds
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum (exclusive of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Commercial Officer
NHS AfC: Band 6
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Commercial Governance Manager, working within the NHS England Commercial Governance, Policy & Improvement function. This is an exciting role, at a time when there is significant policy change within public sector procurement, and this role will be pivotal in supporting the implementation of those changes across NHS England.
As a Senior Commercial Officer, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team and will play a key supporting role in managing the governance in order to deliver successful commercial outcomes across NHS England and into the wider Health and Care system. The role is for someone looking to develop their commercial career within a fast paced, highly professional Commercial Directorate.
Main duties of the job
· Support teams to ensure that the portfolio of tasks/projects is planned, managed and delivered effectively.
· Be a key member of the team as well as supporting effective communication and stakeholder management, both internally and externally.
· Support the governance function to embed changes brought on by the legislative reform in regards to the Procurement Act 2023 and the Provider Selection Regime.
· Support with the maintenance of the commercial operating framework to enable the wider team to deliver the services compliantly by updating templates, guidance and standard operating procedures
· Work with the assurance and reporting team to ensure processes are aligned and any governance related actions as a result of assurance findings are captured and planned
· Coordinate the collation of the commercial pipeline across multiple teams for publication and for the purposes of Cabinet Office approvals; updating the e-commerce system accordingly
· Lead on the revenue grants process and ensure proposed awards are compliant with Government standards by ensuring requirements are met via governance gateways
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
About the role
Some of the key skills and experience you'll bring to the role:
· Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.
· Evidence of success in effective project and programme management.
· Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
· Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description and assignment brief for more information
We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, especially disabled, female, and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Person specification
Knowledge / Qualification
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- Public sector policy and/or procurement experience
- Project management
- Communications & presentation experience
Values & Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Leppington
- Job title
- Governance & Assurance
- Email address
- [email protected]
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