Job overview

This is a permanent role in the CNO Policy and Strategy Unit in the Nursing Directorate, NHS England.

As Senior Policy Manager the post holder will support the team in responding to existing, new and emerging policy work to drive forward national policy, strategy and professional priorities relevant to nursing and midwifery, the delivery of health and care, and the objectives of the Chief Nursing Officer for England.

The role is designed to combine subject matter expertise and policy and briefing skills to support delivery of team objectives. Key aspects of this role will be to: -
• Support the CNO’s work with ministers, government officials, professional regulators, royal colleges and professional bodies to help
shape policy and decision making.
• Support development of advice to ensure the CNO provides robust professional relevant information and advice to the Department of
Health and Social Care.
• Understand and engage with the work of royal colleges, regulators and other key stakeholders to ensure CNO is effectively engaged and consulted on external policy impacting on the profession.
• Manage, nurture and actively maintain and promote relationships with key stakeholders.
• Maintain a good knowledge of emerging policies from government departments to assist in the thinking and definition of strategy
discussions and help support stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

As described in the job description, this role is embedded in the CNO Policy & Strategy Unit (PSU). The PSU focuses on:
• Supporting the CNO in setting out their strategic vision and priorities and working in partnership across the wider professional landscape to
deliver these.
• Providing policy advice and guidance to the CNO on a range of professional and system areas.
• Supporting the development and implementation of new policy and strategy.
• Ensure strategic professional policy input into NHSE priority programmes.
• Working collaboratively across the Nursing Directorate to ensure that policy development and transformation techniques are embedded in
our ways of working.
• Leading on professional and regulatory issues for the profession.

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.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.