Job summary
- Main area
- Policy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 990-STR-6645264-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Leeds, Wellington Place/London, Wellington House
- Town
- Leeds/London
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 pa (exclusive of London Weighting)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Policy Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8b
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
NHS England has an exciting opportunity for a talented policy professional to join its Central Policy team.
Central Policy is a dynamic, versatile team that:
· Leads a diverse portfolio of national policy and legislation projects on issues of strategic importance to the NHS in England,
· Provides policy advice and support to other teams and helps co-ordinate public policy development activity across NHS England,
· Provides leadership to NHS England’s policy and strategy profession, building policy skills and capabilities across the organisation, and
· Manages NHS England’s accountability to Government and Parliament, including select committee appearances and assurance against the Government’s mandate to NHS England.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work flexibly to support the delivery of Central Policy team functions, taking the lead on specific projects and work areas which will change over time.
They will be required to:
· Deliver short, medium and longer-term projects on a range of different areas of national health policy and legislation development and implementation using core public policy skills, including research and critical appraisal of evidence, issue-based problem solving, stakeholder engagement and partnership working and effective writing and briefing.
· Establish and maintain effective relationships with teams across NHS England, and with the Department of Health and Social Care and other officials in Government and Parliament
· Handle sensitive, political and contentious issues appropriately, including the appearances of NHS England representatives at parliamentary select committees
· Use expertise and judgement to provide advice and make recommendations to senior colleagues on complex policy and legislation issues.
· Work at pace when required, managing and taking ownership of projects or project workstreams, identifying interdependencies and overseeing delivery to meet deadlines and agreed outcomes.
· Work flexibly across the Central Policy team and contribute proactively to team development activities.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description attached for more information about the role requirements and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Well-developed critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to analyse and appraise complex information; identify risks and opportunities, generate options or solutions and proactively resolve problems; develop sound recommendations; and provide high quality written and verbal briefings to senior colleagues.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Excellent relationship management, influencing and negotiation skills; and demonstrable experience of dealing with stakeholders on difficult, sensitive and/or controversial issues.
- Considerable experience of developing national policy and an understanding of policy levers and public policy-making processes, including the development and implementation of legislation and parliamentary scrutiny.
- Experience of delivering results by working collaboratively with others, independently, and through effective management of team members, to ensure success, including experience of coaching/supporting team members to develop key skills, and actively pursuing their own development.`
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the health and care landscape and NHS policy framework in England, including the structure of the NHS in England and NHS England’s role and accountability to Government and Parliament, and relationship with other critical stakeholders.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anna Evans
- Job title
- Senior Policy Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For informal discussion about the role, please contact Anna Evans at [email protected]
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