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Job overview

We are in the process of establishing long-term capability to deliver the New Hospital Programme - the 3rd largest programme on the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio enabling the delivery of NHS’s Health Infrastructure Plan.

It is widely acknowledged that expectations of public services are changing. With an ever-increasing demand for good quality services to be delivered in a timely and efficient way, it has never been more important that we put value for money at the forefront of our thinking, ensuring that we understand our data and evidence base to design services in the best way. 

Key to this is the development of our use of data/business intelligence, both in terms of how we collect, integrate, manage, analyse and present information to inform decisions, and how we manage and get maximum value from the data that we hold. 

As the Senior Commercial Portfolio Lead, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the NHP Commercial team to deliver this across the programme.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will develop effective strategy and operational policies for promoting innovation across the directorate and into wider NHS England. Working closely with colleagues across the sector, ensuring coherent strategy and will: 

•       Drive the implementation of strategy for, supporting and ensuring alignment across the programme

•       Lead reform and support organisational change and uptake of initiatives that support excellence

•       Develop and communicate the vision for the role of innovation, and the development of strategy and operational policies to support this vision

•       Engage with key strategic regional and national policy makers to inform development of strategy and policies

•       Identify examples of national and international best practice and to ensure that NHP and the wider NHS England benefits from relevant innovations in healthcare 

•       Develop and champion new initiatives or projects as necessary 

•       Working with providers and clinical experts to design new training products 

•      Provide expertise of best practice methodologies regulatory requirements, policy imperatives, innovation and technological developments and stakeholders knowledge. 

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.