Job summary
The NHS London Healthy Urban Development Unit (HUDU) is a small team focused on supporting the London NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and other NHS partners engage in the town planning system at a strategic and local level.
Funded by the ICBs and co-located with the London Estates Delivery Unit HUDU seeks to maximise opportunities to improve health infrastructure, promote healthy lifestyles and tackle health inequalities. There is the need to ensure that investment in health infrastructure takes account of population growth, future health needs and new models of care.
HUDU is expanding its team to provide greater support to the Integrated Care Boards to ensure that as many opportunities are secured to improve health facilities and outcomes through the planning process. HUDU has developed tools and techniques to help the NHS to respond to the planning agenda. The team helps the ICBs respond to major planning applications, secure developer contributions, engage with the plan-making process and with planners and public health colleagues across London authorities.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for Planning Policy and Project Officers to make a significant contribution to the Unit's work programme including responding to major planning applications and borough's local plans on behalf of the ICBs and health partners, and to undertake research into various aspects of healthy urban planning and promote and developing HUDU's tools.
The successful candidate will be educated to degree level and ideally have a degree or experience in town planning or a related policy field. Understanding of the development management and plan-making process and the relationship to supporting health and wellbeing would be an advantage as would experience of the NHS, however, this is not essential. Good communication skills are important to effectively engage with key partners at a strategic and local level.
This is an excellent opportunity for those with an interest and experience in healthy urban planning.
The ICBs and wider Integrated Care Systems are developing their strategies and the successful candidate will help with assessing the planning opportunities and challenges and priorities for different organisations and 'places'.
About us
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (ICB) was formed on 1 July 2022.
We are an exciting new organisation putting the needs of communities at the heart of our commissioning arrangements.
We are working with local people and partners across health, social care and the voluntary sector in innovative ways to improve health and wellbeing for all our communities. Our key priority in the next year will be to develop closer integrated and collaborative ways of working with all our partners to implement our Out of Hospital Strategy.
We can only do this with great staff who are encouraged and supported, which is why we invest in them, listen to them, make sure we are representative of our populations and that we foster their health and wellbeing.
Please note that all vacancies will be subject to a 6 months' probation period in line with the Probation Policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will support and develop effective working relationships with stakeholders and key partners in London, including Integrated Care Boards and Integrated Care Systems , local planning authorities, public health professionals, the Greater London Authority and other relevant health and planning related organisations.
The post holder will participate, as required, in relevant internal and external working groups/projects and initiatives to provide project, information and analytical advice and support.
- Undertake complex and detailed analysis of data for specific projects or
- Help ensure that best practice is captured and
- Be a key member of the Unit and support effective communication with stakeholders.
- Contribute to the procurement and management of external consultants and ensure that projects are delivered within budget and on
- Support the induction of new staff and supervise as
- Support the creation and implementation of information systems for collecting, evaluating and interpreting planning and health related data to inform the short, medium and long-term strategies.
- Develop and maintain the units models and GIS system, liaising directly with data providers and software companies.
- Disseminate information to stakeholders and maintain the units website.
- Contribute to the review of the units work programme and work priorities.
- Identity and promote new areas of work and improve processes, tools and techniques.
- Maintain personal professional skills and competencies in line with the requirements of the Integrated Care Board and best practice.
- Ensure compliance with compulsory training requirements by attending/completing relevant training modules.
- Maintain a good knowledge of emerging policies from government departments as they affect relationships between planning and health.
For full duties, please see the attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will support and develop effective working relationships with stakeholders and key partners in London, including Integrated Care Boards and Integrated Care Systems , local planning authorities, public health professionals, the Greater London Authority and other relevant health and planning related organisations.
The post holder will participate, as required, in relevant internal and external working groups/projects and initiatives to provide project, information and analytical advice and support.
- Undertake complex and detailed analysis of data for specific projects or
- Help ensure that best practice is captured and
- Be a key member of the Unit and support effective communication with stakeholders.
- Contribute to the procurement and management of external consultants and ensure that projects are delivered within budget and on
- Support the induction of new staff and supervise as
- Support the creation and implementation of information systems for collecting, evaluating and interpreting planning and health related data to inform the short, medium and long-term strategies.
- Develop and maintain the units models and GIS system, liaising directly with data providers and software companies.
- Disseminate information to stakeholders and maintain the units website.
- Contribute to the review of the units work programme and work priorities.
- Identity and promote new areas of work and improve processes, tools and techniques.
- Maintain personal professional skills and competencies in line with the requirements of the Integrated Care Board and best practice.
- Ensure compliance with compulsory training requirements by attending/completing relevant training modules.
- Maintain a good knowledge of emerging policies from government departments as they affect relationships between planning and health.
For full duties, please see the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject
Desirable
- Degree in town planning or public health
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years relevant experience in the public/private/voluntary sector
- Experience of undertaking evidence based research and analysis and producing reports
- Experience of project development and delivery
- Experience of developing and managing working relationships with different stakeholders
- Experience of using GIS (ArcGIS or equivalent) to analyse and map data
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the role of the planning system to develop and regenerate urban areas and to help deliver supporting infrastructure
- Knowledge of good practice in delivering sustainable and healthy communities
Desirable
- Understanding of the planning and development issues in London and the aims of the Mayor's London Plan
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject
Desirable
- Degree in town planning or public health
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years relevant experience in the public/private/voluntary sector
- Experience of undertaking evidence based research and analysis and producing reports
- Experience of project development and delivery
- Experience of developing and managing working relationships with different stakeholders
- Experience of using GIS (ArcGIS or equivalent) to analyse and map data
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the role of the planning system to develop and regenerate urban areas and to help deliver supporting infrastructure
- Knowledge of good practice in delivering sustainable and healthy communities
Desirable
- Understanding of the planning and development issues in London and the aims of the Mayor's London Plan
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).