Planning Manager

NHS North East London

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Job summary

Please note that the closing date has been extended to Wednesday the 22nd at 11:59pm due to the NHS Jobs website being down over the weekend.

The London Healthy Urban Development Unit Team are hosted by NEL ICB on behalf of the five London Integrated Care Boards.

We are seeking a Planning Manager to make a major contribution to the Unit's work programme, co-ordinating the unit's work in relation to the local planning authorities across London and playing an important role in ensuring the development and maintenance of strategic planning tools to support the unit's work.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have substantial planning experience, with a planning or related degree. The candidate is expected to have excellent communication and organisational skills, proven experience of delivering projects and services to time and quality standards, working effectively with partners and managing projects and people.

Requirements include an excellent understanding of the complexities of the planning system in London, and how to maximise the opportunities to support health and wellbeing. Understanding the challenges facing the NHS in ensuring adequate infrastructure is provided to meet local community needs would be an advantage.

About us

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.

Date posted

25 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,718 to £76,271 a year per annum inclusive of Inner London HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

161-NELICB-252

Job locations

169 Union Street, London, SE1 0LL

169 Union Street, London, SE1 0LL

London

SE1 0LL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full duties and responsibilities.

Please note that the salary will usually be at the entry point of the range stated unless evidence can be produced of relevant experience at the appropriate level.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies when we have received sufficient applications to shortlist.Applicants who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our role profile requirements will be shortlisted for interview. To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances please ensure you quote your application reference number.Please ensure you check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you. Invitations for interview are sent by email only, so it is important that you monitor your emails once you have submitted an application online. If you have not heard from us within a month of the closing date you should presume that you have not been shortlisted.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process, you may be required to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau check, all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full duties and responsibilities.

Please note that the salary will usually be at the entry point of the range stated unless evidence can be produced of relevant experience at the appropriate level.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies when we have received sufficient applications to shortlist.Applicants who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our role profile requirements will be shortlisted for interview. To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances please ensure you quote your application reference number.Please ensure you check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you. Invitations for interview are sent by email only, so it is important that you monitor your emails once you have submitted an application online. If you have not heard from us within a month of the closing date you should presume that you have not been shortlisted.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process, you may be required to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau check, all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

Person Specification

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS North East London

Address

169 Union Street, London, SE1 0LL

169 Union Street, London, SE1 0LL

London

SE1 0LL


Employer's website

https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS North East London

Address

169 Union Street, London, SE1 0LL

169 Union Street, London, SE1 0LL

London

SE1 0LL


Employer's website

https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of the NHS London HUDU

Mary Manuel

mary.manuel@nhs.net

Date posted

25 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,718 to £76,271 a year per annum inclusive of Inner London HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

161-NELICB-252

Job locations

169 Union Street, London, SE1 0LL

169 Union Street, London, SE1 0LL

London

SE1 0LL


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