Job summary
This exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Director of Medicines Policy (Optimisation) within the Medicines Policy & Strategy Unit which is part of the Medicines Value & Access Directorate - Chief Financial Officer Group. The role directly manages staff within the Medicines Policy Teams.
The Deputy Director of Medicines Policy (Optimisation) will lead a team focused on delivering policy projects in support of the Long-Term Plan and other clinical priority areas. The postholder will work closely with other teams across NHS England, as well as with partners organisations such as DHSC, UK Health Security Agency, MHRA, royal colleges and patient groups to deliver on policy projects including systematisation of Medicines Optimisation, the National Overprescribing Review, implementation of the Dependence Forming Medicines Review and the Chief Professions Officers' Medicines Mechanisms (CPOMM) programme. The role will focus on implementation support working alongside Regional Chief Pharmacists.
Asone of two Deputy Directors of Medicines Policy, the post holder willleada dynamic teamresponsible fordevelopingmedicinespolicy and strategy that will shapecare,improve outcomes andreducehealth inequalitiesnow and in the future.
The role will be office based at one of our main offices in London, Leeds, Manchester or Runcorn. There will be a requirement for travel to other office locations when necessary.
Main duties of the job
This post holder will act as the overallleadformedicines policy with a focus on clinical projects. Theother post holder will at as the overallleadfor medicinespolicyaccess projects. There will be projects which the twodeputy directors willneed to work collaboratively to deliver. Both posts will work closely with the Deputy Director of Medicines Analysis, the embedded Medicines Analysis Team and other relevant data teams. The post holders willworkalongside clinical, scientific, health economic,policy andfinancialleaders to provide expert advice and recommendations to the leadership of NHS England on high profile and sensitivemedicinesissues.
The post holder will provide exceptional people and policy leadership. You will manage a team that is providing a core policy and strategy function to the wider organisation, with staff working on a wide range of projects and activities focused on driving and enabling improvement inmedicines in relation toquality and outcomes across the NHS, in accordance with the Long Term Plan.
The post holder will work as part of a flexible multidisciplinary team, embedded within the wider Medicines Policy and Strategy Unit, responsible for delivering a range of policy initiatives covering medicines access, medicines optimisation and medicines net zero.
About us
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new 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 agreat 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Salary Progression
Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 9 with a full-time starting salary of £99,891, with a pay step increase after 5 years service.
For posts based in Inner London, the above salaries will include the additional supplement of 20% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £5,132 per annum and a maximum payment of £7,746 per annum.
This is offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and is based on office location.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Salary Progression
Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 9 with a full-time starting salary of £99,891, with a pay step increase after 5 years service.
For posts based in Inner London, the above salaries will include the additional supplement of 20% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £5,132 per annum and a maximum payment of £7,746 per annum.
This is offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and is based on office location.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A UK Professional Registration is required for this role.
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- In depth additional expert knowledge acquired over a significant period of working in a high profile area of national public policy with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities, where there is a requirement to deliver to pre-agreed timeframes
- Subject matter expertise in respect of medicines
- Demonstrated expertise in a Healthcare environment
- Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- Strong external communications skills in a politically sensitive environment with knowledge of and experience in handling media relations
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required, including experience of providing high quality policy content including briefings for directors, executives and ministers.
- Demonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients
- Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A UK Professional Registration is required for this role.
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- In depth additional expert knowledge acquired over a significant period of working in a high profile area of national public policy with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities, where there is a requirement to deliver to pre-agreed timeframes
- Subject matter expertise in respect of medicines
- Demonstrated expertise in a Healthcare environment
- Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- Strong external communications skills in a politically sensitive environment with knowledge of and experience in handling media relations
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required, including experience of providing high quality policy content including briefings for directors, executives and ministers.
- Demonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients
- Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
