NHS England

FOI and Parliamentary Briefing Assistant

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Job summary

We are looking for a candidate with excellent organisational skills to perform this key role in the External Affairs team of the Communications sub-directorate (part of the Strategy Directorate). Working as part of a small team, the Freedom of Information and Parliamentary Business team, the postholder will have an important role in delivering NHS England's Parliamentary and Public Accountability function.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will:

Work with colleagues logging and tracking cases including Parliamentary Questions, Ministerial Correspondence and other parliamentary business;
Maintain systems and databases and provide data for reports and briefings;
Have good IT and writing skills, and the ability to work under pressure in a busy team who are managing multiple cases against short deadlines;
Support the Senior Parliamentary Manager with the administration of the MP Inbox database;
Have strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, as will need to deal with colleagues at all levels across NHS England as well as staff in MP's offices.
Be able to provide support to the Freedom of Information team when needed.

About us

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 visithttps://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.

Date posted

12 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year (exclusive of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-STR-6452891-E

Job locations

Any NHSE base

London/Leeds or any NHSE base

SE1 8UG

Job description

Job responsibilities

There will be opportunities to develop further skills by supporting the Case Officers, with the aim of career progression within the team. The post holder will report to the Lead Senior Parliamentary Briefing Manager and can be based at any NHS England office.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to NVQ 4 level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience.

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Excellent organisational skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team with a large number of overlapping tasks
Willingness to work in a very busy function delivering precisely on tasks covering complex and detailed information
Ability to share of intelligence gathered from casework in the Parliamentary area of business.
Intermediate knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

Clear communicator with excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions to staff and service users
Ability to work at pace in a busy working environment and able to multi-task Effective team working
Ability to work without supervision.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to NVQ 4 level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience.

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Excellent organisational skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team with a large number of overlapping tasks
Willingness to work in a very busy function delivering precisely on tasks covering complex and detailed information
Ability to share of intelligence gathered from casework in the Parliamentary area of business.
Intermediate knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

Clear communicator with excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions to staff and service users
Ability to work at pace in a busy working environment and able to multi-task Effective team working
Ability to work without supervision.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Any NHSE base

London/Leeds or any NHSE base

SE1 8UG

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Any NHSE base

London/Leeds or any NHSE base

SE1 8UG

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)