Education and Training Senior Policy Advisor

NHS England

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Job summary

The Workforce, Training and Education (WT&E) Education and Training sub-directorate will:

  • Provide clinical & professional leadership to education and training policy, regulations, standards, reform and delivery.
  • Assure the quality and improvement of education and training.Focus on addressing the gaps in the workforce across all roles, professions, healthcare pathways and geographies through education and training.Delivery and co-ordination of nationwide commissioned, education and training programmes.Recruitment, management and distribution of education and training that requires nationwide delivery, coordination and oversight.Maximise the use of digital, technology and innovation in the delivery of education and training.

The post holder will work to develop and implement key workforce education and training policy objectives in partnership with programme leads and clinical leads in WT&E. The post holder will actively contribute to enabling a flexible, productive and affordable healthcare workforce that meets the needs of patients and changing care pathways and the values set out in the NHS Constitution.

The post holder will help define, manage and lead a range of policy workstreams and time-limited projects to support delivery of NHSE Mandate from the Department of Health and Social Care and the wider objectives of the NHS Long Term Plan and Long Term Workforce Plan.

Main duties of the job

The role will:

  • Ensure the development of policy on workforce education and training and workforce transformation is linked to the wider health and care system agenda
  • Be responsible for the day-to-day leadership, motivation, and management of staff.
  • Manage the delegated budget for the portfolio and be responsible for ensuring adherence to the budget
  • Lead on the initiation, development and implementation of guidance, frameworks, and policies in support of assigned work areas
  • Be responsible for developing policy and procedure to provide workforce intelligence, including briefings, commissioning, business, or resources.
  • Produce influential and impactful policy briefings, policy analysis and policy papers and use engaging communication techniques to engage stakeholders to explain NHSE's policy position and narrative on flagship programmes and cross-cutting areas of work.
  • Manage various forums and groups nationally to ensure that NHSE receives relevant, timely and up to date information to influence the development of healthcare education and training reform.
  • Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure all views are represented in the development of policy and related policy implementation, enabling NHSE to design the best possible solutions to workforce supply and transformation.

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

24 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year Exclusive of London Weighting

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-WTE-6458853-E

Job locations

NHSE Office in Leeds or London

Leeds/London

E145EA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Engaging People/Key Working relationships:

  • Communicate and present highly complex information about projects, initiatives, and services to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting.
  • Work with the SRO and senior leads to ensure national context and clinical perspective is embedded in policy development and delivery.
  • Works with others to make sure there is a clear direction for values, strategies and policies and leads the way when interests are in conflict.
  • Commit to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of contentious issues.Nurture key relationships across primary and secondary care and maintain networks internally and externally, including national networks.
  • Represent policy stakeholders and work collaboratively across NHSE and with wider stakeholders to develop policy initiatives.Assist with public relations and marketing activities.
  • Develop effective links with other functions to address interdependences and alignment with work areas.
  • Develops appropriate horizon scanning across the particular policy issue including understanding the system temperature on the piece of work

Management and leadership:

  • Take ownership for self and others. Be prepared to be held accountable for managing a team. Oversee team members to deliver on collective objectives and initiatives.
  • Take responsibility for meeting own objectives and development needs. Be responsible for team delivery. Develop and communicate standards and expected levels of performance.
  • Display decision-making in an uncertain environment, where the outcomes are not immediately apparent.Seek feedback from others about work to help identify own development needs.

Setting Direction and Service Improvement:

  • Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to plan, develop, and evaluate policies using proven methods and processes for gathering, analysing, interpreting, and presenting data and information.
  • Advise on the development of performance and governance strategies for the implementation of E&T programmes in accordance with local and national priorities.
  • Propose changes to the project and make recommendations on the delivery of other projects.
  • Contributes to the development of an integrated approach to service improvement.
  • Identifies and evaluates potential improvements to the organisatio

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and responsibilities.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

Job description

Job responsibilities

Engaging People/Key Working relationships:

  • Communicate and present highly complex information about projects, initiatives, and services to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting.
  • Work with the SRO and senior leads to ensure national context and clinical perspective is embedded in policy development and delivery.
  • Works with others to make sure there is a clear direction for values, strategies and policies and leads the way when interests are in conflict.
  • Commit to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of contentious issues.Nurture key relationships across primary and secondary care and maintain networks internally and externally, including national networks.
  • Represent policy stakeholders and work collaboratively across NHSE and with wider stakeholders to develop policy initiatives.Assist with public relations and marketing activities.
  • Develop effective links with other functions to address interdependences and alignment with work areas.
  • Develops appropriate horizon scanning across the particular policy issue including understanding the system temperature on the piece of work

Management and leadership:

  • Take ownership for self and others. Be prepared to be held accountable for managing a team. Oversee team members to deliver on collective objectives and initiatives.
  • Take responsibility for meeting own objectives and development needs. Be responsible for team delivery. Develop and communicate standards and expected levels of performance.
  • Display decision-making in an uncertain environment, where the outcomes are not immediately apparent.Seek feedback from others about work to help identify own development needs.

Setting Direction and Service Improvement:

  • Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to plan, develop, and evaluate policies using proven methods and processes for gathering, analysing, interpreting, and presenting data and information.
  • Advise on the development of performance and governance strategies for the implementation of E&T programmes in accordance with local and national priorities.
  • Propose changes to the project and make recommendations on the delivery of other projects.
  • Contributes to the development of an integrated approach to service improvement.
  • Identifies and evaluates potential improvements to the organisatio

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and responsibilities.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Clear understanding of the UK healthcare education and training system and of the legislative and administrative issues around education and training of the healthcare workforce.
  • Experience of developing and managing complex policies from policy conception, definition through to delivery.
  • Experience of recruiting, developing, motivating and managing a team, including performance management and appraisal.

Skills, Capabilities and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Demonstrates leadership skills with the ability to support and motivate others and be able to direct their activities.
  • Establishes constructive relationships by working with others and demonstrating credibility across organisational and professional boundaries as necessary to achieve objectives.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Clear understanding of the UK healthcare education and training system and of the legislative and administrative issues around education and training of the healthcare workforce.
  • Experience of developing and managing complex policies from policy conception, definition through to delivery.
  • Experience of recruiting, developing, motivating and managing a team, including performance management and appraisal.

Skills, Capabilities and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Demonstrates leadership skills with the ability to support and motivate others and be able to direct their activities.
  • Establishes constructive relationships by working with others and demonstrating credibility across organisational and professional boundaries as necessary to achieve objectives.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

NHSE Office in Leeds or London

Leeds/London

E145EA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

NHSE Office in Leeds or London

Leeds/London

E145EA


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Policy Advisor

Josephine Brady

josephine.brady2@nhs.net

Date posted

24 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year Exclusive of London Weighting

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-WTE-6458853-E

Job locations

NHSE Office in Leeds or London

Leeds/London

E145EA


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