Job summary
NHS England Workforce Training and Education (WTE) manages the education, training and development of NHS clinical professionals including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, doctors, dentists, nurses and allied health professionals.
This post supports the planning, management and delivery of pharmacy education workstreams across the East of England, working with the Pharmacy Education team.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties Include:
- Supporting the Head of Pharmacy and their teams to ensure that their workstream of programmes are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in assisting in their successful delivery.
- Managing the Team's business support function, including developing and managing the team's business plan, progress and reporting risk and issue management.
- Managing all corporate business returns, including planning and workforce returns.
- Supporting the team with the development of the pharmacy education programmes and linking to the multi-professional school with shared common resources.
- Managing the team's internal and external communication strategy.
- Managing the administration team and functions undertaken by the team.
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.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for more details about this role and its accountabilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for more details about this role and its accountabilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level with additional qualification to Masters level in relevant subject or equivalent level knowledge gained from significant experience whilst working at a similar level
- Specialist knowledge across a range of administration and project or business management procedures and practices and underpinned by theoretical or practical knowledge or experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Further training in project management or financial management would be desirable
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Ability to receive a verbal brief and initiate a work stream from this brief with ease
- Able to demonstrate value for money for project spend through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and work on own initiative to manage own workload through effective prioritising and time management.
Desirable
- Ability to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies
- Ability to contribute to the implementation of operational planning process
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Proven track record of developing/implementing record management systems and policies, procedures and processes in a business or project management capacity
- Experience of drafting briefing papers for senior level meetings, agenda building and providing structure to internal meetings and external meetings
- Demonstrable experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes
- Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
Desirable
- Experience of managing a financial budget including reporting and acting on variance
- Significant knowledge and experience of quality, performance or project management
Behaviours and Values
Essential
- Recognises that improved patient care is at the heart of all decision making and supports the articulation of this in corporate documents, including policies, procedures, Board and Committee Reports
- Makes sure themselves and others work in a way that complies with legislation and organisation policies and procedures on health, safety and risk management
Desirable
- Adaptability and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level with additional qualification to Masters level in relevant subject or equivalent level knowledge gained from significant experience whilst working at a similar level
- Specialist knowledge across a range of administration and project or business management procedures and practices and underpinned by theoretical or practical knowledge or experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Further training in project management or financial management would be desirable
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Ability to receive a verbal brief and initiate a work stream from this brief with ease
- Able to demonstrate value for money for project spend through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and work on own initiative to manage own workload through effective prioritising and time management.
Desirable
- Ability to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies
- Ability to contribute to the implementation of operational planning process
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Proven track record of developing/implementing record management systems and policies, procedures and processes in a business or project management capacity
- Experience of drafting briefing papers for senior level meetings, agenda building and providing structure to internal meetings and external meetings
- Demonstrable experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes
- Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
Desirable
- Experience of managing a financial budget including reporting and acting on variance
- Significant knowledge and experience of quality, performance or project management
Behaviours and Values
Essential
- Recognises that improved patient care is at the heart of all decision making and supports the articulation of this in corporate documents, including policies, procedures, Board and Committee Reports
- Makes sure themselves and others work in a way that complies with legislation and organisation policies and procedures on health, safety and risk management
Desirable
- Adaptability and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
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).
