NHS England

Strategy Manager

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Job summary

The Greener NHS function, launched in 2020, is responsible for supporting the system's world-leading commitment to deliver a net zero health service by 2045.

We are recruiting a Band 8A Strategy Manager - Carbon Analytics (Data) in the Data and Analytics team within the Greener NHS national programme. This is a great opportunity to apply data and analytical tools to address the major threat that climate change poses to our health as well as our planet.

We are seeking a highly motivated data professional who can work collaboratively across organisational boundaries and build relationships across the health system and sustainability community. This is an important role within the Data sub-team, leading the delivery of the Greener NHS programme Data and Product Strategy.

The ideal candidate will have experience of the development of data collections, metrics, and analytical products to support monitoring and reporting for a NHS delivery programme or equivalent. Experience of the application of advanced analytics techniques and technologies is essential.

As a strategy manager within the Greener NHS team, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team at the heart of decision-making, leading national programmes, working closely with stakeholders and senior leaders to analyse and implement of the ideas set out in the Delivering a Net Zero NHS strategy and NHS Long Term Plan.

Main duties of the job

The Greener NHS national programme delivers programmes for the NHS and where relevant the wider health sector including:

  • Delivering a Net Zero plan for the NHS;

  • Delivering the LTP commitments in relation to carbon, waste and water, reducing single use plastics and reducing air pollution;

  • Supporting Regions, networks and STPs to embed changes across the sector;

  • Air Quality deliverables and approaches across the NHS, public health and Local Government.

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.

Details

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,927 to £68,676 a year (exclusive of London Weighting)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-STR-6744913-E

Job locations

Wellington House

133-135 Waterloo Road

London

SE1 8UG


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Greener NHS programme is responsible for driving forward the systems world-leading commitment to deliver a net zero health service by 2040. Working closely with colleagues and other stakeholders the post holder will be involved in driving forward by working with the NHS medicines and procurement workstreams to reduce the carbon impact of medicines, and support our suppliers to align to the NHS net zero supplier roadmap, as well as the programme of work as a whole.

The role will include:

  • Delivering projects using core strategy and policy skills including adaptable problem-solving, analysing and triangulating data in innovative ways and presenting findings clearly to a range of audiences.

  • Project management including the ability largely drive their own work programme, providing guidance and review of others work and contributing appropriately to theoverall programme.

  • Communicating with and influencing team members, other internal NHSE/I colleagues and external partners.

  • Managing stakeholder relationships and communications related to the Greener NHS programme;

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Greener NHS programme is responsible for driving forward the systems world-leading commitment to deliver a net zero health service by 2040. Working closely with colleagues and other stakeholders the post holder will be involved in driving forward by working with the NHS medicines and procurement workstreams to reduce the carbon impact of medicines, and support our suppliers to align to the NHS net zero supplier roadmap, as well as the programme of work as a whole.

The role will include:

  • Delivering projects using core strategy and policy skills including adaptable problem-solving, analysing and triangulating data in innovative ways and presenting findings clearly to a range of audiences.

  • Project management including the ability largely drive their own work programme, providing guidance and review of others work and contributing appropriately to theoverall programme.

  • Communicating with and influencing team members, other internal NHSE/I colleagues and external partners.

  • Managing stakeholder relationships and communications related to the Greener NHS programme;

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Either (1) educated to masters level in a relevant subject such as Mathematics, Statistics, Operational Research, Economics or a related quantitative or analytical discipline such as Health Service Research, Social Research; or (2) educated to a degree level in a relevant subject with experience working as an data and analytics profession to the equivalent level of a masters.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of developing, mentoring or coaching other team members.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Subject matter expertise relating to: Application of analytics or analytical methods. Advanced analytics technologies such as SQL, R, Python, Foundry (FDP).

Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate skills and capabilities in one or more of the following: able to mentor others in application of appropriate descriptive statistics and standardisation; able to build and document complicated and varied types of model including forecasting performance; can use segmentation and or clustering to better understand population being modelled; experience in using a range of statistical software such as SQL; experience in use of mixed method approaches using qualitative and quantitative methods (i.e. evaluation, health service research or economics); understands the principles of evaluation.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Either (1) educated to masters level in a relevant subject such as Mathematics, Statistics, Operational Research, Economics or a related quantitative or analytical discipline such as Health Service Research, Social Research; or (2) educated to a degree level in a relevant subject with experience working as an data and analytics profession to the equivalent level of a masters.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of developing, mentoring or coaching other team members.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Subject matter expertise relating to: Application of analytics or analytical methods. Advanced analytics technologies such as SQL, R, Python, Foundry (FDP).

Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate skills and capabilities in one or more of the following: able to mentor others in application of appropriate descriptive statistics and standardisation; able to build and document complicated and varied types of model including forecasting performance; can use segmentation and or clustering to better understand population being modelled; experience in using a range of statistical software such as SQL; experience in use of mixed method approaches using qualitative and quantitative methods (i.e. evaluation, health service research or economics); understands the principles of evaluation.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Wellington House

133-135 Waterloo Road

London

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

Wellington House

133-135 Waterloo Road

London

SE1 8UG


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Lead

Greener NHS

greener.nhs@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,927 to £68,676 a year (exclusive of London Weighting)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-STR-6744913-E

Job locations

Wellington House

133-135 Waterloo Road

London

SE1 8UG


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