NHS England

Policy Officer

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Job summary

As a policy officer in the Central Policy team, the successful candidate will work as part of a dynamic and versatile team that:

  • leads the development and delivery of a range of national policy and legislation projects
  • provides advice and support to other teams and helps to coordinate national health policy development across NHS England
  • provides leadership to NHS England's policy and strategy professional community and helps to build policy skills and capabilities across the organisation
  • manages NHS England's accountability to Government and Parliament, including select committee appearances and assurance against the Government's mandate to NHS England.

The successful candidate will support colleagues across the Central Policy team to ensure that policy projects are planned and managed effectively and take a lead role in elements of their delivery.

The role offers opportunities for the successful candidate to develop new skills and gain experience, and for their role to evolve over time, including them being able to take on new and changed responsibilities.

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace culture. We encourage applications even if you feel you don't meet all requirements listed.

Main duties of the job

Supporting colleagues across the Central Policy team, the successful candidate will:

  • be responsible for delivery of a clear and agreed portfolio of work
  • engage and work effectively with colleagues across the team, the wider directorate and NHS England
  • contribute to maintaining productive working relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders (both national and local), listening to and influencing people with different perspectives, on a range of issues
  • provide effective project support to the development and implementation of Central Policy workstreams, and new areas of work as they arise
  • provide secretariat support to senior-level meetings, including preparing agendas, taking accurate minutes, and ensuring meetings run smoothly and effectively
  • analyse complex and sensitive policy issues, and present this information and any recommendations clearly and concisely to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
  • support the development of policy proposals and guidance documents, and draft briefings, papers and documents to reflect agreed policy positions, providing clear advice and information to colleagues within NHS England, across the wider NHS and the public.

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

21 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year (exclusive of London weighting)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

990-STR-6790446-E

Job locations

Wellington House, London or Wellington Place, Leeds

London or Leeds

SE1 8UG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job descriptionfor a detailed description of the main responsibilities and person specification for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job descriptionfor a detailed description of the main responsibilities and person specification for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to masters level or equivalent level of training/experience

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Experience of stakeholder management and briefing - and building effective, cross-functional relationships to advance organisational goals.

Skills capabilities and attributes

Essential

  • Proven ability to manage and deliver projects in complex environments, working effectively across organisational boundaries.
  • Clear and effective communicator with strong written and presentation skills, with the ability to draft briefing materials that convey complex ideas accurately to varied audiences.
  • Skilled in analysing complex, conflicting information and developing solutions.
  • Ability to manage and prioritise own workload to meet tight, shifting deadlines.

Values and behaviours

Essential

  • Committed to diversity, equality, and integrity, fostering positive, respectful, and collaborative relationships with all colleagues.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to masters level or equivalent level of training/experience

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Experience of stakeholder management and briefing - and building effective, cross-functional relationships to advance organisational goals.

Skills capabilities and attributes

Essential

  • Proven ability to manage and deliver projects in complex environments, working effectively across organisational boundaries.
  • Clear and effective communicator with strong written and presentation skills, with the ability to draft briefing materials that convey complex ideas accurately to varied audiences.
  • Skilled in analysing complex, conflicting information and developing solutions.
  • Ability to manage and prioritise own workload to meet tight, shifting deadlines.

Values and behaviours

Essential

  • Committed to diversity, equality, and integrity, fostering positive, respectful, and collaborative relationships with all colleagues.

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, London or Wellington Place, Leeds

London or Leeds

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, London or Wellington Place, Leeds

London or Leeds

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 Policy Manager

Csenge Gal

csenge.gal@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

21 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year (exclusive of London weighting)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

990-STR-6790446-E

Job locations

Wellington House, London or Wellington Place, Leeds

London or Leeds

SE1 8UG


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