Senior Policy Manager

NHS England has an exciting opportunity for a talented policy professional to join its Central Policy team.

Central Policy Is a Dynamic, Versatile Team That

• Leads a diverse portfolio of national policy and legislation projects on issues of strategic importance to the NHS in England,
• Provides policy advice and support to other teams and helps co-ordinate public policy development activity across NHS England,
• Provides leadership to NHS England’s policy and strategy profession, building policy skills and capabilities across the organisation, and
• Manages NHS England’s accountability to Government and Parliament, including select committee appearances and assurance against the Government’s mandate to NHS England.
  
  

The post holder will work flexibly to support the delivery of Central Policy team functions, taking the lead on specific projects and work areas which will change over time.

They Will Be Required To

• Deliver short, medium and longer-term projects on a range of different areas of national health policy and legislation development and implementation using core public policy skills, including research and critical appraisal of evidence, issue-based problem solving, stakeholder engagement and partnership working and effective writing and briefing.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with teams across NHS England, and with the Department of Health and Social Care and other officials in Government and Parliament
• Handle sensitive, political and contentious issues appropriately, including the appearances of NHS England representatives at parliamentary select committees
• Use expertise and judgement to provide advice and make recommendations to senior colleagues on complex policy and legislation issues.
• Work at pace when required, managing and taking ownership of projects or project workstreams, identifying interdependencies and overseeing delivery to meet deadlines and agreed outcomes.
• Work flexibly across the Central Policy team and contribute proactively to team development activities.
  
  

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 visit https://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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Anna Evans Job title: Senior Policy Lead Email address: anna.evans17@nhs.net

For informal discussion about the role, please contact Anna Evans at anna.evans17@nhs.net