Total 16 job vacancies by NHS England

We are looking for an experienced internal candidate that has substantive iUEC knowledge and respective operational pressures.

You will work as part of a fast paced team responsible for the leadership, planning and overseeing delivery of the UEC Recovery Plan (Year 2), representing the National Programme Director and working collaboratively with Government, DHSC, and NHS stakeholders across strategy, transformation, operations, and performance teams. The postholder should have in depth understanding of the UEC programmes and processes, and experience with clinicians on developing strategy.

The postholder will be expected to manage very senior internal, external, and political stakeholders, giving confidence on both the programme’s successes and resolution of risks and issues.

Working closely with colleagues across the system, the postholder will:
• • Drive delivery of the UEC Recovery Plan, supporting and ensuring alignment across the system.
• Deputise on behalf of the National Programme Director and liaise with DHSC and various stakeholders.
• Engage with key strategic regional and national policy makers to inform development of strategy and policies.
• Develop NHS England briefings to Ministers and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
• Have a thorough understanding of iUE pressures and be able to summarise key issues and briefings from complex data and information for the NPD ahead of meetings.
• Have oversight and challenge delivery across programmes of work in a constructive and supportive manner, whilst building positive relationships with stakeholders.
• Lead on performance discussions identifying key system pressures and any resolution needed.
• Leading the team in a positive way and enabling them to deliver under a high-pressured environment.
• Handling escalation and resolution on behalf of the NPD as appropriate.

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.

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.

The postholder will be expected to provide a significant amount of senior leadership, supporting the National Programme Director for UEC to deliver across a broad service and government facing agenda.

The postholder will work with peers and the senior leadership team across the directorate and NHS England national team to ensure that work is strategically prioritised and delivered. The postholder will be used to working at pace with limited information in a very pressured environment.

The postholder will also be responsible for managing a programme management function to support the IUEC directorate and regional teams.

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.


This advert closes on Sunday 8 Dec 2024

• Lead the Horizon Scanning and Demand Signalling (HS/DS) and Innovation Business Development function of IRLSS working closely with the director to set the strategic direction in response to organisational requirements.
• Deliver the HS/DS and Innovation Business Development programmes of work including management of issues and risks and regular reporting including corporate returns to both NHS E and the AAC board
• Ownership of key strategic stakeholder relationships both internally and externally including but not exclusively: clinical policy teams, national clinical directors, Medicines Value and Access team, NIHR, OLS, NICE, MHRA, DHSC, the life sciences industry and their representative bodies
• Oversight and ongoing management of contracting for our horizon scanning provider and additional delivery partners ensuring the appropriate capability and capacity for IRLSS and NHSE
• Ensuring alignment with cross cutting IRLSS NHSE policy and strategy including health inequalities, PPI and net zero
• Promotion of the team and its work setting a clear narrative to ensure the functions are embedded into operational delivery in the organisation.
• Annual business planning to ensure the continued development of the team and its capabilities including budget setting.
• Wider contribution to delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan and the Accelerated Access Collaborative’s objectives as IRLSS SLT member
• A strong strategic mindset and an ability to build and deliver against a vision.
• Understanding of the commercial environment impacting early stage innovators, and the levers through which innovations can be supported to pull through technology into health care
• Extensive senior experience of development and delivery of multiple complex programmes of work across organisations, including establishing in-house or external advisory services
• A good understanding of the role of data within healthcare, including the role of patient data, market intelligence and analysis, and care pathway modelling and the role this can play in the transformation of care.
• A track record of creating strong collaborative partnerships across organisations, agreeing shared priorities and developing work plans against those areas.
• Ability to translate complex scientific topics into communication materials suitable for a range of specialist and non-specialist audiences

Key aspects of this role will be to: -
• Ensure the strategy is formulated, understood by all stakeholders and is delivered utilising all available resources efficiently and effectively.
• Ensure the development and management of relevant strategic plans, within the Sector.
• Ensure appropriate system and processes are in place to enable the implementation of the strategy plans in the new organisations.

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.

Operational

Accountable for leading all activities including, but is not limited to: -
• Manage, monitor and report on benefits realisation management, tracking the progress and ensuring that the intended benefits are achieved with outcomes maximised.
• Oversee the work with the Deputy Directors to ensure the information systems are integrated with the overall strategy; ensuring synergy between strategy milestones and objectives.
• Develop and implement appropriate long-term business strategy with stakeholders, implementing new business processes as required.
• Ensure appropriate governance structures are in place to support.
• Work with the Directorate and People & OD senior staff to ensure the smooth transition of people within the new system. And appropriate focus on the culture changes needed to underpin, working with People and OD staff to deliver appropriate OD interventions.
• Manage the impact on business-critical process and key talent.
• Manage the appropriate programme controls ensuring monitoring and control activities and performance targets are on track.
• Ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement strategy is in place defining how the strategy will engage with all stakeholder groups and what information flows will be established and maintained.
• Ensure there is a resource management plan which sets out the activities required to implement. (Resources meaning finances, people, assets and technology).
• Manage system risks ensuring they are appropriately identified, and
• controls and/or mitigation is in place, escalating to the system board as appropriate.
• Establish and manage the Directorate’s risk management, change control and issue resolution processes.
• Supports the Director in senior stakeholder engagement and aligning the function/strategy from strategic objectives and business needs.
• To monitor, interpret and qualify assure progress against deliverables. Quality assurance and progress of deliverables to NHS England that often require adjustments specifically in relation to the complex corporate business agenda, strategic objectives and the business planning process.
• To develop business plans and provide expert strategic and policy advice and guidance.

Financial and Physical Resources
• Budget setting across a range of areas/services, managing and monitoring related activity, liaising with Finance colleagues to ensure appropriate costings, and ensure compliance with standing financial instructions.
• Responsible for ensuring adherence to the directorate budget, ensuring appropriate documentation is available for scrutiny. Constantly striving for value for money and greater efficiency.
• Responsible for providing guidance, management and assurance on the procurement of identified products, equipment, services and facilities for assigned Directorate.
• Responsible for making recommendations, providing advice and able to prepare strategic reports/briefings as required.
• Constantly strive for value for money and greater efficiency in the use of these budgets and to ensure that they operate in recurrent financial balance year on year.

Staff Management
• Manage the Directorate, building a collaborative working environment and an innovative culture.
• Motivate and inspire staff throughout the strategy to role model leadership and innovation.
• Leading multiple teams to ensure the plan/deliverables are met in a timely manner, to the required standards and within budget.
• Work across the wider organisation to agree prioritisation of blocks of work and related resource allocation.
• Responsible for the recruitment and development of the Directorate staff, including undertaking appraisal and personal development and, where appropriate, progressing any disciplinary or capability issues.
• Support an effective matrix approach.
• Highlight, promote and report innovative approaches to education and training, particularly their impact on service.
• Responsible for managing multiple functions within the directorate.

Information Management
• Required to present to a range of internal and external stakeholders (including executive sponsors and non-executive authorities). Information relating to programme/service delivery often in challenging and potentially hostile situations.
• Developing and presenting detailed reports summarising status on issues, appraising outcomes, and providing progress reports for senior staff or groups of staff as directed from time to time, tailoring the content to meet the needs of the audience.
• Operate within and provide enhancements to current management information and reporting to enhance decision making processes.
• Responsible for the overall planning and delivery of the strategy and for providing vision and strategic direction to the team and defining and managing the governance processes of the strategy.
• Chair or attend as appropriate, meetings with varied internal and external key stakeholders to facilitate the delivery of the strategic objectives.
• Contribute to the review and development of existing project information management systems and contribute to the development of an integrated approach to project management.
• Responsible for the development and delivery of data systems across the organisation.
• Responsible for the design, development and implementation of information systems within the directorate rather than data systems.

Policy and Service Development:
• Ensure that all staff within the Directorate are aware of relevant policy and procedures and that communication is developed and deployed appropriately.
• Maintain a good knowledge of emerging policies from government departments, the organisation in defining the strategy. In order to support delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan.
• Working across multiple agencies both within and outside of the NHS, equivalent to a directorate when compared to other NHS provider organisations.
• Lead on policy development with impact across the organisation.

Research and Development
• Develops a strategy including research and development to identify, develop and promote best practice, this could be UK wide, globally, public or private sector both within and outside the health economy
• Drawing from experience and expertise in other academic fields and industries, ensures that the organisation benefits from relevant initiatives.
• Highlight, promote and report innovative approaches to education and training, particularly their impact on service.
• Commission and co-ordinate Research and Development strategy to drive innovation.


This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Dec 2024

We are in the process of establishing long-term capability to deliver the New Hospital Programme - the 3rd largest programme on the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio enabling the delivery of NHS’s Health Infrastructure Plan.

TheDeputy Director of Supply ChainIntelligence & Managementrole will focus onassessing the markets for their Appetite, Capability, Capacity, Resilience and Accessibility to deliver NHP ambition by creating a diverse, collaborative, and visible supply chain to reflect the transition into delivery and inform resource planning​

The post holder will drive the definition of current processes, facilitate discussions and advise colleagues and the team as to how best practice might be adopted in the definition of future processes, document those processes as they are agreed and oversee their delivery.

AsaDeputy Director of Supply ChainIntelligence & Management,thepostholderwillleadandworkaspartofa dynamicteamin delivering aneffective service supportingmanagers.

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Ensurethestrategyisformulated,understoodbyallstakeholdersandis delivered utilising all available resources efficientlyand effectively.

Ensure the development and management of relevant strategic plans, within the Sector.

Ensure appropriate system andprocesses are inplacetoenable the implementation of the strategy plans in the neworganisations.

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Monitoringandestablishingaccountability ontheoverallprogressofthe strategy to ensure completion within agreed timescales.

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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.

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 theGovernment website.

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024

The Chief Nursing Officer for England (CNO) is recruiting to two key posts within his senior management team. The Deputy Chief Nursing Officers will be highly credible senior nurse leaders, with extensive executive-level experience in provider and / or system leadership roles, with expertise in strategic policy development and implementation, quality and productivity improvement and nursing workforce development. The DCNOs will work as part of the senior professional nursing and midwifery team and will lead on portfolio areas on behalf of the Chief Nursing Officer. These roles will support the CNO to provide robust professional and clinically relevant information and advice to the Department of Health and Social Care and the Board of NHS England, and support the CNO’s work with ministers, government officials, professional regulators and royal colleges and professional bodies to shape policy and decision making.

The two Deputy Chief Nursing Officer roles will lead distinct portfolio areas:
1. Quality, safety, resilience, patient safety and improvement, and infection, prevention and control.
2. Children and young people programme, productivity, sustainability and innovation, and digital.

This is an exciting time to join the NHS England national nursing directorate as the 10-year Health Plan is developed and implement. You will also be uniquely placed to shape the future professional strategy for nursing and midwifery.

We are dedicated to creating a compassionate and inclusive workplace and we know that diversity creates a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We encourage applications from people who share these values and have a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

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.

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 theGovernment website.

This role will support the CNO to provide robust professional and clinically relevant information and advice to the Department of Health and Social Care and the Board of NHS England, and support the CNO’s work with ministers, government officials, professional regulators and royal colleges and professional bodies to shape policy and decision making.

The role will involve broader integrated system-wide work but will also particularly support the CNO on professional matters linked to their portfolio areas.

The DCNO will be a highly credible senior nurse leader, with extensive executive-level experience in provider and / or system leadership roles and with expertise in strategic policy development and strategic implementation, quality and productivity improvement, nursing workforce development, research, and data management.

This leadership post will deputise for the CNO across the whole range of functions covered by the CNO as required.

Please see the attached job description for further details.


This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024

The Deputy Director, Highly Specialised Services leads on multiple projects and programmes relating to highly specialised services. These are often complex streams of work without pre-determined outcomes, involving the development of matrix teams to support the work and relationships with stakeholders within the national specialised commissioning team, other parts of NHS England including regional teams, ICBs, providers, clinicians, networks and patient representatives.

The specific responsibilities include:

· Leading on the commissioning of 80 highly specialised services and on implementing innovative treatments

· Leading the Highly Specialised Commissioning Team including setting and ensuring the delivery of the annual work programme for the Highly Specialised Commissioning Team.

· Leading on NHS England’s delivery of the England Rare Diseases Action Plan

· Mobilising services to deliver highly specialised services treatments recommended by NICE, including those accepted on the Innovative Medicines Fund, and through NHS England clinical commissioning policies.

· With Regional colleagues, implementing the new operating model for retained highly specialised services

· In partnership with NHSBT and DHSC, implementing the recommendations of the Organ Utilisation Group report

· Undertaking provider selection exercises to select or reselect expert providers.

· Overseeing the commissioning of services to deliver ATMPs, whether these are in highly specialised services or not

· Providing commissioning leadership to the development of service specifications and the setting of national standards; working with the clinical advisory structure to ensure appropriate clinical input.

· Coordinating the formulation of proposals and submitting applications for national funding.

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.

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 theGovernment website.

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This advert closes on Sunday 10 Nov 2024

We are recruiting a Director of Strategy to lead the NHS England (NHSE) Strategy Team at a vital time for shaping the future direction of the NHS.

The team works collaboratively across the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHSE and the NHS frontline to shape the strategy of the NHS in England and deliver high quality strategy projects that help solve the key challenges faced by the service.

Key responsibilities include:
• Supporting the NHSE Chief Executive and the Board to develop medium and long term NHS strategy, working closely with partners across the NHS. There is an immediate focus on working with developing, and then operationalising, the 10 Year Plan for Health.
• Leading strategic reviews of specific services or policies, in partnership with responsible teams in NHS England, DHSC and NHS delivery organisations. Recent examples include the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, a review of productivity and efficiency across the NHS, a Long Term Infrastructure Strategy and the Fuller Stocktake of integrated primary care
• Leading the strategy profession across NHS England and the wider NHS.

As a Director you would:
• Provide top-level leadership for a dynamic team at the heart of decision-making in NHS England, coaching and developing team members and supporting the development of strategy skills across NHS England and the wider NHS
• Oversee and lead strategic reviews to develop solutions that result in better health outcomes quality of care and value for money
• Own and manage senior stakeholder relationships and develop coalitions for change, acting as a trusted adviser to the NHS’s most senior leaders

You will have extensive senior experience of developing strategy in a large and complex organisation working in a politically sensitive, service delivery, context. You’ll have outstanding problem solving and analytical skills and the ability to oversee complex strategy projects and bring high quality insight to the development of NHS strategy. You will have proven leadership experience and a well developed track record of working in deep and effective partnership with a range of different partners.

The role offers a stimulating and rewarding opportunity to work at a very senior level in the national NHS and use your leadership, strategic and analytical skills to contribute to a stronger service. If you are excited by the prospect of working to solve some of the most significant challenges in the health and care system, we would like to hear from you.

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.

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 theGovernment website.

The Director of Strategy supports the development of cross-cutting NHS strategy, leads and oversees specific strategic reviews and helps identify what the NHS needs to address its future opportunities and challenges.

The postholder will require the following skills and capabilities:
• A demonstrable commitment to the development of national healthcare strategy including putting patients at the heart of the NHS and improving their health outcomes and care.
• Extensive senior experience of strategy development in a politically sensitive and complex area, ideally at a national service level, in the public sector and in the health and care sector
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including qualitative and quantitative skills.
• The ability to develop an effective strategic overview of a large, complex, public facing, delivery system and systematically identify and evaluate strategic options for its improvement
• The credibility and authority to provide personal strategic counsel to the organisation’s most senior leaders and personally lead on special projects where required
• A proven track record of building strong strategy teams with high professional standards including an ability to coach and manage others and oversee and prioritise a large and complex portfolio of work
• Excellent influencing skills and a track record of working collaboratively in a large and complex organisation with a diverse range of internal teams and external partners
• The ability to bring rigorous but supportive challenge to strategy development with colleagues and partners, ensuring difficult trade-offs are identified and resolved whilst also building deep and collaborative partnerships.
• Ability to build strong networks within the health system, including Government Departments, particularly DHSC, frontline NHS organisations, other statutory bodies, patient groups, voluntary organisations, think tanks and industry.
High personal resilience, a positive and solutions focussed attitude, and a commitment to the values of the NHS including an appropriate emphasis on equality, diversity and inclusion.

We have flexible working policies and would be happy to discuss flexible working requirements with any candidates.  If you would like to find out more about this role, please read the detailed job description and / or contact england.stratsupport@nhs.net.


This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Nov 2024

The Director of Workforce Strategy and Transformation will play a vital leadership role in supporting the Regional Director of Workforce, Training and Education to deliver on the national and regional WT&E objectives.

The Director of Workforce Strategy and Transformation will be a key member of the South East WT&E leadership team and is responsible for delivering the statutory workforce mandated priorities via the annual and medium-term workforce plans agreed nationally and with each ICB.

They will need to ensure the adherence to budgets set for the regional function as well as for the appropriate allocation and use of the delegated funds.

The post holder will be responsible for the effective leadership and management of the teams within the Workforce portfolio; Supply and Innovation, Clinical Professions and Planning and Intelligence.

The Director of Workforce Strategy and Transformation will help to re-shape the workforce landscape in the region, driving forward workforce transformation through working collaboratively with ICBs and Trusts and with other stakeholders locally, regionally and nationally.

The post holder will also need to lead on nationally delegated pieces of work as required.

This is a vital leadership role where the post holder will pro-actively contribute to the delivery of workforce priorities and provide support for local health systems. This role deputises for the RD WT&E in their absence and attends the regional meetings as required.

The Director of Workforce Strategy and Transformation will:
• Lead and manage the Workforce teams in their portfolio
• Work to support the RD WT&E to ensure delivery against key national strategies, such as the NHS Long Term plan, Framework 15, as well as any additional mandates for workforce from government
• Work with other directors and their teams across NHS England both regionally and nationally to deliver on agreed priorities
• Work closely with and lead the workforce teams embedded in ICBs and develop these arrangements with ICBs in the future
• Improve and transform the way that we deliver workforce, training and education across the region, working with the national teams to ensure alignment with central direction
• Ensure effective engagement and communications flows between local, system, regional and national partners
• Demonstrate a clear commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, leading by example
• Provide workforce expertise and SME within NHSE and across the region to ensure key recovery priorities and programmes and delivered effectively

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.

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 theGovernment website.

Please refer to full job description.

Key Functional Strategic Responsibilities:
• Lead teams to deliver the Workforce, Training and Education strategy and national mandate in line with the operating model and regional business plan
• Deliver on directorate objectives for the South East Region as required
• Ensure that the 3 teams (Workforce Supply and Innovation, Clinical Professions and Workforce Planning and Intelligence) work collaboratively with the other parts of the Workforce, Training and Education Directorate as well as other regional and national directorates to deliver the South East Region objectives.
• Provide strategic professional leadership ensuring regional delivery of the LTWP, addressing concerns around delivery and escalating these as appropriate


This advert closes on Monday 11 Nov 2024

The Specialised Commissioning Finance Business Partner team in the NHS England Finance and Planning Directorate is now recruiting for Deputy Director of Finance for financial management.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of work to support the NHS. We:

· work closely with government to agree NHS funding;

· ensure the NHS lives within its annual budget;

· decide how to distribute the funding to the different NHS services and parts of England;

· support innovative programmes that improve the care and experience of NHS patients or people using NHS services;

· set out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each year;

· report how much the NHS has spent on providing services each year;

· explore how the NHS can make the best use of its money;

· look at howspend on building or equipment can improve the care and experience of people using NHS services.

· consider how nationally we use these resources to improve healthcare outcomes, reduce inequality, improve health and support the NHS.

As a Deputy Director of Finance, you will be working very closely with colleagues across specialised commissioning to support the commissioning of over £20bn of NHS resources to deliver vital services. The postholder will support the business to get best value out of our resources, providing financial support and advice across a range of high priority national programmes and services.

The team offershigh profile, fast-paced projects. This requires adaptability, rigor and innovation and provides exciting development opportunities for those developing their careers in the NHS, health or the public sector.

Below are the types of skills and experience that we are looking for.Even if you feel you only meet some of the criteria, we encourage you to apply.

· Acting as a Finance Business Partner to the Specialised senior management team, and the commissioning function as a whole (including regional teams and local commissioners), providing effective finance support to clinical and commissioning areas. This includes support to areas such as the national Programmes of Care, Clinical Reference Groups and transformation programmes.

· Providing advice and support relating to payment and incentives approaches for specialised commissioning services.

· Effective financial management of central budgets for clinical prioritisation and service transformation, including embedding processes ensuring best value in decision making, planning and in-year monitoring of service level investments.

· Effective financial management of central budgets relating to high cost tariff excluded devices, specialised mandate capital resources, and high priority national programmes such as genomics.

· Contributing to ongoing programme to delegate suitable specialised services to ICBs.

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.

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 theGovernment website.

Please see attached job description for further information about the responsibilities of this role. You can find further details about the role, a letter from the Deputy CFOs and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.

Interested in applying and want to find out more about our team and the work we do?

Please email Doug Siebert, Interim Finance Director, Specialised, Health and Justice and Armed Forces Business Partner Team on doug.siebert@nhs.net if you would like to discuss.


This advert closes on Sunday 10 Nov 2024

The National Delivery and Vaccinations and Screening Directorates in NHS England are seeking a dynamic Chief of Staff (CoS) who will lead a team to support the Chief Delivery Officer (CDO) and National Director for Vaccinations and Screening (ND V+S) and their Senior Leadership Team (SLT). In this pivotal role, the postholder will lead the CDO/ ND V+S Private Office, working very closely with the Chief Executive’s office, senior directors and their teams across all sub-directorates, other national directorates, and executives at regional, system and provider level to provide strategic advice to the CDO/ ND V+S and their senior leadership teams.
1. Co-ordinating activity across the directorate and organisation in response to requests from HM Government and Ministers that consistently delivers successful outcomes in the context of developing/challenging priorities, working alongside multiple interested parties with differing opinions and operating with significant levels of ambiguities.
2. Detailed and expert understanding of relative legislative and regulatory developments for example the Darzi review and the 10-year plan to ensure consistent alignment of organisational and strategic policy goals
3. Significant ability to independently horizon scan and without any prompting actively lead teams to solve challenging problems on behalf of the national executive director.
4. Lead as the expert; integrating systems and managing effective working relationships with the appropriate stakeholders on a range of business sensitive issues.
5. Manage and represent the organisation in highly sensitive, political and antagonistic situations, delivering difficult messages to very senior audiences.

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.

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 theGovernment website.

You can find further details about the job in the attached Job Description and Assignment Brief documentation


This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Nov 2024

Following retirement, NHS England (London) is seeking a Director of Improvement, Transformation & Partnerships to drive through the London Vision that will see London become the best city in the world to receive health and care services. The role will coordinate the delivery of “The London Mission” across the NHS, local government and the GLA. As a jointly funded post we welcome applications from the NHS, local government and social care sectors.

The ambition is to transform NHS service access, experience and outcomes for all Londoners. This will mean the rapid development, implementation and spread of digital first services whilst ensuring that no Londoner gets left behind, reducing the gap of existing health inequalities.

You will need to develop strong working relationships across the NHS in London, ensuring there is senior clinical and managerial leadership in place. They will also be working in partnership with London Councils and the boroughs and the Greater London Authority, and closely with other regional bodies such as the Metropolitan Police Service. This role will lead the NHS through the next strategic period and beyond and will play a key role in shaping our response to the government’s reform agenda.

This is an exciting, demanding and high profile role that needs to be filled by an exceptional candidate.

As part of the New NHS England, the London region is committed to being a workplace where everyone is encouraged to continually reflect, experiment, and improve, where we support and uphold the behaviours that we expect of each other, and in the way we approach our work supporting our Systems.

The London vision, agreed by the NHS, the GLA and London Councils, is to make London the world’s healthiest global city and the best place in the world to receive health and care services.

How we work is as important as what we do. Our approach must be led by NHS England’s values, with collaboration and equity at its heart and we encourage applications from any underrepresented communities.

We are designed to work as a multi-disciplinary team drawing together the combined talents of medicine, nursing, operational performance, improvement, strategy and a range of enabling functions under the leadership of a Regional Director.

Our role is complex – we are a convenor and co-ordinator, shining a spotlight on and sharing best practice. We oversee performance and have regulatory responsibilities.

We work with our partners and systems to address priority issues that require pan-London solutions and to support this we work together at neighbourhood, borough and regional levels.

The successful candidate will lead a large directorate, made up of teams focused on continually improving services and working in partnership across London.

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.

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 theGovernment website.

Job Overview

This role is all about leading a team that helps improve how care is provided to patients and communities in our region. We’re part of a larger network that works together to make sure everyone gets the best care possible. Our team focuses on making long-term plans, checking how well we’re doing, and helping local health systems do their best work.

What You’ll Do
• As the Director of Improvement, Transformation, and Partnerships, you’ll be a key part of our regional leadership team. You’ll work closely with the Regional Director to build strong partnerships with local health providers and systems. Your goal is to help these systems become more independent and effective over time.
• You’ll lead the Improvement, Transformation, and Partnerships team. Your team will develop solid plans, check performance, and drive continuous improvements in the quality of care and health outcomes. You’ll also step in to help when providers or systems are struggling.
• You’ll also help shape national priorities and decide what kind of support local systems need. You’ll work closely with our corporate teams to do this. And when needed, you’ll step in for the Regional Director.

Team Management

You’ll manage the Improvement, Transformation, and Partnership Team. You’ll make sure that our national guidelines for performance, improvement, partnerships, and oversight are applied consistently and effectively throughout the region.This will involve:
• Building strong relationships with other regional functions.
• Supporting other Directors to ensure that our interventions are aligned and coordinated.
• Building close working relationships with the regional Commissioning and Finance functions to ensure an aligned approach to performance, oversight, and intervention.

General Responsibilities
• You’ll build strong relationships with senior colleagues across all NHSE functions. You’ll make sure that we’re all working together effectively and looking for ways to improve. You’ll also make sure that we have good governance in place, including identifying risks and taking action to mitigate them.
• You’ll contribute to the development and delivery of NHSE’s joint corporate business plan and the strategic work programme of the NHS Executive Group. You’ll act as an ambassador for NHSE, representing our objectives and views to stakeholders.
• You’ll be part of the regional on-call rota and may be required to step in for the Regional Director.

Key Relationships
• You’ll work with a range of people both inside and outside the organisation, including System Leaders, provider Chief Executives, Councillors, the Department of Health and Social Care, and other national bodies such as the Care Quality Commission and Health Education England.

Staff Management
• You’ll be responsible for managing a large team with a wide range of skills. You’ll have direct line management responsibilities and may also work with national colleagues in a matrix structure.

Budget Management
• You’ll manage a significant budget, making sure we use our resources effectively across the health service.


This advert closes on Sunday 3 Nov 2024

NHS England’s Innovation, Research, Life Sciences and Transformation Strategy (IRLSS) team has an ambitious suite of programmes to help to ensure the NHS is one of the most pro innovation and research systems in the world, helping to improve patient outcomes as well as supporting the UK economy to grow.

As a major part of the IRLSS team’s portfolio the Data for Research and Development Programme is a multi-million poundGovernment Major Projects Programme (GMPP) which aims to:

· Make research-ready data rapidly accessible through the NHS Research Secure Data Environment Network

· Speed-up large scale clinical trial delivery through NHS DigiTrials

· Establish a model for future generation of value for the NHS



The Deputy Director Data for Research is responsible for delivery of this programme working closely with the programme SRO and the Director of Research. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a GMPP programme managing a talented and driven team.

We are seeking an experienced senior leader who has extensive experience of delivering large complex programmes across departments withan in depth specialist knowledge of the NHS data for research ecosystem including the infrastructure, architecture and policy.

The ability to work effectively with key stakeholders including the life sciences industry, academia, NHS R&D community, voluntary and charitable sector organisations is key to successful delivery and the successful applicant will have a track record of building strong collaborations with partners and stakeholders. An in depth understanding of the issues inherent in the use of patient data for purposes other than direct care is essential as is the need to ensure patient and public involvement is at the heart of decision making.

The successful applicant will be an active and visible IRLSS SLT member with proven ability to build high performing teams, fostering an environment for individuals and the team to thrive.

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.

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 theGovernment website.

· Develop the infrastructure across the NHS for a federated network of national and sub national secure data environments offering a single front door to NHS data for research

· Lead and work closely with colleagues acrossthe Transformation Directorate to enable matrix working across sub directorates to ensure alignment and collaboration in delivery to support data enabled research and specifically delivery of the Data for R&D programme

· Represent the Data For R&D programme at high-level engagement withArms-Length Bodies, across Government, with industry, and all other stakeholders acrossthe health and care system.

· Drive and challengework across health regulators to ensure that the regulatory system supports wide-spread data-driven research and better partnerships with researchers and innovators. All with the aim of harnessing value for the NHS.

· Work across internal and external stakeholders to ensure patient and public involvement and engagement is at the heart of decision making and is embedded in the programme

· Champion and promote at every opportunity the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion, whilst also driving continual improvements to support a diverse and inclusive workforce.


This advert closes on Monday 28 Oct 2024

NHS England’s Diagnostics team sits within the Chief Operating Officer’s Directorate and has a strong relationship with the national teams for Elective, Cancer and also Transport.

This role, as Deputy Director (Imaging) will lead the Imaging team to support the development of imaging networks and other service improvements and will share the learning from imaging network development across the other diagnostic disciplines.



A key focus of this role will be to support the implementation of the findings of both the Carter Report and the Richard’s Review in respect of diagnostic services by developing new insights and improvement tools to support service and network improvements. The improvements are aimed at increasing activity to meet demand, improving productivity and supporting Trusts to ensure the right patient receives the right test at the right time.

Our ideal candidate would have:
• Operational management experience or clinical leadership experience in imaging services at a senior level
• Experience of working with national and regional colleagues to drive improvements in imaging services
• Good understanding of national policy in respect of imaging services, including the findings of the Richards report
• Experience of working with key external stakeholders such as the Royal College of Radiologists, the Care Quality Commission, and the Department of Health and UK Accreditation Service.
• Board level experience, including using appropriate presentation materials and confidently demonstrating a deep understanding of the subject matter and findings, and facilitate subsequent discussion effectively

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.

Please refer to the attached job description for a more detailed explanation of the role.

If you would like more information about this role before applying, please contactjames.cook3@nhs.net




This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024

The Job

The Public Accountability, Communications and Engagement directorate's purpose is to:
• ensure NHS staff have the information they need and leadership to make decisions in the best interests of patients and the NHS;
• drive behaviour changes through public campaigns;
• defend the reputation of the NHS and work with external influencers to share accurate information on the NHS priorities and performance;
• lead the communications professions across the NHS.

We are looking for a highly motivated and strategically minded communications leader to take forward the work of the PACE directorate on an interim basis of ten months.

This role is one of the most demanding, exciting and rewarding communications roles in the country, and we welcome applications from high calibre candidates looking to make a positive contribution to how the NHS delivers for patients.

The successful individual will have an excellent understanding of the political, government and media landscape, as well as the latest evidence-based best practice across a range of communications disciplines.

This technical expertise will be in addition to the ability to build, motivate and inspire high performing teams, and provide professional leadership of communications and engagement activity across the wider NHS.

The successful candidate will lead, and be responsible for getting the best from a multi-disciplinary team of communications professionals who support the delivery of NHS England's core objectives and corporate responsibilities. Working with and through that team, they will be expected to oversee sophisticated and strategic handling of a wide range of communications issues, often at rapid pace, with the ability to prioritise effectively.

They will be accountable for the delivery of a broad range of functions and objectives, ensuring that the organisation listens to and is responsive to its stakeholders - including NHS staff, patients and the public - and its outputs are of a consistent high quality and value. This includes:
• overseeing public and Parliamentary accountability through our Parliamentary Hub and Freedom of Information teams;
• planning and executing award-winning multi-media campaigns that support the NHS' main priorities, including building a sustainable workforce and improving early detection rates for cancer;
• galvanising action on key priorities across the organisation and wider health and care landscape through effective internal and corporate communications and stakeholder engagement;
• ensuring staff, patients and the public receive clear and accurate information about NHS services, including through one of the busiest media teams in the country and social media channels; producing content seen over 10 million times every month.

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.



NHS England's Public Accountability, Communications and Engagement function sits within the Strategy Directorate. It is one of the busiest communications teams in the country, operating within a fast-moving environment and managing a wide range of high-profile issues affecting the NHS each day, with those issues commanding significant public attention and scrutiny.

Activities delivered by the team include:
• answering Freedom of Information (FoI) requests and parliamentary questions;
• managing communications for major incidents such as COVID-19 and industrial action;
• delivering public facing campaigns including recruiting future NHS staff and supporting appropriate access to health services;
• marketing NHS products such as the NHS App and other digital services and supporting take up and usage of NHS education and training services;
• planning and co-ordinating events and visits;
• internal communications and engagement, working with our HR team;
• managing strategic relationships with a wide range of external stakeholders including Royal Colleges and health and care sector representative organisations;
• handling incoming media queries and proactively pitching and communicating stories that deepen public understanding of the NHS and its activities through all media channels.

The team works on a business partner model, combining national communications teams and embedded regional and Directorate communications teams into a single function.

The role(s) will be accountable to the Chief Strategy Officer who has Executive Group responsibility for communications, policy, strategy, health inequalities and greener NHS but will work closely with other NHS England senior leaders including the Chief Executive and Chair.

Please see job description for additional information.

Key relationships

They will interact frequently with, and provide strategic counsel to, senior NHS England leaders, including the chief executive, chair and other board members, as well as represent the organisation with the most senior stakeholders in government, the wider NHS and elsewhere.

The Director will have line management responsibility for the following national teams:
• Corporate Affairs;
• Public Accountability and External affairs;
• Campaigns and Social Media;
• Strategic Communications;
• NHS Operational Communications.

They will also line manage the Director of Regional and Directorate Engagement who will, in turn, line manage communications colleagues providing embedded support to regional and directorate teams.

In order to maintain the relationship required to be successful in this position, the postholder will need to be frequently present in NHS England's headquarters in London (Waterloo).

See also the attached job description for additional information.
Secondments


Applicants from within the NHS willbe offered on a secondment basis only, agreementshouldbeobtainedfromtheiremployerpriortosubmittingtheapplication.

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This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Sep 2024

As Deputy Director for the Transformation Portfolio Office the post holder will lead a team of approximately 37 people across the three functions of Planning & Reporting, Governance & Investment, and Assurance & Risk, to set the delivery plan for the directorate and ensure it stays on track.

The post holder will need to have a strong portfolio, programme management, or digital delivery background, but will also need excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills to engage and influence activity across one of the most complex portfolios in government. They will lead on driving a shift to a benefits-led planning and reporting structure and be responsible for ensuring we set ambitious but deliverable objectives as a business, providing constructive challenge where necessary through levers such as investment appraisal, governance controls, and regular assurance activities.

The post holder can expect a very high level of senior exposure, including leading monthly discussions with the National Director and his senior team, and will have significant influence on the overall direction of travel of transformational investment-driven delivery in the NHS – including through working closely with the Transformation Strategy and Finance teams.

The successful candidate will:
• Drive a benefits-first model, working to maximise benefits to patients.
• Lead on setting the annual business plan and support multi-year planning such as through the Spending Review.
• Oversee investment assurance, providing due scrutiny, constructive challenge, and independent advice on the value of investments.
• Ensure the Directorate has appropriate risk management, proactively identifying major risks and resolving or escalating those.
• Work closely with Directors, Senior Responsible Officers, and others to identify challenges, risks, emerging problems, and to resolve those swiftly.
• Lead on monthly delivery reporting, providing insight and analysis into overall delivery and ensuring management attention is focused where it is needed most.
• Lead on the relationship with the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and develop a relationship with HM Treasury.
• Build partnerships with colleagues across NHS England, influencing processes and supporting NHS England-wide reporting and assurance activities.
• Work closely with the Transformation Strategy and Finance teams to shape the overall plan for driving tech-enabled transformation in the NHS.
• Work to evolve our practices and processes to ensure they fully support digital agile delivery methodologies.
• Ensure Transformation Directorate has appropriate and robust governance.

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.

Essential criteria
• Recognised senior level qualification in programme or product management, such as graduation from the Major Projects Leadership Academy (MPLA) or Project Leadership Programme (PLP)
• Significant experience of project and programme management techniques and tools. Practitioner level accreditation in project, programme and programme management certifications such as Managing Successful Projects (MSP), APM Project Management, Management of Portfolios (MOP), Agile.
• In depth additional expert knowledge and experience in the following areas:

- Portfolio or programme management

- Digital transformation programmes

- Digital product and/or service management

- Integration of programme management and strategic decision-making
• Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to the functional team:
• Significant experience of delivering major technology and transformational change programmes to transform services, involving multiple organisations and stakeholders
• Significant experience in leading digital transformation programmes and projects
• Understanding of the benefits, challenges and barriers to implementing digital technology at all levels
• Senior Leadership experience at a national, regional or system level and the ability to build excellent collaborative networks
• Extensive experience of delivering presentations to large groups of stakeholders in often pressured and politically sensitive environments
• Strong external communications skills in a politically sensitive environment with knowledge of and experience in handling media relations
• Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required

Assessment will be in two parts:
1. Following shortlisting, candidates will be invited to a Staff Engagement Exercise at which they will be asked to give a brief presentation and lead a 30-minute discussion with colleagues from the Portfolio Office and neighbouring teams. Further guidance has been provided - please refer to the supporting document.
2. The second stage will be a standard panel interview, lasting approximately 45 minutes.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

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This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Sep 2024

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Why you should apply:

We value the different experiences our people bring to their work. We're working to create an environment where everyone can make a full contribution no matter their background, identity, or circumstances. Which means, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.

Our work matters. You matter.

As an internal colleague, you may already have benefitted from a lot of what we have to offer. As a reminder:

We operate a hybrid working approach which offers you an informal, flexible way of blending home and office working.
Flexible working opportunities - we value and respect the diversity of our employees, and applications from prospective candidates who require flexible working arrangements are welcomed; these include part-time hours, job sharing, flexible hours and part-remote set ups.
27 days annual leave increasing to 33 days with service.
a generous pension (with our contribution equal to 20.6% of your earnings)
NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gym, mobile phones, and insurance.
employee benefit schemes including our Season Ticket Loan, Car Lease and Bike to Work schemes.

We use NHS Terms and Conditions of Service (Agenda for Change) pay rates. Most new employees to the NHS will start at the bottom of the band. You can find more information about Agenda for Change pay rates here Pay scales for 2023/24 | NHS Employers.

Next steps

Prepare your application, we want to know about you and why you feel you are suitable for this role. Think about what skills, knowledge and experience you can bring to this position and include in your personal statement.

Applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by email. You will be kept informed of the format of your assessment along with details of what to expect and timings.

If you require a reasonable adjustment or support with your application, please don’t hesitate to reach out and contact vacancy contact.

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.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.


This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Jul 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme