Job summary
- Main area
- Cyber Operations
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-TD-CY-6658495-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- NHS England Office in Leeds/Exeter/London
- Town
- Leeds/London/Exeter
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 per annum (exclusive of London Weighting)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Programme Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Cyber Operations purpose is to support safe care and build public trust by building NHS England’s cyber resilience and enabling the wider health system to be cyber resilient, supporting Transformation Directorate’s purpose of delivering the best care and outcomes for the NHS.
The Cyber Operations sub-directorate consists of 4 operational areas:
- Cyber Security Operations Unit (CSOU) - SIO
- Cyber Delivery Unit (CDU).
- Cyber Improvement Programme.
- Chief Information Security Office Function (CISO)
Main duties of the job
- Manage the set up and delivery of multiple projects within a programme of work, working with colleagues and subject matter experts to scope, plan design and deliver those projects.
- Manage the whole lifecycle of a programme of system change, ensuring excellent governance throughout.
- Support organisational change and the uptake of initiatives that support excellence.
- Engage and manage relationships with stakeholders to achieve a common purpose and realise mutual benefits.
- Plan, develop and evaluate methods and processes for gathering, analysing, interpreting and presenting data and information.
- Responsible for budgets/ matching the available budget to the appropriate staff resources and projects and for ensuring that the budget breaks even, co-ordinating and monitoring expenditure.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role and responsibilities.
Please ensure your supporting statement includes demonstratable evidence and specific examples on how you meet the criteria for each of the key skills specified. This will be used in both the shortlisting and interview processes
Important: Please be aware there are residency requirements you need to meet:
All NHS England Cyber Security personnel must hold security clearance SC level as a minimum. To meet National Security Vetting requirements, you must have resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 out of the past 5 years for SC clearance. Candidates who were posted abroad for service with HM Government, Armed Forces or within a UK government role - will still be considered. More information on SC clearance can be found here.
Person specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of leading and managing change projects and delivering them within agreed timescales and budgets. Experience of providing support and input into complex programmes
- Experience of researching best practice and developing solutions that can achieve optimal outcomes for all stakeholders
- Understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this. Understanding healthcare policy for the purposes of implementation
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this. Understanding healthcare policy for the purposes of implementation. Understanding the relationship between the Department of Health and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Good analytical skills with an ability to analyse and consider complex information and develop a range of options
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate an ability to draw qualitative and quantitative information from a range of sources and present it in a clear and concise way
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to master’s level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Neelam Uraon
- Job title
- Director of Programme Delivery & Change
- Email address
- [email protected]
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