Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Clinical Policy Manager
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-MED-6462192-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wellington House
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £66,718 - £76,271 per annum (inclusive of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Policy 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
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As a Senior Clinical Policy Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Office of the Chief Dental Officer’s Programme.
The post is responsible for providing professional expertise to the outcome of the business processes for the Department or Directorate.
As a Senior Clinical Policy Manager, the post holder will have the opportunity to work directly with the Chief Dental Officer (CDO) on specific work stream(s) which consist of:
1. Digital Transformation of NHS dentistry 2. Leading the Change 3. Improving Performance for Patients 4. Innovating through Collaboration The post supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, delivery and benefits realisation.
The post holder will define current processes, facilitate discussions and advise colleagues 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. |
Main duties of the job
- As a senior lead working internally and externally to deliver projects, initiatives and services to time and in a cost effective way.
- To support the identification and sharing of best practice to support service improvement.
- To operate in a highly political and sensitive environment.
- Provide specialist advice and prepare strategic reports and briefings for directors and stakeholders.
- In depth analysis, interpretation and production of complex and multiple reports.
- Plan, develop and evaluate methods and processes for gathering, analysing, interpreting and presenting data and information
- Deliver projects to comply with key performance indicators, and best practice guidance.
- Co-ordinate Research & Development initiatives, delegating as appropriate.
- Ensure projects, services and initiatives are delivered on time, to quality standards and in a cost effective manner, adjusting plans as required.
- Determine short, medium and long term business plans, achieving quality outcomes.
- Carry responsibility for developing policy and procedure within own discipline/field, including briefings, commissioning, business or resources.
- Responsible for proposing and drafting changes, implementation and interpretation to policies, guidelines and service level agreements (SLA’s) which may impact within Department or Directorate.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further information on the main responsibilities of this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
- Registered with the General Dental Council
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Subject matter expertise across Project and Programme management
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master’s level equivalent
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and individual provider and commissioning organisations
- Experience of building effective cross functional working relationships to drive organisational agenda
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively with national stakeholder organisations and use insights to deliver strategic change
- Able to demonstrate success in having influenced and contributed to regional / national policy development and implementation approaches
- Highly developed communication skills with the capability to analyse, review and make sense of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information across a diverse range of subjects relevant to post portfolio
- Demonstrable skills in presenting complex concepts and information which may include difficult and controversial issues, across a wide range of audiences
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery
- Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution
- Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time
- Interpreting national policy for implementation
- Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shael Ahmed
- Job title
- Dental Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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