Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-NHP-6820623-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Any NHSE Office
- Town
- National
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Knowledge Skill Transfer Business Partner
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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
We are seeking a dynamic and proactive Knowledge Skills Transfer Business Partner to join the team within NHS England’s New Hospital Programme (NHP). This pivotal role will focus on fostering a culture of knowledge-sharing and continuous learning, ensuring skills are effectively transferred across the organisation to support our ambitious goals.
Main duties of the job
As the Knowledge Skills Transfer Business Partner, you will be instrumental in developing and implementing initiatives that promote knowledge retention and skills development within the NHP. Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, you will play a key role in aligning knowledge-sharing strategies with programme objectives, driving innovation, and ensuring the effective dissemination of best practices.
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
About the Team
The New Hospital Programme is a transformative initiative designed to modernise hospital construction and deliver exceptional care through innovation in digital technology, sustainability, and operational practices. You will join a forward-thinking team dedicated to achieving meaningful, long-lasting impact across the NHS.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement strategies for knowledge retention and skills development across the NHP.
- Establish and facilitate forums, platforms, and communities of practice to support knowledge sharing.
- Identify gaps in knowledge and skills, designing targeted interventions to address them.
- Collaborate with Organisation Development and EDI teams to align initiatives with organisational values.
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to promote continuous learning.
- Track, evaluate, and report on the impact of knowledge-sharing and skills development initiatives.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- 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.
Skills, Capabilities & Attributes
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.
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
- Mehtab Rahman
- Job title
- Recruitment Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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