Are you passionate about driving impactful healthcare programmes within a dynamic and collaborative environment? NHS England is seeking a highly organised and proactive Programme Officer to support key initiatives aimed at improving healthcare outcomes across the nation. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningful change within the UK’s largest healthcare organisation while developing your professional career.
For qualified international candidates, visa sponsorship is available, making this role accessible to talented professionals worldwide. Join a dedicated team where your skills, expertise, and drive will help shape the future of healthcare delivery across England.
About NHS England
At NHS England, our mission is to deliver high-quality healthcare services across England. We focus on building a healthcare workforce with the skills, values, and behaviors necessary to provide exceptional care and promote health improvement for patients and the public.
The NHS Workforce Plan is a groundbreaking initiative designed to create a sustainable staffing model, enhance patient care, and secure the future of healthcare delivery.
What We Do:
– Manage critical national IT systems supporting health and social care.
– Collect, analyze, and disseminate healthcare data to drive improved patient outcomes.
– Collaborate with NHS partners to maximize digital technology, research, and innovation for better value, productivity, and efficiency.
– Adapt to evolving healthcare needs with the establishment of integrated care boards to support local system partners effectively.
If you are ready to contribute to transformative healthcare initiatives and play a key role in managing critical operations, apply today to become part of NHS England.
Why Join NHS England?
– Contribute to the nation’s most trusted healthcare system.
– Be part of a groundbreaking initiative that enhances patient care.
– Work in a collaborative and innovation-driven environment.
– Opportunities for personal and professional development.
Position: Programme Officer
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year
Job Type: Full Time
Location: London, UK
About the Role
The GMS established in October 2018 is world leading and is the first healthcare system in the world to implement Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) into routine care. This builds upon the NHS contribution to the 100,000 Genomes Project (the Project) and encompasses ongoing genomic projects inclusive of those emerging from the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy (LSIS) and those genomic projects linked to research and development both nationally and internationally.
The Programme Officer will provide”high-quality, comprehensive project management support to the Science and Laboratory workstream within the Genomics Unit.
This role is suited to someone who has a pragmatic approach to managing deadlines and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment within a national NHS team. Applicants are asked to note the requirements for knowledge and experience of laboratory services and genetic testing, as detailed in the ‘person specification’ section.
Main Duties
- Support teams to ensure that the portfolio of tasks and projects are planned, managed and delivered effectively;
- Support and inform the targeting of resources by providing high quality support including information and analysis, communications and stakeholder management;
- Provide high-quality secretariat support to Working Groups and meetings as required, including agenda-setting, drafting correspondence, minute-taking and managing membership;
- Design and deliver events such as meetings and workshops, working with colleagues and taking a lead on specific tasks;
- Ensure milestone plans, risk and issue registers and other key programme management documents are relevant, up to date and aligned with corporate requirements;
- Provide flexible and agile support for projects within the GU, working with colleagues to manage peaks of activity and to ensure that objectives are delivered;
- Ensure accurate and open communication and co-ordinate with a range of organisations and individuals, researching and drafting correspondence, papers and reports
- Be a key member of the team as well as supporting effective communication and stakeholder management, both internally and externally.
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes.
Knowledge and Experience (Essential)
- Experience of providing secretariat and administrative support across a complex programme.
- Experience in working collaboratively with clinicians and scientists and clinically literate in genetic testing.
- Knowledge of developments in NHS genomic testing and laboratory services.
- Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services
- Comprehensive knowledge of project management and/or health information systems development.
Skills and Capabilities (Essential)
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise according to the needs of senior stakeholders
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
- Evidence of success in effective project and programme management.
- Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
- Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis.
Values and Behaviours (Essential)
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness.
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.
Benefits
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more and apply
Application Deadline
January 5 2024