17 Oct
NHS England
London
Job details
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Pay
- £74,290 - £85,601 a year
Job type
- Full-time
Location
London SE1
Full job description
As a policy lead in the maternity and neonatal programme, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the maternity and neonatal programme to make national policy and support local systems to make changes to the safety of their maternity services.
The post holder will support implementation of the Three Year Delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services to make maternity and neonatal care safer, more personalised and more equitable for women,
babies and families in response to the challenges facing the sector, including as set out in the Ockenden and Kirkup reports.
Supporting the assistant director of maternity and newborn safety with programmes across the safety portfolio
- Lead the development of the future maternity and neonatal equity & equality strategy and
provide oversight of existing programmes.
- Lead work related to personalised care and service user voice priorities.
- Lead the coordination of maternity and neonatal workforce priorities by working closely with the
Workforce, Training & Education directorate.
- Develop and implement systems to ensure information is properly managed and best practice is
shared across the team, Directorate and the wider NHS organisations as appropriate.
- Take a lead in the coordination of training and development and recruitment activity across the
Department or Directorate.
- Oversight and management of all aspects of the Department or Directorate budgets.
- Line management
- Any other tasks that maybe assigned by the assistant director of maternity and newborn
safety/the deputy director for the programme
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 .
Please refer to the job description and person specification for a detailed description of main responsibilities.
▶️ Policy Lead
🖊️ NHS England
📍 London