Influential Role, As the lead adviser to the Secretary of State, the Permanent Secretary plays a significant role in shaping the Government's health and social care policies.
High Accountability, With a substantial budgetary responsibility of around £192 billion, the role allows for impactful decision-making and resource allocation.
Leadership, The position provides an opportunity to lead and motivate a diverse team, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
Strategic Impact, The Permanent Secretary ensures the delivery of the Government’s health mission, contributing to the betterment of health and social care services across the UK.
Professional Growth, The role offers substantial experience in managing large-scale public expenditure and interacting with high-level stakeholders like HM Treasury.
Public Service Contribution, Working in this position provides a chance to make a positive difference in the community by improving health and social care systems.
Comprehensive Benefits, Alongside a competitive salary, the position includes generous retirement benefits through the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
The Permanent Secretary for the Department of Health and Social Care in Leeds is a high-level leadership role that involves serving as the lead adviser to the Secretary of State, ensuring the effective delivery of the Government’s health and social care objectives. The Permanent Secretary is accountable to Parliament for the department’s substantial budget of approximately £192 billion and must engage effectively with HM Treasury. Responsibilities include translating ministers' ambitions into a clear vision for staff, leading the Executive Committee, overseeing Arm's Length Bodies, and fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
In this role, the Permanent Secretary is expected to provide strong leadership and management to the department, motivating staff while reinforcing the values of the Civil Service. A competitive salary of £170,000 is offered, along with contributions to a defined benefit pension scheme. Candidates must undergo security checks and meet specific nationality requirements to be eligible for this position.
In this role, the Permanent Secretary is expected to provide strong leadership and management to the department, motivating staff while reinforcing the values of the Civil Service. A competitive salary of £170,000 is offered, along with contributions to a defined benefit pension scheme. Candidates must undergo security checks and meet specific nationality requirements to be eligible for this position.
Location
Leeds, London
About The Job
Job summary
The Permanent Secretary is the lead adviser to the Secretary of State, driving forward the delivery of Government; they represent the Department of Health & Social Care at the highest level.
Specifically, the Permanent Secretary:
Please see attached candidate brief
Person specification
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Benefits
Alongside your salary of £170,000, Department of Health and Social Care contributes £49,249 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Please see attached candidate brief
Things you need to know
Selection process details
Please see attached candidate brief
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window) . See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality Requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Leeds, London
About The Job
Job summary
The Permanent Secretary is the lead adviser to the Secretary of State, driving forward the delivery of Government; they represent the Department of Health & Social Care at the highest level.
Specifically, the Permanent Secretary:
- Supports and advises Ministers on the Government’s ambitions and objectives for the health and social care system, responsible for delivering the Government’s health Mission and playing a key role in supporting Growth.
- As Principal Accounting Officer, is accountable to Parliament for the department’s performance and expenditure (noting the significant budgetary responsibility of around £192 billion DEL budgets - this includes c£180bn RDEL and £12bn CDEL). To do this successfully the Permanent Secretary will have the breadth and depth of experience to fulfil the significant Accounting Officer responsibilities, including the ability to interact confidently and expertly with HM Treasury counterparts.
- Provides strong leadership to the department by translating Ministers’ ambitions into a clear vision to staff, setting a direction for that vision and ensuring the department is organised, resourced and motivated to deliver its priorities.
- As head of the Executive Committee, manages, motivates and engages staff to develop their capability and be a role model for the values of the Civil Service, reinforcing and supporting a culture of continuous improvement, high performance and excellent delivery.
- Provides oversight of the department’s Arm’s Length Bodies, ensuring they use their resources effectively in the delivery of the government’s aims.
Please see attached candidate brief
Person specification
Please see attached candidate brief
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £170,000, Department of Health and Social Care contributes £49,249 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Please see attached candidate brief
Things you need to know
Selection process details
Please see attached candidate brief
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window) . See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality Requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .
Apply and further information
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Jo Whitehead
- Email :
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