London PUBLISHED MON 4 NOV 2024

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year (exclusive of London Weighting) PERMANENT
ABORTION NHS

NHS England r3l7347B

Opportunity to work on high-impact projects that shape NHS strategy and policy at a national level.

Engagement with diverse and complex issues, providing a stimulating and dynamic work environment.

Development of high-level problem-solving and analytical skills through quantitative and qualitative research.

Collaboration with a dedicated and dynamic team, fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture.

Experience in managing and delivering projects, enhancing project management skills and career development.

The chance to contribute to improving health services and policies that directly impact patient care and outcomes.

Flexibility in coordinating meetings and events, enhancing organizational and communication skills.

The Strategy & Policy Analyst role at NHS England involves contributing to the Provider Development team, focusing on strategy and policy development within the national System Architecture Function. Key responsibilities include delivering major strategy and policy projects through qualitative and quantitative research, analyzing data to develop recommendations, and managing project tasks effectively. The analyst will organize meetings, track project progress, and ensure lessons learned are captured throughout the project lifecycle. The role offers the chance to develop high-level problem-solving skills and engage in significant NHS decision-making. The position is aimed at supporting equality and diversity within the team and policy initiatives.

As a Strategy & Policy Analyst within Provider Development, part of the System Development Team within NHS England's national System Architecture Function, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team, contributing to rapid strategy and policy development across a diverse and varied portfolio.

Workstreams within Provider Development's portfolio may include (but not be limited to): realising the full benefits of provider provider collaboration within integrated care systems, improving how the NHS uses and works with the independent sector, and projects to improve specific service areas such as abortion care.

The role offers an exciting opportunity to quickly build experience of using high level problem-solving skills combined with exposure to fast paced strategy policy thinking and NHS decision-making at a national level.

The Strategy & Policy Analyst will be expected to:

Own and deliver key tasks within major strategy and policy projects by undertaking quantitative and qualitative information-gathering and research to help understand and resolve high profile policy issues and delivery challenges
Analyse evidence and information to test hypotheses and develop findings
Actively contribute to team problem-solving and the development of recommendations
Support the team to generate high impact policy recommendations and strategic approaches
Ensure that the portfolio of tasks/projects are planned, managed and delivered effectively
Organise key project meeting, engagement and workshop sessions, booking venues, sending invites, taking minutes
Attend and/or facilitating meetings where agreed and present on progress, ensuring that all actions are logged and followed up as required
Support the team to ensure the timely capture of lessons learned throughout the project life-cycle
Develop and manage project tracking, control and reporting arrangements ensuring that project/programme objectives can be achieved
Actively seek to improve and maintain equality and diversity in the team and within the policy produced
Be responsible for enabling the smooth running of projects/programmes by supporting project/programme leads through the operation of project management process, and the co-ordination of business management actions and activities on their behalf.

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You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

In the event that further vacancies for the same role arise during the course of the recruitment process, and if we have more than one suitable candidate following interview, we will consider appointing more than one appointment

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