Job summary
- Main area
- Primary Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-SE-6867009-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- York House
- Town
- Horley
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 per annum (inclusive of Fringe weighting for)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Programme Coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 6
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,Ìýalthough 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
The successful post holder will join the Workforce Training and Education (WT&E) Primary Care Department covering Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS). The KSS Primary Care Department is an integral part of the WT&E directorate across KSS covering a region that is densely populated part of the South East benefiting from close proximity to London, good rail links and several areas of outstanding natural beauty including a long and ever-changing coastline.
The Primary Care Department exists to support and lead the recruitment and retention of the entire multi-professional primary care workforce, including doctors, nurses and the increasing range of allied health professionals who have expanded the primary care workforce in recent times. Our vision is to ensure that not only is there sufficient supply of health professionals now and in the future, but also to make primary care the premier choice for NHS careers in KSS.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible for coordinating and delivering programmes of work as a member of the Primary Care Department working with health and care stakeholders across defined localities, as well as with relevant regional and national colleagues if required.Ìý
They will ensure that a portfolio of tasks/projects is planned, managed and delivered effectively, as the post is part of a wider Primary Care Department working across the South East. There will be an expectation for occasional travel to meet with the wider team or attend regional events with the office base being at York House, Horley.
This role will have a focus on supporting ICB and Locality Training Hubs, GP Practices, General Practice Educators and the wider Primary Care with workforce development and transformation initiatives, as defined by local, regional and national priorities.
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 visitÌýhttps://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 .Ìý
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed job description and person specification can be found in the attachments.
Candidates invited to interview will be required to undertake a short presentation followed by a standard interview.
Presentation titles will be distributed with interview invites and candidates will receive at least a week to prepare.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in communications and stakeholder management (internal and external stakeholders).
- Comprehensive knowledge of project management and/or quality improvement.
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft tools such as Teams, SharePoint, and Automate etc.
- Experience of managing a team and achieving objectives by working with others not under direct line management control.
- Detailed knowledge of maintaining confidentiality and implementing data protection legislation requirements including information governance.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of working with GP practices and partner organisations across the health and care system.
- Experience of business planning, monitoring budgets, evaluating performance, managing risks and reporting.
Skills, Capabilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of collating complex qualitative and quantitative information to extract key messages.
- Able to work on own initiative, problem solving, organising and prioritising own and others’ workloads to changing and often tight deadlines.
- Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support.
Desirable criteria
- Utilise influencing and presentation skills to diligently explain highly complex, or sensitive information to large groups or differing stakeholder groups where challenge or resistance may exist.
- Ability to analyse and interpret contentious information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues / support with decision making.
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do i.e. actively develops themselves and support others to do the same.
- Intuitive problem solver demonstrating adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with change.
- Values diversity, operating with integrity and openness, and demonstrates commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nick Barry-Tait
- Job title
- Senior Programme Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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