Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Policy Lead / Advisor to the Chief Executive

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Job summary

Alder Hey are seeking a Policy Lead who wants to make a difference for children and young people's outcomes, to engage in and advise on development and formation of policy around children and young people's health and wellbeing.

This is an exciting time for Alder Hey; the Trust is embarking upon a radical new population-health based Vision 2030 - the big ambition of which is to create 'A healthier, happier and fairer future where every child and young person can achieve their full potential'.

As part of Vision 2030, Alder Hey has a clear ambition to make a bigger impact for children and young people on the national and international stage, influencing policy and advocating for children and young people's issues more than ever before.

Alder Hey's Chief Executive has recently been appointed as the NHSE National Chair of the Children and Young People's Transformation Board; the post holder would advise and support the CEO in both this and her strategic Trust roles and responsibilities, along with the Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer - supporting both the delivery of the Trust's 2030 Vision and the development of the Trust's national voice and impact on behalf of children and young people.

Main duties of the job

The right candidate will be a highly skilled operator, with the specialist relationships, skills, and experience to take corporate responsibility for influencing and developing policy or service development, which impacts across or beyond the organisation, nationally and locally.

They will lead on undertaking research and analysis as a key element of the role, synthesising highly complex information from a range of policy, legislative and other documents. Candidates can also be considered on a secondment arrangement subject to relevant agreements.

The candidate will support the CEO and key Executives, professionally representing the CEO's office. They will have the ability to deliver engaging presentation material for the CEO and themselves in large and influential meetings. They will prepare policy briefs, stay abreast of key policy developments, and highlight the issues and alignment with Trust priorities - supporting the Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer in the continual shaping of Trust strategy in line with policy direction.

About us

Alder Hey Children's Hospital cares for over 330,000 children, young people and their families every year. As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. We are recognised as a Centre of Excellence for children with cancer, cardiac, spinal and brain disease. We have been designated by the Department of Health as a national centre for craniofacial surgery and epilepsy surgery. Alder Hey is also a designated Paediatric major trauma unit.

Details

Date posted

15 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£70,417 to £81,138 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

411-COR-23-5834898

Job locations

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundtion Trust

Liverpool

L12 2AP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Full duties, including responsibility relating to communication, reporting, financial management, and an overview of key working relationships are included in the job description attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full duties, including responsibility relating to communication, reporting, financial management, and an overview of key working relationships are included in the job description attached.

Person Specification

Education & Training

Essential

  • oDegree level education or equivalent
  • oMaster's degree or equivalent experience
  • oEvidence of continuous professional development

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • oDemonstrable experience in Public Policy development and formation and /or senior strategic advisory role to Board level leaders

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • oSound judgement and decision-making - the ability to identify significant issues

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • oLive the Alder Hey values - respect, excellence, innovation, together, openness.
Person Specification

Education & Training

Essential

  • oDegree level education or equivalent
  • oMaster's degree or equivalent experience
  • oEvidence of continuous professional development

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • oDemonstrable experience in Public Policy development and formation and /or senior strategic advisory role to Board level leaders

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • oSound judgement and decision-making - the ability to identify significant issues

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • oLive the Alder Hey values - respect, excellence, innovation, together, openness.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundtion Trust

Liverpool

L12 2AP


Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundtion Trust

Liverpool

L12 2AP


Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer

Dani Jones

dani.jones@alderhey.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

15 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£70,417 to £81,138 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

411-COR-23-5834898

Job locations

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundtion Trust

Liverpool

L12 2AP


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