Job summary
The Senior Policy and Engagement Officer will provide policy support to Mental Health Network (MHN) policy function and wider MHN team. They will link in with the wider NHS Confederation Strategic Policy Team, and the Mental Health Policy Group.
The post holder will keep abreast of relevant policy developments and their implications for MHN members and be able to communicate these effectively both verbally and in written form.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be working as part of a supportive team at the forefront of mental health and learning disabilities policy, one of the most dynamic and exciting public policy areas.
They will have the opportunity to learn from and engage with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders about the key issues facing mental health and learning disability services and be supported to develop their policy and project knowledge and experience.
This is a fixed-term contract and would suit someone looking to develop their mental health policy skills and knowledge at a national level.
About us
The NHS Confederation is the membership organisation that brings together, supports and speaks for the whole healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Within the Confederation, the Mental Health Network acts in the best interests of those who need NHS funded mental health and care services; and those who provide these services. We support some 90 members from across NHS trusts, the independent sector, including eight digital mental health companies, and the voluntary sector, including housing associations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role: Six month fixed-term contract, between 14.6 hours to 21.9 hours per week depending on availability of successful candidate.
The Mental Health Network (MHN) is looking for a Senior Policy and Engagement officer to join their team to help ensure policy developments and their implications are communicated to its members.
This six-month role would suit someone looking to develop their mental health policy skills and knowledge at a national level.
As the Senior Policy and Engagement Officer you will:
- Gather and analyse information to inform policy development and debate
- Support the effective running of high-level meetings and events
- Support the scoping, discussion and production of policy briefings, consultation responses and other products
Develop and maintain positive working relationships with relevant partner organisations.
- Draft member-facing products such as blogs and other comms outputs
About youYou will have a passion for improving mental health services and an appetite and interest in building knowledge of policy areas within mental health services. Along with your excellent communication skills you will also be great at building relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
You will also:
- Have knowledge of the current mental health landscape
- Understand the value that people with lived experience of mental health problems bring to the work of MHN
- Have experience of supporting high level meetings and events
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role: Six month fixed-term contract, between 14.6 hours to 21.9 hours per week depending on availability of successful candidate.
The Mental Health Network (MHN) is looking for a Senior Policy and Engagement officer to join their team to help ensure policy developments and their implications are communicated to its members.
This six-month role would suit someone looking to develop their mental health policy skills and knowledge at a national level.
As the Senior Policy and Engagement Officer you will:
- Gather and analyse information to inform policy development and debate
- Support the effective running of high-level meetings and events
- Support the scoping, discussion and production of policy briefings, consultation responses and other products
Develop and maintain positive working relationships with relevant partner organisations.
- Draft member-facing products such as blogs and other comms outputs
About youYou will have a passion for improving mental health services and an appetite and interest in building knowledge of policy areas within mental health services. Along with your excellent communication skills you will also be great at building relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
You will also:
- Have knowledge of the current mental health landscape
- Understand the value that people with lived experience of mental health problems bring to the work of MHN
- Have experience of supporting high level meetings and events
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of mental health policy and the current health and care landscape.
- Experience of supporting high-level meetings and events, for example drafting invites, managing attendee lists, inputting into chair/speaker briefings and minute taking.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- An understanding of the value that people with lived experience of mental health problems bring to the work of MHN.
- Ability to prioritise and manage own workload and conflicting priorities.
- Proven experience of effective team working and building positive working relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of mental health policy and the current health and care landscape.
- Experience of supporting high-level meetings and events, for example drafting invites, managing attendee lists, inputting into chair/speaker briefings and minute taking.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- An understanding of the value that people with lived experience of mental health problems bring to the work of MHN.
- Ability to prioritise and manage own workload and conflicting priorities.
- Proven experience of effective team working and building positive working relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.
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.