NHS England

Senior Medicines Policy Manager

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Job summary

Did you know that over half of all of UK adults take at least one prescribed medicine? What's more, between 5-10% of all hospital admissions are medicines related and two-thirds of these admissions are preventable? Or that between 30-50% of the medicines prescribed for long-term conditions are not being taken as intended? Alongside concerns around adherence, the prescribing bill in the NHS is rising, at a time where the NHS needs to maximise the financial resources available.

If you enjoy working policy projects that have a tangible human impact, then we might have the job for you.

An opportunity has arisen to join NHS England's Medicines Optimisation Policy Team, part of the Medicines Value & Access Directorate, to help shape NHS England's optimisation and uptake strategy.

In 2023, NHS England published 16 national medicines optimisation opportunities, to drive medicines optimisation across Integrated Care Systems. This role will play a key part in bringing those opportunities to life, improving equitable uptake across the NHS, and ensuring the use of best value medicines

The postholder will be based at one of our offices in London, Leeds or Runcorn. Some travel to other offices and site visits will be required on an infrequent basis.

Main duties of the job

As a senior Medicine Policy Manager, you'll work as part of cross directorate project teams of policy makers, clinicians, and supply experts to deliver the medicines optimisation agenda.

Key aspects of the role will be to:

Through co-production, develop and oversee the delivery of priority medicines policy projects.
Direct responsibility for the project management of 2-3 critical policy projects and supporting the Deputy Director with the effective management of our medicines optimisation programme.
Engaging with commissioners, providers, and clinicians across the NHS to develop policy positions, ensure a whole system approach to medicines optimisation, and drive measurable change.
Developing policy options that can drive a step change in uptake of best value biologic medicines.
Ability to rapidly develop briefings and oversee FoI and PQ responses on policy issues within tight timelines.
Supporting more junior members of the team in their professional development through coaching and demonstrated leadership.

About us

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 visithttps://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.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

Date posted

09 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year HCAS will be added where applicable

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-CFO-6535698-E

Job locations

Wellington House

133-155 Waterloo Road

London

SE1 8UG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note the base for this role is either London, Runcorn or Leeds.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note the base for this role is either London, Runcorn or Leeds.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Experience of providing policy development support to Senior leaders and managing relationships between senior professionals.
Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
Demonstrable specialist knowledge in a relevant discipline.
Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at senior management team level.
Experience of working in in medicines policy, strategy and decision making
Have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and individual provider and commissioning organisations.

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

Highly developed communication skills with the capability to analyse, review and make sense of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information across a diverse range of subjects relevant to post portfolio.
Demonstrable skills in presenting complex concepts and information which may include difficult and controversial issues, across a wide range of audiences
Interpreting national policy for implementation.

Values and behaviours

Essential

Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
Ability to operate in a value-driven style consistent with the values of the public services and specifically with the new organisational values
Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Experience of providing policy development support to Senior leaders and managing relationships between senior professionals.
Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
Demonstrable specialist knowledge in a relevant discipline.
Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at senior management team level.
Experience of working in in medicines policy, strategy and decision making
Have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and individual provider and commissioning organisations.

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

Highly developed communication skills with the capability to analyse, review and make sense of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information across a diverse range of subjects relevant to post portfolio.
Demonstrable skills in presenting complex concepts and information which may include difficult and controversial issues, across a wide range of audiences
Interpreting national policy for implementation.

Values and behaviours

Essential

Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
Ability to operate in a value-driven style consistent with the values of the public services and specifically with the new organisational values
Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Wellington House

133-155 Waterloo Road

London

SE1 8UG

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Wellington House

133-155 Waterloo Road

London

SE1 8UG

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)