Job summary
The Financial Strategy and Payments Team is now recruiting for a Payment Development Senior Manager.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of work to support the NHS. Our directorate:
- works closely with government to agree NHS funding
- ensures the NHS lives within its annual budget
- decides how to distribute the funding to the different NHS services and parts of England
- supports innovative programmes that improve the care and experience of NHS patients or people using NHS services
- sets out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each year
- reports how much the NHS has spent on providing services each year
- explores how the NHS can make the best use of its money
- looks at how spend on building or equipment can improve the care and experience of people using NHS services
- considers how nationally we use these resources to improve healthcare outcomes, reduce inequality, improve health and support the NHS.
As a Payment Development Senior Manager, you will work as part of a dynamic team on the development of the NHS Payment Scheme. This includes designing new payment approaches and financial incentives to support the wider commitments of NHS England and the priorities set out in the NHS 10 Year Health Plan.
Main duties of the job
The team offers high profile, fast-paced projects. This requires adaptability, rigour and innovation and provides exciting development opportunities for those developing their careers in the NHS, health or the public sector.
Below is an overview of some of the key responsibilities of this role.
- Develop and delivering projects that contribute to wider strategic aims
- Lead the development of payment models and approaches for NHS services
- Engage with the wider healthcare system and other parts of NHS England in the development of policies and payment approaches
- Explore the use of innovative payment approaches to support the longer-term ambitions of the NHS
About us
Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
We lead the NHS in England 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 people can develop and make a difference
- 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
Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and waste.
If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.
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.
Details
Date posted
30 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£64,455 to £74,896 a year per annum (exclusive of London Weighting)
Contract
Secondment
Duration
11 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
990-FIN-EC1627-E
Job locations
This role can be based in any NHSE Office
Nationally
SE18UG
Employer details
Employer name
NHS England
Address
This role can be based in any NHSE Office
Nationally
SE18UG
Employer's website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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