Job Description

Person specification

All elements of this person specification are essential requirements unless stated otherwise.

Experience, Knowledge & Qualifications

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Educated to masters’ level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

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Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through a post graduate qualification or equivalent experience or training.

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Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this.

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Ability to support the budget setting for a number of teams/services across a directorate.

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A strong understanding of the relationship between NHS organisations and wider system, regional and national organisations.

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Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.

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Significant experience of co-ordinating projects in highly complex and challenging environments.

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Experience of managing risks and reporting.

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Experience of developing briefing papers and correspondence at SLT or chief officer level.

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Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes.

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Evidence of continued professional development.

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Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment (desirable)

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Understanding of the public sector (desirable)

Communication Skills

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Good communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level.

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Ability to use informed persuasion to influence and negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.

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Must be able to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.

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Ability to produce and present concise yet insightful communications on highly complex matters for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.

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Evidence of success in efficient and effective project and programme management.

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Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.

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Skilled communicator with the ability to construct and deliver concise yet insightful communications on complex matters, for dissemination to diverse audiences.

Analytical Skills

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Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.

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Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution.

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Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy.

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Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve improved performance (advising on policy implementation, where applicable).

Planning Skills

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Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time.

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Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and managing successful projects.

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Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.

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Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and managing successful projects.

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Contributes to the formulation of strategic plans.

Management Skills

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Abilities for financial and staff management.

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Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others, which may be across a number of workstreams.

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Experience of managing often complex situations and effectively motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals