About this role
Job summary
The Shelford Group is a network of some of the largest teaching and research NHS Trusts in England. We learn from each other, play a leading role in the NHS and our local communities and share a common voice to shape our environment.
The Policy and Projects Adviser is an important part of the small, dynamic, high-performing, central Shelford Group team that drives forward the work of the group.
This is an exciting, stimulating and varied role combining policy analysis, project delivery and stakeholder engagement at a senior level. Your day to day work would include supporting some of our key member sub-groups (such as our Chief Finance Officers or Chief Nurses networks), taking ownership of major Shelford work programmes (such as our shared work on outpatient transformation), leading our policy thinking on key areas of the 10 year health plan, and working with the wider team on our annual event and other shared priorities.
The Shelford Group has a scale and breadth to make really positive impact across health and care. This role would suit someone who wants to be at the heart of driving positive change, with the professional and personal skills to play a key role in a small team.
Home-based with regular office days in central London and travel to our members around the country.
This post is also available as a 12 month fixed-term contract. If you are interested in both the permanent and the fixed-term contracts, please state this in your application. You will be then invited to discuss your preferences at the interview stage.
Interview Dates: 25th and 26th June in person (Central London)
Main duties of the job
The Policy and Projects Adviser is a senior role within the Shelford Group team. It requires strong intellectual and interpersonal skills with a recognition of the importance of member engagement and support.
The main duties of the role include:
- Taking ownership of central support for key Shelford Group sub-groups- Responsibility for driving forward agreed strategic work programmes, providing direction and energy and co-ordinating collaboration between Shelford Group trusts.- Developing policy thinking in areas of shared interest including specialised services, research and innovation, the future provider landscape, and the shift to neighbourhood working- Playing an active role across the Shelford Group team, for example in preparing our annual impact report and shaping the agenda for our annual event.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological,gastrointestinaland oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclearmedicineandpathology.
Weare committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
The Shelford Group is a small, dynamic, and friendly team with a distinctive member-focused culture. We are looking for someone who can quickly establish themselves as a liked and trusted part of the Group, including by demonstrating credibility with senior audiences at CEO and Exec Director level. Our team is lean and high-functioning and this is a role that would suit someone prepared to get stuck into delivery at all levels of a project with significant autonomy. We are predominantly home based but there are regular office days in central London and regular travel to our members across the country.
This is a fantastic role offering variety and exposure to topics and people that it is hard to find anywhere else in the NHS.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
*UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit:Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLHa great placeto work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications Essential
Degree qualification
Desirable
Appropriate professional qualification Demonstrated knowledge of UK health policy and political landscape
Experience Essential
Leadership: leadership experience with clearly demonstrated track record for getting the best from people in and around their organisation Managerial experience in membership organisations or secretariats or other relevant environment Change: experience in working as part of a team to deliver successful change in complex and dynamic environments Planning: involvement in strategic development, harnessing expertise of self and others to define strategic objectives Delivery: track record for delivering against agreed operational plans and within a strategic framework Communication: experience preparing written and verbal briefings for a range of internal audiences Partnership: experience working across multiple organisations Teamwork: Working as an effective member of a diverse team
Skills & Abilities Essential
Decision making: operating to a high level of professional autonomy Advanced relationship skills: credibility with senior leads in the NHS and across multiple agencies Business development: expertise in business case development Solutions oriented: able to develop innovative solutions and maintain a positive mindset Project management: ability to coordinate and deliver projects to timescales and within resource constraints Diplomacy: negotiation and diplomacy skills Analytical: data analysis, interpretation and communication skills IT: competent core IT skills Adaptability: capacity to adapt approach to changing circumstances and navigate uncertain factors
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.
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Employer details Employer name University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address UCLH
250 Euston Road
London
NW1 2PG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)