Senior Project Officer

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

1/2/2025

The North East and Yorkshire School of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation are looking for a Project Support Officer to provide temporary family leave cover. As part of a small team responsible for the management of a dedicated business planning function within the NHSE School of Pharmacy, the post-holder will assist in the development of a business planning annual cycle and requisite processes, along with the negotiation with the NHSE School management team management team and other NHSE functions.

The role will also support the delivery of key national projects and programmes which respond to emergent strategic workforce issues. This will involve supporting a portfolio of changing and innovative developmental agendas, many of which will be evolutionary.

The main focus of the School team is the delivery of a range of projects and workstreams to contribute towards implementing the improvement, innovation and transformation programmes for NHS England. This is at the heart of the significant workforce transformation underpinning the vision set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.

Delivery Of These Objectives Will Require The Post-holder To

• provide high quality project and administrative support, including provision of information and analysis;
• arrange and service a wide range of internal and external stakeholder meetings and events;
• participate in relevant internal / external working groups and projects;
• establish and maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders and build strong relationships to help link the national and regional teams in both mandate and business plan delivery;
• promote and adopt the benefits of workforce transformation and innovation across the NHS; and produce a series of business communication products throughout the year that improve staff knowledge and awareness of NHSE’s mandate and business planning delivery including the annual business plan and quarterly updates.
  
  

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 visit https://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.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Evelyn Ryan Job title: Programme Support Manager Email address: evelyn.ryan2@nhs.net

england.wtepharmacy.ney@nhs.net