Total 2 Senior Executive level Education / Training job vacancies in Taunton, TA1 2PX

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Support Officer to join the dynamic Digital Transformation Team in NHS England South West. The post holder will lead the development and implementation of a consistent approach to project and programme tracking and reporting across the digital transformation portfolio of initiatives. Together with the Project Support Officer, the post holder will support, facilitate and monitor programme and project progress, while systematically capturing and logging knowledge and lessons learned.



The Senior Project Support Officer will coordinate activities across complex regional initiatives, ensuring resource is allocated effectively, including managing the workload of the Project Support Officer. Fostering a culture of learning the post holder will seek to continuously improve, develop and upskill themself and others, including testing and learning different approaches to meet the needs of a fast-paced, agile programme and project environment.

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Project Support Officer with:
• A project management qualification and extensive experience in supporting projects and/ or programmes;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills;
• A keen interest in the opportunities that digital technologies can offer the health and care system;
• An ability to build positive relationships and to manage stakeholders effectively;
• A high level of attention to detail; and,
• An ability to work at a fast pace, with accuracy, including capturing ‘live’ information.



Some of the key qualities required are as follows:
• Assertive, diplomatic and confident in the informal management of people, including managing ‘upwards’, to ensure a consistent approach to project support across the digital transformation portfolio;
• Appreciation of complexity and proactive in managing interdependencies, issues and risks; and,
• A team player, who is supportive of a continuous learning and improvement culture, with a willingness to foster ‘psychological safety’ enabling individuals and teams to share, and learn from, mistakes.

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

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

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Jul 2024

The Finance and Planning Directorate in NHS England is looking for talented, diverse, highly motivated people to join the Financial Accounting team as Senior Lead: Sector Accounting - Accounts Production. We:

· work closely with government to agree NHS funding;

· ensure the NHS lives within its annual budget set by Parliament;

· decide how to distribute the funding to the different NHS services and parts of England;

· support innovative programmes that improve the care and experience of NHS patients or people using NHS services;

· set out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each year;

· report how much the NHS has spent on providing services each year;

· explore how the NHS can make the best use of its money;

· look at how spend on building or equipment can improve the care and experience of people using NHS services.

· consider how nationally we use these resources to improve healthcare outcomes, reduce inequality, improve health and support the NHS.

As Senior Lead - Accounts Production, you will lead on the production of the Consolidated NHS Provider Accounts. This will include overseeing the design and production of templates to collect and process accounts information from over 200 NHS providers and leading a team supporting finance staff across NHS providers to deliver high quality financial reporting.

The team offershigh profile, fast-paced projects. This requires adaptability, rigor and innovation and provides exciting development opportunities for those developing their careers in the NHS, health or the public sector.

Below are the types of skills and experience that we are looking for.Even if you feel you only meet some of the criteria, we encourage you to apply.

· A qualified accountant to lead on production of the Consolidated NHS Provider Accounts and supporting processes.

· Oversee the design of collection templates to collect accounts data from NHS providers, with a strategic view of risks in processes for collection of accounts data.

· Have an understanding of accounting requirements in the NHS and the ability to write guidance thereon.

· Experienced in producing IFRS accounts which may include consolidations.

· Strong attention to detail in reviewing accounts data and ensuring accuracy in consolidation adjustments.

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new 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.

Within Finance and Planning, we put the Equality Diversity and Inclusion commitment into practice with our staff led delivery group.

We want to see all parts of our community represented in our own team so we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for jobs with us. Diverse teams are often the highest performing and welcome the range of experience that diversity brings to our teams.

Speak to us about flexible working arrangements - job share, part time or another flexible pattern. We are now working in a hybrid way across home and office locations and support flexible working arrangements. We want to be sure you can work in a way that is best for us, for you and for our patients.

Please see attached job description for further information about the responsibilities of this role. You can find further details about the role, a letter from the Deputy CFOs and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.

To discuss this role please contact Eleanor Shirtliff oneleanor.shirtliff@nhs.net.


This advert closes on Tuesday 28 May 2024