Health Education England Hiring for RePAIR Fellow Job at Manchester, England , UK Full Time

Are you passionate about improving outcomes and making a difference at a strategic

level? Health Education England (HEE) supports the delivery of excellent healthcare

and health improvement to the patients and public of England by ensuring that the

workforce of today and tomorrow has the right numbers, skills, values, and

behaviours, at the right time and in the right place.

Delivering sustainable growth in the nursing, midwifery and AHP workforce,

through an increased supply of newly qualified practitioners, is vital to delivering

the ambitions of the Long-term Plan. We are looking for highly motivated registered

practitioners with a good understanding of the current challenges in education and

workforce, to support senior clinical leaders to deliver on a defined set of workforce

priorities at a regional level.

HEE are appointing a number of RePAIR Fellows across its seven regions to

further explore the factors that lead to student attrition, and those factors that

prevent newly qualified practitioners taking up employment in the NHS. The

Fellows will build effective relationships with key stakeholders to implement

evidence-based interventions to support a stronger culture of support for students

during their studies with a focus on practice placements.

We are looking for registered practitioners who are able to take a multi-professional approach whilst focussing on either nursing and midwifery or AHP workstreams. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the development and delivery workforce policy and gain experience of strategic working within HEE.

The post holders will have responsibility for engaging with a range of stakeholders across health and care system within the NHS, with NHS Arm’s-Length Bodies (ALBs) and education providers, building on the RePAIR programme, and supporting more students to complete their studies.

You will be able to evidence existing managerial experience, ability to lead, empower and motivate others. Successful delivery is dependent on the ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. You will be a self-motivated with excellent attention to detail and be keen to apply and grow your excellent organisational skills.

HEE ensures that the workforce has the right skills, behaviours and training, and is available in the right numbers, to support the delivery of excellent healthcare and drive improvements through supporting healthcare providers and clinicians to take greater responsibility for planning and commissioning education and training. Our ambition is to be the best organisation of our type in the world by living our values every day. Our Core Values are that everyone feels valued and respected and are included and involved in everything that affects them; are trusted to make decisions with clear reasons in order to be empowered to deliver; are committed to clear, effective communication, which is transparent and open when sharing information; takes pride and has integrity in everything we do and recognises that everyone has a significant contribution whilst taking personal responsibility and accountability for actions and behaviours

We are committed to creating a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and, in particular, we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds who are currently under-represented in our HEE workforce.

We are a digital first organisation and currently have a hybrid approach to work, meaning that whilst you will have access to a base in our Manchester office, that for the majority of your time you will be expected to work remotely.

• Excellent communicator who encourages effective communication between all involved, proactively seeking out different styles and methods of communication to assist longer-term needs and aims.
• Strong intellectual, analytical and presentational skills for conveying complex concepts and selling a programme that will result in major change, potentially to large groups or where challenge is likely.
• Highly developed ability to understand data from a variety of sources and use a range of tools to give meaningful and measurable results to a wide range of audiences with differing levels of understanding.
• Highly developed negotiating and influencing skills with an ability to make an impact at all levels within the organisation.
• Able to build consensus among varied and challenging stakeholder groups, building trust and commitment, and promoting a positive and proactive partnership approach.
• Able to analyse policy, information and research in support of the programme design and delivery.
• Able to work autonomously and take responsibility for own decisions. Excellent communicator who encourages effective communication between all involved, proactively seeking out different styles and methods of communication to assist longer-term needs and aims.
• Strong intellectual, analytical and presentational skills for conveying complex concepts and selling a programme that will result in major change, potentially to large groups or where challenge is likely.
• Highly developed ability to understand data from a variety of sources and use a range of tools to give meaningful and measurable results to a wide range of audiences with differing levels of understanding.
• Highly developed negotiating and influencing skills with an ability to make an impact at all levels within the organisation.
• Able to build consensus among varied and challenging stakeholder groups, building trust and commitment, and promoting a positive and proactive partnership approach.
• Able to analyse policy, information and research in support of the programme design and delivery.
• Able to work autonomously and take responsibility for own decisions

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Monday 13 June 2022.

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Salary Progression

Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8a with a full-time starting salary of £47,126, with a pay step increase after 5 years’ service.

These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the HEE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don’t delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don’t miss out!