European Cross Border Healthcare Officer Full Time

NHS England leads the National Health Service (NHS) in England. We set the priorities and direction of the NHS and encourage and inform the national debate to improve health and care.

We want everyone to have greater control of their health and their wellbeing, and to be supported to live longer, healthier lives by high quality health and care services that are compassionate, inclusive and constantly-improving.

NHS England shares out more than £100 billion in funds and holds organisations to account for spending this money effectively for patients and efficiently for the tax payer. A lot of the work we do involves the commissioning of health care services in England. We commission the contracts for GPs, pharmacists, and dentists and we support local health services that are led by groups of GPs called Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). CCGs plan and pay for local services such as hospitals and ambulance services.

We have devised a strategic vision for the NHS, along with our partners in health, called the Five Year Forward View. And now, with our partners, we are delivering that vision. This vision shows that we are getting serious about prevention, identifying and delivering improvements in health care, redesigning the NHS so it continues to meet the needs of patients, ensuring the NHS is financially sustainable and engaging the public in this whole process.

We strongly believe in health and high quality care for all, now and for future generations.

Please note, if the advertised role is based in London on an Agenda for Change Pay Band, it will attract a High Cost Area Supplement. If this post is an Executive or Senior Manager (ESM) role or Medical Leader position this supplement is not applicable.

If you are taking up this post on a part time basis, your salary and any allowances will be adjusted pro rata.

We are looking to recruit 2 Officers to join our dynamic, European Cross Border Healthcare Team, based in Leicester.

The team is a national NHS team, who determine decisions and operational processes, for EEA funding applications, via the S2 and EU Directive funding routes.

The main responsibilities for the Officer role include: Managing a caseload of routine EEA funding applications (ensuring accurate decisions are made, documented and deadlines met). Input into team project / development / process work. Completion of information analysis and statistical work. Completion of NHS costings, financial and commissioning duties. Direct communication with patients / applicants and NHS commissioners / external parties.

Knowledge / experience of the following areas would be very beneficial: Application / business processes and making decisions / judgements, working in a financial environment (especially in relation to NHS costings), data / information analysis and production of statistical reports, working under pressure and managing a changing workload to strict deadlines, communicating (written and verbal) with members of the public / patients / customers / internal and external parties. Experience of other relevant areas such as clinical audit, audit, counter fraud, working in a clinical or commissioning setting, would also be useful.

If you feel that you have the right experience and have great interpersonal skills, attention to detail, a strong understanding of relevant subject areas and are interested in the position, please contact us.

Interviews are planned to take place on 26th or 27th September 2017.

For further details / informal visits contact:

For an informal chat or discussion, please contact, Emma Holoweckyj, Manager on 0113 8249651 or email: emma.holoweckyj@nhs.net.

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