Senior Policy Advisor - London, United Kingdom - Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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- £40,025

Leeds £40,025, London £44,043
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Senior Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Loan
Secondment
Length of employment:
This role is being advertised on a permanent basis. If preferable, Loan or Secondment options will also be available for existing Civil Servants (Loan) and applicants from accredited NDPBs or any other employer (Secondment).

Business area:

DHSC
Secondary Care and Integration Group
MedTech and Innovation
Type of role:
Policy
Project Delivery
Strategy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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Job summary:

In DHSC, we are proud of our purpose - to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives for longer.

To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values:
we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment you'd like to work in, we'd love to hear from you.

These roles offer an exciting opportunity to deliver on the aims of the UK's first Medtech Strategy, focusing on streamlining the innovation pathway so that impactful new products reach those in need as quickly as possible.

The posts sit within the Medical Technology (MedTech) Strategy, Policy and Regulation Team. The team are responsible for setting the UK priorities for medical technology and ensuring their successful implementation and delivery.

The posts directly link to the Government's priorities, specifically investment in technology, a critical aspect of the life sciences sector and health system.

You will play a key role in enhancing the performance of medtech that can drastically improve patient outcomes.

DHSC's MedTech Directorate works closely with leaders across the health and care system to drive innovation, adopt high-quality products and achieve value for tax-payer money.

The team also fulfils DHSC's regulatory policy role for medical devices, supporting the regulator to design a framework that supports innovation within the life sciences sector and improve patient access to innovative medical devices, while protecting patient safety.

Job description:

The first ever government MedTech Strategy launched in February 2023, with a vision to get the right products, into the right place, for the right price.

A year into delivery, medtech and innovation remains a priority to drive excellent patient outcomes and improve the attractiveness of the UK as a global life sciences hub.

This is a prominent area with a lot of interest from No 10, DHSC Ministers, and public stakeholders, so proactivity and attention to detail are essential for timely delivery.

These are a stretching and rewarding roles, ideally suited for individuals looking to further develop skills in policy development and delivery in a fast-paced and high-interest area.

Due to its high-profile nature, the posts involve frequent engagement with leaders within the Department and across government, as well as the Devolved Administrations.

It also offers the holder opportunity to work closely with stakeholders at all levels across the health system, such as NHS England, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), patient groups, and the medtech industry.

This is a complex policy area with multiple moving parts.

There are internal and external stakeholders accountable for delivery to DHSC, with progress reporting to ministers monthly and with a quarterly programme boards.

Senior Policy Advisor, Strategy and Policy
The postholder will play a key role in establishing the strategic direction and maintaining momentum behind MedTech Strategy initiatives.

In particular, the initiatives focused on improving the adoption of medtech with the greatest potential to help patients and the NHS.

This includes high-profile work championed by Number 10 to streamline the medtech innovation pathway to enable groundbreaking technology to reach patients faster.

The postholder will also play a leading role in maintaining the framework within which the MedTech Strategy Programme can successfully deliver.

This includes overseeing a HEO to develop tools and techniques to standardise methodologies and realise efficiency potential.

It includes delivering advice and recommendations at pace on how projects can expand to help more patients have faster access to technologies that would transform their care.

The role will involve working closely with the Initiative Leads and Analytical Leads to develop implementation plans for medtech adoption initiatives.

The post holder will lead work in mapping and assessing programme benefits to create evi