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

Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £32,188
  • Leeds: £32,188; London: £36,244
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:
  • Higher 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
  • Primary Care and Prevention Group
  • Early Years, Children & Families
    Type of role:
  • Policy
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 3Contents
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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.

DHSC leads national policy on child health across the health and care system and across government.

Government has an ambitious programme of multi-sector reform for children's health and social care, intended to improve support and outcomes for children and families.


The Children and Families team in the Early Years, Children and Families Directorate is responsible for DHSC policy on child and family health; child safeguarding and violence and abuse.

We set the policy direction, and work very closely with experts, partners in NHS England and more broadly across the health and care system to deliver on our priorities.

In addition, we work with a number of Other Government Departments, notably the Home Office (lead Department for violence and abuse), the Ministry of Justice, and the Department for Education, as well as with several other teams in DHSC (e.g.

SEND, mental health and substance misuse teams).


Job description:


  • Role 1: 'Violence and Abuse Policy Advisor'_
One of the roles will be the 'Violence and Abuse Policy Advisor'.

The Violence and Abuse Policy Team is responsible for DHSC policy on all forms of violence and abuse, such as knife crime, child sexual abuse and domestic abuse.

The health and care system has a responsibility to prevent violence and abuse, and to provide support to those who have been affected.


  • Role 2: 'Child Health & Family Policy Advisor'_
One of the roles will be the 'Child Health & Families Policy Advisor'.

The Child Health and Families Policy Team is responsible for DHSC policy relating to children aged 2 to 18 years and families.

Our role is to build relationships across Government and beyond, and strengthen the evidence base for how child health outcomes can be improved, including how we can reduce health inequalities.


  • Role 3: 'Child Safeguarding Policy Advisor'_
One of the roles will be the 'Child Safeguarding Policy Advisor'. The team leads government policy on child safeguarding in health.

We work closely with DfE, Home Office and NHS England colleagues to develop and deliver national policy on child safeguarding, modelling at a national level the joint and equal partnership that local authorities, Integrated Care Boards and Police are required to deliver for their areas.


These roles will provide an exciting and rewarding opportunity to work on national policies that impact the health outcomes of children, families and vulnerable people.

You will support policy development, build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, provide advice to Ministers and officials, and support on the delivery of Parliamentary business.

Postholders may be asked to work flexibly in response to evolving Ministerial priorities.


Person specification:


  • Role responsibilities_
  • Working with your team to develop a broader understanding of your policy area and the challenges and opportunities associated with it;
  • Providing advice to Ministers and senior leaders on policy issues;
  • Building and maintaining good relationships with stakeholders in the Department and across government;
  • Communicating information clearly and concisely, both in writing and verbally, to a range of partners;
  • Supporting on the delivery of Parliamentary business, including correspondence.
  • Key skills and experience required for these roles_

Essential:

  • Strong communication skills, both written and oral, with an ability to tailor your messages to meet the needs of different audiences;
  • The ability to grasp complex issues readily, and to build on that to help develop policy;
  • The ability to work well with a range of policy colleagues and stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes;
  • The ability to deliver high quality work in a timely fashion;
  • The ability to adapt to changing
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