Policy Manager/Senior Policy Manager
NHS European Office
Brussels, Belgium
Salary range Band 7/8 Depending on experience
Description:
Barts Health is the largest trust in the NHS and one of the leading healthcare providers in the country. The trust’s six hospitals deliver high quality compassionate care to the 2.5 million people of east London and beyond.
Barts Health NHS Trust:
Barts Health’s vision is to become a healthcare organisation that offers urgent specialist and community services tailored to meet the needs of local communities. We are committed to recruiting staff that will help us meet our Vision for Changing Lives, and demonstrate behaviours we believe make Barts Health a great place for patients, their families and friends, the public and staff.
Our Barts Health Values which align with our behaviours are:
- Caring & compassionate with patients, each other and our partners;
- Actively listening, understanding and responding to patients, staff and our partners;
- Relentlessly improving and innovating for patient safety;
- Achieving ambitious results by working together;
- Valuing every member of staff and their contribution to the care of our patients.
The NHS European Office represents NHS organisations in England to EU decision makers, through monitoring and engaging with EU policy and legislative developments in a broad range of policy areas.
You will be responsible for ensuring that NHS views are clearly articulated and reflected in European policy and legislation. You will provide essential expertise in a number of policy areas, monitor EU developments, carry out impact assessments, produce high quality briefings, design and implement lobbying strategies. You will also inform and advise NHS organisations on EU funding opportunities.
Ideal candidates will have:
- Experience in health policy;
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to operate in a complex environment;
- Knowledge and/or experience of the NHS;
- Experience with EU policy;
- Knowledge and/or experience in EU funding programmes.
This is a fixed-term contract, for an initial period of 1 year, but expected to be extended. Secondment opportunities are welcome.
In the first instance, please contact Chris Lynch on 0032 2 227 6443 if you require more information.
Please note:
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