Business Co-ordinator

The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive - and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you., The Finance and Planning Directorate is now recruiting for the Business Co-Ordinator to the Deputy Chief Financial Officers (Deputy CFOs).
This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of work to support the NHS. We:
· work closely with government to agree NHS funding;
· ensure the NHS lives within its annual budget;
· decide how to distribute the funding to the different NHS services and parts of England;
· support innovative programmes that improve the care and experience of NHS patients or people using NHS services;
· set out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each year;
· report how much the NHS has spent on providing services each year;
· explore how the NHS can make the best use of its money;
· look at how spend on building or equipment can improve the care and experience of people using NHS services.
· consider how nationally we use these resources to improve healthcare outcomes, reduce inequality, improve health and support the NHS.
The team offers high profile, fast-paced projects. This requires adaptability, rigor and innovation and provides exciting development opportunities for those developing their careers in the NHS, health or the public sector. This role may be of interest either to an experienced diary manager looking for a role where their skills will be fully used or an someone looking for experience in a fast moving, high profile national setting., As a Business Co-ordinator, you will be a key part of the support team for the Deputy CFOs at NHS England. You will provide a high-functioning, reliable, and well-informed business support service covering all aspects the Deputy CFOs' work, including the day-to-day management of Deputy CFOs' diaries, correspondence and other logistics. The post working will liaise with colleagues within NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care, other Government Departments, and NHS organisations, all at the most senior level.
Below are the types of skills and experience we are looking for. Even if you feel you only meet some of these requirements, we encourage you to apply.

· Experience of using own initiative, to organise and prioritise own and others' workloads to changing and often tight deadlines. Ideally in a Private Office, Personal Assistant or Business Support role.
· Comfortable working with a high level of complexity and ambiguity, flexibility to work with uncertainty and change
· Be proactive, taking the initiative to ensure prompt receipt of papers, quickly identify issues and resolving them or escalating them as necessary.
· Clear and confident communicator, including the ability to support the development of internal and external communications
· Ability to work with a high level of confidentiality and professionalism in both verbal and written communications

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
+ Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
+ Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
+ Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
+ Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
+ Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band., NHS England