Job vacancy: Senior Business & Education Manager, NHS England, Nationally

Job summary

Main area

Administration

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Contract

Secondment: 6 months (Until 31-Mar-2027)

Hours

Full time
Part time
Job share
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Candidate must be able to start in post within 30 days from interview)

Job ref

990-SE-EC4018-E

Employer: NHS England
Employer type: NHS
Site: Any NHS England office
Town: Nationally
Salary: £66,582 - £77,368 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/09/2026 23:59

Senior Business & Education Manager

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Our Organisation

We share the core values set out in the NHS Constitution, which all colleagues are expected to demonstrate.

We support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you and your colleagues. 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to Master's level or equivalent senior-level experience in a relevant specialist area.
Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

Expert knowledge of postgraduate medical and dental education and quality management frameworks and/or medical HR.
Extensive experience of managing education contracts and performance, including the application of quality assurance and governance frameworks.
Significant experience of delivering complex education and workforce programmes through partnership working with multiple stakeholders in a politically sensitive environment.
Managing significant budgets and financial processes.

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

Essential criteria

Ability to influence, negotiate and build effective partnerships with senior stakeholders across organisational boundaries
Ability to work autonomously in a complex policy and operational environment
Ability to analyse and interpret complex, sensitive or contentious information.
Experience of producing reports, business cases and strategic recommendations.

Values and behaviours

Essential criteria

Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness. Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop. Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same.

Our commitments to you

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes.

We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that.

We welcome your talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

We ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process. This includes considering reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro-divergent.

We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the role. While we appreciate you may have had some support with your application (for example, using AI technology or guidance from a trusted individual), it’s important all the information you provide in it reflects your own knowledge, skills and experience and we trust that you apply on that basis.

If you’re applying for this role on a secondment basis, please get agreement from your current line manager before you apply.

We don’t accept applications via recruitment agencies, and we cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

To comply with the HM Government Functional Standard GovS 007, and specifically the Personnel Security Standards 2024, individuals employed or contracted by NHS England may be required to undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standards check, dependent on the role.

NHS Business Services Authority is responsible for processing your application; our privacy can be accessed directly on the application page when you select to apply.

If you are appointed to a post, your information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

If you have a query about your application, please contact the recruitment team: [email protected] or 0300 330 1369.

NHS England