Have you thought about exploring a career within wider Health in Justice?
We are looking for a Business Development writer and researcher to produce professionally written proposal content that clearly articulates our offer to clients in a clear and concise manner. This role will focus predominantly on Health in Justice healthcare services in prisons and associated opportunities.
You can expect to work closely with clinical and operational colleagues, as well as Subject Matter Experts to develop compelling written proposals and responses to tender questions.
You will be working between Monday – Friday during core working hours, however there is some flexibility with the working hours to suit you.
MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB
As a strong and confident communicator, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your stakeholder management and networking skills. The successful candidate would need to have experience of business development and have the following experience/qualifications:
- Recognised qualification or relevant experience in a writing related field e.g. technical writing, report writing, content or copy writing, journalism or a bid writing background.
- Experience of research to inform the development of written responses/documentation.
This role is an office-based post but we can consider enabling working from home arrangements. You will be expected to frequently communicate with people via emails, telephone calls, video conferences, and occasionally face-to-face meetings.
You will receive an annual salary up to 36,000 per annum, dependent on experience. This is a fixed term contract of 6 months.
We also offer a company pension scheme which we contribute to, free eye tests for computer screen users, and some good dental benefits.
ABOUT US
Resilience Healthcare Services is a specialist provider of NHS services into prison healthcare across over different prisons. We believe in putting the patient first, regardless of the environment or their history. The prison population is one of the most vulnerable and challenged patient groups in society and the delivery of their health care is conducted within often difficult and demanding environments.
Our Core values are:
- We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated.
- We act with integrity, embrace diversity and are committed to the NHS Healthcare.
- We strive to do things better together.
- Patients can only access excellence if we commit to living our values in everything we do when were at work.
If you share these values and have transferable skills we want to meet you!
MAIN PURPOSE
- To write quality Public Health bids, ensuring compliance with requirements.
- Working with the Directors to create Bid responses.
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Responsible and accountable for:
- Developing and writing all method statements in line with specification requirements, reflective of the budget and model devised.
- Working with external Bid writing company to help to ensure that high-quality, compelling bids are submitted in a timely manner.
- Working collaboratively and effectively with Subject Manager Experts (SMEs), ensuring that local intelligence is utilised to inform the strategy, complementing wider research and intelligence gleaned through strong and powerful networks.
- Leading and supporting the development of ad-hoc, business opportunities when required, developing business cases that secure additional funding and upselling of our portfolio.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
SKILLS & ABILITIES
- SME experience of having worked in Health and Justice or within a NHS procurement team team.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to produce and present clear written reports and guidance, which interpret and effectively communicate / explain complex Health issues to a variety of internal and external clients.
- Ability to present effectively to a range of different audiences, including the ability to respond confidently to questions when under pressure in a competitive environment.
- Ability to research and present bid responses to create a library of bid materials.
- Proven problem-solving skills and the ability to be flexible and exercise sound judgement and decision-making and give sound advice often within tight timescales.
- Strong numeracy skills that enable interpretation of business modelling to complete financial elements of bids.
- Proven ability to undertake a diverse and demanding workload and to deliver consistently high quality work, using own initiative, confident prioritisation skills, working to competing deadlines.
- Ability to think analytically and synthesise information.
- Strong ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel and navigate confidently through a variety of web based procurement programmes.
KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge and awareness of changing political and operational agendas/priorities across Public Health and Wellbeing, the NHS, PHE, national health organisations, CCGs, Health and Wellbeing Board structures/roles /responsibilities, together with an understanding of monitoring changes as they develop.
- Strong commercial awareness, strengthened with an understanding of procurement / spending priorities within the scope of our clients.
- Understanding of tendering / procurement procedures and the legality that surround these processes.
- Sound knowledge of key policies, guidelines and drivers for health improvement programmes including prevention, lifestyle behaviour change and chronic disease management.
- Knowledge of patient confidentiality, data protection and information governance.
EXPERIENCE
- Experience of preparing bidding documentation to win business.
- Ideally hold experience of working commercially in the Public Health sector and Health and Justice in particular.
- Evidence of tender development and production to secure strong commercial deals in Health.
- Experience of project management and delivery of complex bid and/or projects successfully.
- Experience of working effectively, efficiently and co-operatively as a team member.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
- Highly motivated self-starter with resilience, determination and the ability to see jobs through to completion.
- Evidence of a personal commitment to continuing professional development and to maintaining an up-to-date professional knowledge sufficient to be a credible and effective source of advice.
- Post holder must be willing to undertake occasional travel for business e.g. face-to-face team meetings/attending market engagement events.