Wales Policy and External Affairs Officer

Job description

We have a great opportunity for an experienced Policy and External Affairs professional to support our work in Wales around patient safety and health service improvement.

The General Medical Council (GMC) helps protect patients and improve UK medical education and practice by supporting medical students, doctors, educators and healthcare providers. We’re looking for a Wales Policy and External Affairs professional to support our work at the heart of healthcare in Wales.

This is a varied and fast-paced role, working closely with other members of the Wales team and the wider GMC. You’ll be responsible for promoting our work with key stakeholder groups, through drafting consultation responses, policy papers and briefings all the while ensuring that other GMC colleagues are aware of political, policy and legislative developments in Wales that have the potential to impact on our work.

You’ll have a proven understanding of the Welsh political environment and healthcare policies. You’ll have a background in either representing patients or public engagement, the NHS, the third sector, complaints and concerns or, stakeholder management / communications.

As a Wales Policy and External Affairs Officer, you’ll work in our Wales team based in Cardiff. You’ll also support our external affairs and policy work, working closely with the Policy and External Affairs Manager and colleagues across the wider section.

This is interesting and rewarding role in a changing environment where you’ll also provide strategic advice to the GMC leadership team, identify new opportunities for collaborative projects and ensure stakeholders have a shared understanding of mutual issues, agendas and goals.

We welcome the ability to speak Welsh but this isn’t an essential requirement.

**This is a hybrid role between home working and office working, you’ll work 2 days a week in the office, or more if you prefer. We may ask you to attend the office on additional days where necessary, for example team meetings.**

The GMC is happy to support a range of flexible working options. Flexible working requests will be considered in line with the policy.

In return, you’ll benefit from being part of an organisation that is genuinely committed to its people. Within our friendly environment, you will have access to a range of learning and development opportunities designed to support your ongoing progression. We offer an attractive salary and benefits package to find out more please click apply

The GMC values diversity and has made a public commitment to processes and procedures that are fair, objective, transparent and free from discrimination.

We strongly believe that diversity of background and experience contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to us being a better regulator. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our staff, and also the diversity of those we work with wherever we can and we would actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

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**Swyddog Polisi a Materion Allanol Cymru**

Mae gennym gyfle gwych ar gyfer gweithiwr proffesiynol Polisi a Materion Allanol profiadol i gefnogi ein gwaith yng Nghymru ynghylch diogelwch cleifion a gwella gwasanaethau iechyd.

Mae'r Cyngor Meddygol Cyffredinol (CMC) yn helpu i ddiogelu cleifion a gwella addysg ac ymarfer meddygol y DU wrth gefnogi myfyrwyr meddygol, meddygon, addysgwyr a darparwyr gofal iechyd. Rydym yn chwilio am weithiwr proffesiynol Polisi a Materion Allanol Cymru i gefnogi'n gwaith sydd wrth galon gofal iechyd yng Nghymru.

Mae'r rôl hon yn un amrywiol ac egnïol, gan weithio'n agos ag aelodau eraill o dîm Cymru a'r Cyngor Meddygol Cyffredinol ehangach. Byddwch yn gyfrifol am hyrwyddo ein gwaith gyda grwpiau rhanddeiliaid allweddol, drwy ddrafftio ymatebion ymgynghoriad, papurau polisi a briffio tra ar yr un pryd yn sicrhau bod cydweithwyr eraill y CMC yn ymwybodol o ddatblygiadau gwleidyddol, polisi a deddfwriaethol yng Nghymru sydd â'r potensial i effeithio ar ein gwaith.

Bydd gennych ddealltwriaeth a brofwyd o'r amgylchedd gwleidyddol Cymreig a pholisïau gofal iechyd. Bydd gennych gefndir naill ai mewn cynrychioli cleifion neu ymgysylltu â'r cyhoedd, y GIG, y trydydd sector, cwynion a phryderon neu, rheoli / cyfathrebu rhanddeiliaid.

Fel Swyddog Polisi a Materion Allanol Cymru, byddwch yn gweithio yn ein tîm yng Nghymru wedi'i leoli yng Nghaerdydd. Byddwch hefyd yn cynorthwyo ein gwaith materion allanol a pholisi, gan weithio'n agos â'r Rheolydd Polisi a Materion Allanol a chydweithwyr ledled yr adran ehangach.

Mae hon yn rôl ddiddorol a buddiol mewn amgylchedd sy'n newid lle byddwch hefyd yn rhoi cyngor strategol i dîm arweinyddiaeth y CMC, adnabod cyfleoedd newydd ar gyfer prosiectau cydweithredol a sicrhau bod gan randdeiliaid gyd-ddealltwriaeth o faterion, agendâu a nodau cyffredin.

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