Business Development Writer

Practice Plus Group Holdings Limited; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare service provider is seeking a Senior Business Development Writer to join their Health in Justice team. This full-time role involves managing bid writers, developing bid content, and collaborating with clinical teams to enhance service delivery. Ideal candidates will have substantial writing experience, preferably within healthcare bids or technical writing. The position offers a competitive salary of £45,000 - £50,000, and the flexibility to work from home most of the time, with occasional site visits.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Career coaching

Access to discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Employee assistance helpline

CPD training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a writing related area such as technical writing or journalism.
• Familiarity with healthcare bid writing, ideally in the NHS or private sector.
• Proven skills in producing and editing reports or tender content.
• Line management experience is beneficial.
• Knowledge of prisons or the criminal justice system is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide management and leadership to bid writers.
• Support team with drafting complex responses.
• Gather information to write responses to tender questions.
• Coach team on writing styles and techniques.
• Quality check writing and identify improvement areas.
• Build relationships with Senior Leadership Team.

Skills

Technical writing

Report writing

Editing

Bid writing

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Business Development Writer to join our Health in Justice team here at Practice Plus Group. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Health in Justice Bid Writing Team, where you will lead and develop bid writers, as well as play a key role in the growth of the service! This role offers you the flexibility of working from home the majority of the time, with occasional visits to our sites or head offices in Reading or London.

Responsibilities

• Provide management and leadership to the bid writers within the team, and identify opportunities for development and growth.
• Work on more complex writing, and support the team with drafting responses as needed, ensuring that our bids stand the best chance of success.
• Work closely with colleagues (clinical and operational) to gather information and evidence to write responses to tender questions.
• Offer coaching on writing styles and techniques to the team.
• Quality check writing and identify areas of improvement.
• Build strong relationships with the Senior Leadership Team, and support the team in SLT meetings.
• Occasionally visit our services across the country, as well as meetings in Reading or London.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning. It doesn't stop there… we also offer:

Qualifications

• Experience within a writing related area, such as technical writing, report writing or journalism.
• Ideally, have experience of writing bids within healthcare, either the NHS or other private providers.
• Proven skills in producing and editing reports, written copy, articles or proposals/tender content.
• Any line management experience would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of, or experience with prisons or the criminal justice system would be beneficial.

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We're the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group's purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated.
• We act with integrity.
• We embrace diversity.
• We strive to do things better together.

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

This position is full time, 37.5 hours per week with a salary of £45,000 - £50,000 depending on experience. Hours are usually 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.

How we support you

• Robust Induction.
• Everyone has career coaching conversations to support personal and professional growth with access to higher learning and training opportunities.
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs and free access to Reward Gateway discount scheme.
• Blue Light Card, Boundless card and Costco membership eligibility.
• Award winning ED&I programme.
• Access to private health insurance.
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it.
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities.
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development.
• Training & Development: tailored CPD training delivered via our bespoke Learning Management System and extensive training courses accessible via Practice Plus Group Skills Academy.
• Great development and career progression opportunities.
• We get to know people over the weeks and months, and we can see them start to improve when they are getting treatment…it's really nice, you can make a difference and help someone overcome difficulties.