Job summary
We are looking for a self motivated and driven Strategy & Partnerships Manager to play a key role in shaping the future of our organisation and the health outcomes of the communities we serve.
This is an exciting opportunity to work across a wide network of internal and external partners, helping to design innovative approaches that improve care, reduce inequalities and strengthen collaboration across Barking, Havering and Redbridge.
You will support the development of strategic plans, lead complex projects, and provide high-quality advice to senior colleagues.
A key part of the role is turning evidence, data and insight into practical action, helping teams to identify opportunities for improvement and supporting them to deliver change.
You will build strong relationships across the Trust, local Place partnerships and the wider North East London system, acting as an ambassador for long-term strategic thinking.
We are seeking someone who is analytically strong, intellectually curious and confident working in fast-moving environments. Excellent communication and influencing skills are essential, along with the ability to work collaboratively and lead discussions with diverse stakeholders to improve outcomes for patients and local communities.
If you want to join a team that are creating a culture of innovation and a movement for change and you are hopeful, helpful, honest and humble then we want to hear from you.
Interview date will be 4th March 2026
Main duties of the job
The Strategy Team play an important role in working flexibly across the two main functions of the Strategy and Partnership Team:
- Ambitious and creative thinking - using well-developed analytical skills, intellectual curiosity and an understanding of "what works" to support ongoing strategic design development in the Trust and support emerging priority strategic projects
- Providing high quality design support and advice to colleagues across the organisation, working with them to develop their own local strategic plans that align with the Trust, Place and System strategies
In addition to these functions, strategy team members play a very integral and important role in building relationships across the Organisation, Acute Provider Collaboratives (APC), Community Health Collaboratives (CHC), Place and Integrated Systems within North East London (NEL). The Strategy & Partnerships Team are ambassadors for strategic long-term thinking and proactively seeking opportunities to further design and embed the strategy throughout the organisation, and support Trust colleagues to further develop their own strategic skills. The Strategy & Partnerships Team is a small but high-profile function within the Trust, and all team members will need to be skilled, competent and confident in communicating and working with senior colleagues from across the organisation and the wider partnerships in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record(we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated goodby the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen'sand get rid of corridor care.
We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women's Health Hubin Ilford; an Ageing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospitaland at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wageemployer.
Some of the positive changes we've made are captured in this film.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Louise Lucy Glavin, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 5936. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Louise Lucy Glavin, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 5936. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of relevant experience.
Desirable
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Strong group and meeting facilitation skills and experience, e.g. contribution to preparation and facilitation of group discussions and workshops
- Strong analytical skills with sound judgement in interpreting data and nuances of information, and ability to frame appropriate analysis and insights from population data
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of population health management approaches and how they can support service transformation.
- Highly developed knowledge and understanding of the drivers of ill-health and the role of acute providers in that landscape, including responsibilities as Anchor Organisations
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of relevant experience.
Desirable
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Strong group and meeting facilitation skills and experience, e.g. contribution to preparation and facilitation of group discussions and workshops
- Strong analytical skills with sound judgement in interpreting data and nuances of information, and ability to frame appropriate analysis and insights from population data
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of population health management approaches and how they can support service transformation.
- Highly developed knowledge and understanding of the drivers of ill-health and the role of acute providers in that landscape, including responsibilities as Anchor Organisations
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
