Strategy & Partnerships Manager

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 October 2024

Job summary

The Strategy and Partnerships Manager will play a key leadership role across the St George's, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals and Health Group.

Main duties of the job

The Strategy and Partnerships Manager will

  • Support the Associate Director of Strategy and Director of Strategy and Integration in the development and implementation of the Group's strategic ambitions.
  • Support the development of key Group strategies (e.g. Group strategy, corporate enabling strategies in areas such as workforce, quality and safety, research), and the process of refreshing them as necessary, working closely with individual Executive Directors and the Group Board.
  • Lead the Strategy Directorate's work on horizon-scanning / analysis, to ensure that the Group has a strong understanding of the changing environment it operates in, and responds appropriately.
  • Lead the Strategy Directorate's work in developing new relationships with partners for the Group, and maintaining key strategic partnerships
  • Work with Clinical Divisions to identify, assess and pursue business development opportunities.
  • Support the translation of the Group Strategy into the annual business planning process, and the way the Group does business / approaches planning.

About us

The St Georges, Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (GESH) is one of the largest healthcare providers in the NHS, providing health and care services to the diverse population of south west London and Surrey.

GESH is an exciting place to be. Our 17,000 staff deliver a diverse range of services: hosting community services and delivering district general hospital services for parts of south west London and Surrey; hosting south west London-wide collaborative ventures such as the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre and South West London Pathology; and acting as the specialist tertiary centre for our region. Our partnership with St George's, University of London - co-located with St George's Hospital - supports our growing research output and our role training the healthcare workforce of tomorrow.

This is also an exciting time to join us. Like much of the NHS, we face significant challenges ahead, which you will play a key role in helping us overcome. But there are also major opportunities which we hope to capitalise on in the coming years, and we are now pursuing a set of ambitious transformation programmes as set out in our recently published Group Strategy.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, and candidates with disabilities.

Date posted

16 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£82,462 to £93,773 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours, Term time hours, Annualised hours

Reference number

200-NN-6694366-A&C-Z

Job locations

St George's Hospital

London

SW17 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

The following responsibilities are required for this post. Direct line management of staff, including responsibility for sickness, disciplinary andrecruitment and all other aspects of staff management To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to comply at alltimes with the requirement of the Health and Safety Regulations. To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained duringthe course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with theprovisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments. To work in accordance with the Trusts Equality and Diversity policy to eliminate unlawfuldiscrimination in relation to employment and service delivery. To promote at all times equal opportunities for staff and patients in accordance with the Trustspolicies to ensure that no person receives less favourable treatment than another on thegrounds of: age; disability; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race(ethnicity); religion or belief; sex (gender); gender reassignment or sexual orientation. To ensure skills are up-to-date and relevant to the role, to follow relevant Trust policies andprofessional codes and to maintain registration where this is a requirement of the role. To be trained in and demonstrate fair employment practices, in line with trust policies) To comply with the Trusts No Smoking Policies. To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with theresponsibilities of the grade and the needs of the service.This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Detailsand emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following responsibilities are required for this post. Direct line management of staff, including responsibility for sickness, disciplinary andrecruitment and all other aspects of staff management To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to comply at alltimes with the requirement of the Health and Safety Regulations. To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained duringthe course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with theprovisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments. To work in accordance with the Trusts Equality and Diversity policy to eliminate unlawfuldiscrimination in relation to employment and service delivery. To promote at all times equal opportunities for staff and patients in accordance with the Trustspolicies to ensure that no person receives less favourable treatment than another on thegrounds of: age; disability; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race(ethnicity); religion or belief; sex (gender); gender reassignment or sexual orientation. To ensure skills are up-to-date and relevant to the role, to follow relevant Trust policies andprofessional codes and to maintain registration where this is a requirement of the role. To be trained in and demonstrate fair employment practices, in line with trust policies) To comply with the Trusts No Smoking Policies. To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with theresponsibilities of the grade and the needs of the service.This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Detailsand emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level

Desirable

  • other

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a strategy environment

Desirable

  • Experience of working in the NHS
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level

Desirable

  • other

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a strategy environment

Desirable

  • Experience of working in the NHS

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's Hospital

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's Hospital

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Director of Strategy

Julie Alexander

julie.alexander@stgeorges.nhs.uk

07976813420

Date posted

16 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£82,462 to £93,773 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours, Term time hours, Annualised hours

Reference number

200-NN-6694366-A&C-Z

Job locations

St George's Hospital

London

SW17 0QT


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