Strategic Planning Manager

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 10 December 2024

Job summary

Strategic Planning Manager - 6 Month Secondment

A six month secondment /fixed term contract opportunity

Anyone with an interest in the NHS will know that it's a challenging time. Funding is getting tighter and we're all living longer. New treatments and technology, changing lifestyles and increasing patient expectations are all creating extra demands for Trusts like ours.

We're looking for an exceptional candidate to join our team to drive our year-round approach to planning for the future. You'll be working with a multi-disciplinary team to rapidly form plans and ensure that we get alignment internally and with our system partners.

You will be a confident and passionate individual who can help develop our future plans and support our clinical teams to ensure we deliver against our commitments. You will have excellent writing and communication skills and be able to understand and manipulate complex data. You'll have strong business and commercial skill and above all you need to share our vision and values for the type of organisation we're aiming to be.

For an informal conversation regarding the role contact Chris Trow, Associate Director of Strategy at chris.trow@nhs.net to arrange a call.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will take a leading role in the Trust's planning cycle. Working closely with the Associate Director of Strategy and colleagues from the Trust's planning multi-disciplinary team the post holder will takea central coordination role and will need to support in all areas (including finance, activity, performance, workforce, improvement and efficiency and strategic long-term thinking). This will include linking an engagingwith colleagues across our Integrated Care System (ICS) and Acute Hospital Alliance (AHA).

As plans are developed the post holder will also assist in the coordination and support of the Trust's strategy development and deployment.

The post holder will support the implementation of plans across the organisation and ensure that performanceagainst plans is monitored and reported to relevant committees

About us

"Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives."

Date posted

26 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

249-6799680-2

Job locations

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB


Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To perform a leading role in the Trusts planning cycle. This will include driving our year-round process, keeping us on track to deliver our Trust level plan and contribute to system plans annually. The postholder will need to consider the whole cycle and track progress, work closely with planningcolleagues within the organisation a work across operational divisions and corporate teams to deliver robust plans.2. To support the development and implementation of the Trusts strategy and ensure that it is implemented in a sustainable way that fully includes all members of the Trust board, the Trusts clinicians, and divisional teams, targeted groups of staff, patients and key stakeholders.3. To demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of local Trusts business performance and strategies and ensure appropriate cascade of such information across the organisation.4. To work collaboratively with colleagues within the Trust and outside the Trust to develop and implement organisation-wide strategies and plans which impact across the whole health and care economy.5. To engage, with the support of the Associate Director of Strategy, key stakeholders across the Integrated Care System (ICS) with issues which require a strategic policy response.6. To support the development of Trust sub-strategies (and other plans as required) for the Trust which clearly set out our priorities

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To perform a leading role in the Trusts planning cycle. This will include driving our year-round process, keeping us on track to deliver our Trust level plan and contribute to system plans annually. The postholder will need to consider the whole cycle and track progress, work closely with planningcolleagues within the organisation a work across operational divisions and corporate teams to deliver robust plans.2. To support the development and implementation of the Trusts strategy and ensure that it is implemented in a sustainable way that fully includes all members of the Trust board, the Trusts clinicians, and divisional teams, targeted groups of staff, patients and key stakeholders.3. To demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of local Trusts business performance and strategies and ensure appropriate cascade of such information across the organisation.4. To work collaboratively with colleagues within the Trust and outside the Trust to develop and implement organisation-wide strategies and plans which impact across the whole health and care economy.5. To engage, with the support of the Associate Director of Strategy, key stakeholders across the Integrated Care System (ICS) with issues which require a strategic policy response.6. To support the development of Trust sub-strategies (and other plans as required) for the Trust which clearly set out our priorities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Understanding of social and political environments and awareness of their political impacts on the health economy.

Desirable

  • Education or training which demonstrates ability to communicate in written form

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of writing clear, high quality content for a variety of audiences including producing and giving presentations
  • Experience of working in the NHS and an understanding of current priorities.
  • Experience of supporting bids/tenders or business cases
  • Experience of conducting briefings (verbal and written) to senior colleagues
  • Experience in writing reports suitable for Trust committee review.

Desirable

  • Masters in business or health field
  • Experience of working in a business development team
  • Experience of working in other integrated health systems
  • Experience of NHS planning process.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Understanding of social and political environments and awareness of their political impacts on the health economy.

Desirable

  • Education or training which demonstrates ability to communicate in written form

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of writing clear, high quality content for a variety of audiences including producing and giving presentations
  • Experience of working in the NHS and an understanding of current priorities.
  • Experience of supporting bids/tenders or business cases
  • Experience of conducting briefings (verbal and written) to senior colleagues
  • Experience in writing reports suitable for Trust committee review.

Desirable

  • Masters in business or health field
  • Experience of working in a business development team
  • Experience of working in other integrated health systems
  • Experience of NHS planning process.

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.

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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

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Director of Strategy

Chris Trow

chris.trow@nhs.net

Date posted

26 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

249-6799680-2

Job locations

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB


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