Job summary
We
are seeking to recruit a Corporate Planning Manager to join the Planning and
Strategy team working across the Leeds Teaching Hospital. Our aim is to
deliver the highest quality service for our patients every time and we are
consistently looking to improve our services to do so. You will work at
senior management level alongside clinical colleagues, making a visible
contribution to the business success of the clinical service units (CSUs).
Corporate
Planning Managers have a wide ranging portfolio comprising a number of CSUs,
to which you will be aligned, providing support and strategic planning
advice. This role offers excellent opportunities to build upon skills in
service transformation and redesign across a range of services whilst taking
the planning lead on major reconfigurations.
We
are looking for someone who has excellent communication skills, an inclusive
approach, the ability to influence, advanced negotiation and facilitation
skills and build collaborative working relationships. You will also have the
ability to overcome barriers, be self-motivated, innovative and a team worker
with a strong commitment to delivering improved care.
The
department embraces the Leeds Way Values and the Leeds Improvement
Methodology, therefore, it is vital you are able to demonstrate these
behaviours in your everyday work.
If
you feel you can contribute to the department we would welcome your
application.
Main duties of the job
The
following are the key elements for delivery within the sevice:
To work with senior CSU
representatives and corporate functions to develop and deliver long term
strategic plans, often impacting across the Trust and often requiring external
commissioner involvement.
To embed the Trustwide Strategic
Planning Framework within CSUs and to ensure that the planning rules of
engagement are followed and updated to meet the developing needs of the
organisation.
To drive down the organisation the
need to focus on top Trust priorities and performance improvement, in
particular to facilitate each service in undertaking analysis work to ensure
fact based service planning. To take a
constructively challenging attitude which will lead to the strengthening of the
evidence base.
To work with internal and external
colleagues to promote and drive modernisation as an essential pre requisite of
the planning of clinical services and to continually question the status quo
To provide the professional lead on
business planning in each CSU and to ensure that business cases for
development/service change are of the highest standard, in the correct format
and seek approvals as relevant to the case requirements.
To take a co-ordinating role within
each CSU in order to bring together the work of the corporate functions
finance/HR/planning so resulting in joined up thinking
To
take the lead and drive business base development for all non-clinical building
and engineering schemes
About us
The
Corporate Planning Manger must be able to maintain working relationships with
all disciplines of staff across the Trust.
Problem solving, facilitation, negotiation and excellent written and
oral communication skills are essential.
The Corporate Planning Manager will be a resilient, self-motivated,
innovative, team worker with a strong commitment to delivering and improving
health care.
These
are key components of our team and expected to be delivered by all members.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members
of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are
subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting
stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is
completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with senior CSU
representatives and corporate functions to develop and deliver long term
strategic plans, often impacting across the Trust and often requiring
external commissioner involvement.
To embed the Trustwide Strategic
Planning Framework within CSUs and to ensure that the planning rules of
engagement are followed and updated to meet the developing needs of the
organisation.
To drive down the organisation the
need to focus on top Trust priorities and performance improvement, in
particular to facilitate each service in undertaking analysis work to ensure
fact based service planning. To take
a constructively challenging attitude which will lead to the strengthening of
the evidence base.
To work with internal and external
colleagues to promote and drive modernisation as an essential pre requisite
of the planning of clinical services and to continually question the status
quo
To provide the professional lead on
business planning in each CSU and to ensure that business cases for
development/service change are of the highest standard, in the correct format
and seek approvals as relevant to the case requirements.
To take a co-ordinating role within
each CSU in order to bring together the work of the corporate functions
finance/HR/planning so resulting in joined up thinking
To take the lead and drive business
base development, often in excess of £1 million; to sponsor all non-clinical
building and engineering schemes and to tightly monitor progress to time and
cost on behalf of the CSU, liaising directly with the CSU General Manager on
a regular basis.
To work with each CSU to develop
cases of need for complex medical and scientific equipment and for IT systems
To attend CSU management meetings
and also performance reviews along with the core CSU and to give strategic
planning advice to the Directors of Operations
To work across CSUs and operational
directorates to ensure vertical and horizontal linkages are developed and
sustained
To maintain a thorough
understanding of Trust and NHS strategy and ensure that all projects account
for this.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with senior CSU
representatives and corporate functions to develop and deliver long term
strategic plans, often impacting across the Trust and often requiring
external commissioner involvement.
To embed the Trustwide Strategic
Planning Framework within CSUs and to ensure that the planning rules of
engagement are followed and updated to meet the developing needs of the
organisation.
To drive down the organisation the
need to focus on top Trust priorities and performance improvement, in
particular to facilitate each service in undertaking analysis work to ensure
fact based service planning. To take
a constructively challenging attitude which will lead to the strengthening of
the evidence base.
To work with internal and external
colleagues to promote and drive modernisation as an essential pre requisite
of the planning of clinical services and to continually question the status
quo
To provide the professional lead on
business planning in each CSU and to ensure that business cases for
development/service change are of the highest standard, in the correct format
and seek approvals as relevant to the case requirements.
To take a co-ordinating role within
each CSU in order to bring together the work of the corporate functions
finance/HR/planning so resulting in joined up thinking
To take the lead and drive business
base development, often in excess of £1 million; to sponsor all non-clinical
building and engineering schemes and to tightly monitor progress to time and
cost on behalf of the CSU, liaising directly with the CSU General Manager on
a regular basis.
To work with each CSU to develop
cases of need for complex medical and scientific equipment and for IT systems
To attend CSU management meetings
and also performance reviews along with the core CSU and to give strategic
planning advice to the Directors of Operations
To work across CSUs and operational
directorates to ensure vertical and horizontal linkages are developed and
sustained
To maintain a thorough
understanding of Trust and NHS strategy and ensure that all projects account
for this.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant knowledge and experience of the NHS with understanding of current changes and developments and particular understanding of acute health services.
- A highly developed knowledge of NHS policy and its application/consequences in the Trusts environment.
- Highly developed specialist knowledge across multiple disciplines e.g. clinical services, clinical support services, business functions.
Desirable
- Exhibiting a broad knowledge of techniques and processes relating to the NHS Planning environment.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to engage people in different settings from one to one to large groups that may be hostile or antagonistic.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent management qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Work autonomously with the ability to plan and organise, to plan own time to maximum effect and to delegate responsibility and authority appropriately
- Firmly and effectively deal with conflict/ apathy using a calm and rational approach.
- Be professionally credible with the ability to communicate quickly, effectively and confidently whilst dealing with all levels of staff, including clinicians and senior management staff.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant knowledge and experience of the NHS with understanding of current changes and developments and particular understanding of acute health services.
- A highly developed knowledge of NHS policy and its application/consequences in the Trusts environment.
- Highly developed specialist knowledge across multiple disciplines e.g. clinical services, clinical support services, business functions.
Desirable
- Exhibiting a broad knowledge of techniques and processes relating to the NHS Planning environment.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to engage people in different settings from one to one to large groups that may be hostile or antagonistic.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent management qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Work autonomously with the ability to plan and organise, to plan own time to maximum effect and to delegate responsibility and authority appropriately
- Firmly and effectively deal with conflict/ apathy using a calm and rational approach.
- Be professionally credible with the ability to communicate quickly, effectively and confidently whilst dealing with all levels of staff, including clinicians and senior management staff.
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.
