Head of Planning, Change and Improvement

Job summary

You will have the opportunity to help us shape the future of the UK blood supply chain through playing a leading role in our modernisation journey. You will be responsible for engaging and building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders ranging across the supply chain, including third party suppliers. You will form a key role in the leadership team and be responsible for planning and managing multiple projects, working with colleagues in strategy to formulate programmes to deliver change and deputise for the Assistant Director of Blood Technology when required. You will be responsible for establishing a sustainable change capability within the Blood Supply Directorate, and for building and growing the team, setting and embedding processes and ways of working and creating an engaging culture for our colleagues. You will require significant autonomy and initiative as well the ability to inspire a team. The post suits an individual who is confident in their ability to deliver, productive under pressure, takes ownership of deliverables and is capable of making informed decisions.

Main duties of the job

Your responsibilites will include: Implementing and managing planning software solutions, changes to blood collection footprint/venues and managing the implementation of improvements across the supply chain. Supporting the diagnosis, analysis and design work required for blood supply chain change ensuring it meets /aligns with Blood Supply and Corporate strategic objectives. Ensure data and analysis underpins all proposed change. Defining specific strategic business change initiatives in terms of quantifiable outcomes, benefits, impact on key operating aspects of the service (people, donors, systems, processes, technology) and interdependencies. These changes could include productivity efficiencies, organisational change, improving supply chain management, planning and delivery of project plans, nd driving the implementation of the expected outcomes of projects Driving supply chain continuous performance improvement by working with departmental managers across all business functions, to identify improvements, improve patient outcomes or create efficiencies and deliver them. Supporting the drive & implementation of business process thinking and embed a culture of continuous improvement. Producing and presenting business cases and strategic documents for approval at Blood Supply Senior Management Team and Change Programme Board meetings as well as gaining Executive/Board approval. Leading and delivering change and transition across Blood Supply

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.