Senior Strategy Manager

NHS England

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Job summary

We are recruiting a Senior Strategy Manager to join NHS England's Strategy Team, which sits within the Strategy Directorate.You would join our team at a critical and exciting time as we continue to support the NHS to tackle some of its biggest complex and important issues.

At the heart of strategic development in the NHS, the team works across directorates to inform strategic decisions and shape policies. The team's key functions fall into three broad categories:

Cross cutting strategy - Holding the central strategy narrative and feeding into wider NHS processes. This includes generating insight into challenges and opportunities, feeding into development of the long and medium term strategy. The team also supports the Chief Executive and the Board in strategic discussions; for example, election and spending review preparations, as well as feeding into NHSE business planning

Strategic reviews - Leading or supporting specific strategy projects. Recent examples include a review of the eyecare pathway, co-ordinating national, regional, system and provider stakeholders in the development and drafting of the elective recovery strategy to reduce waiting lists,a review of national Infrastructure

Setting and supporting strategy standards across NHS England.

Main duties of the job

Senior Strategy Managers work across a range of projectsandall will include:

setting directionfor complex, high profile programmes

managing teams, resources and relationships with senior stakeholders

providing support and thought leadership to the strategyteam as a whole, supportingteam and corporate development activities as a member of the extended leadership team.

You will have excellent strategic problem-solving skills, the ability to lead analysis and use data and evidence to maximum effect, combined with an excellent knowledge of the health and care sector. If you are excited by the prospect of leading teams in complex environments tosolve some ofthemost significant challengesin the health and care system,wewould liketo hear from you.

About us

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS agreat place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Date posted

09 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£83,571 a year per annum (excluding London HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-S3-SE1586

Job locations

Wellington house (London) Wellington place (Leeds)

London/Leeds

LS1 4AP

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role offersa stimulating and rewarding opportunity to useyourstrategicand analyticalskills to contribute to a strongerNHS.

We have flexible workingpolicies andwould be happy to discuss flexible working requirements with any candidates. If you would like to find out more about this role,please contact england.stratsupport@nhs.net.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Salary Progression Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8d with a full-time starting salary of £83,571 with a pay step increase after 5 years service. For posts based in Inner London, the above salaries will include the additional supplement of 20% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £5,132 per annum and a maximum payment of £7,746 per annum. This is offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and is based on office location.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role offersa stimulating and rewarding opportunity to useyourstrategicand analyticalskills to contribute to a strongerNHS.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Essential

Educated to degree level in a relevant subject.
Educated to Masters level or equivalent level OR equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Experience of leading a strategic task and finish project at a regional or national level.
Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations.
Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Essential

Educated to degree level in a relevant subject.
Educated to Masters level or equivalent level OR equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Experience of leading a strategic task and finish project at a regional or national level.
Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations.
Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.

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).

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