Deputy Director of Policy and Strategy

Job summary

This role leads on activities such as the formulation of focused, actionable & effective data strategies. It is key in defining business cases & developing and managing strategic relationships within the NHS in order for the data strategy to be successful & adopted. It is accountable for leading all activities including, but is not limited to - Develop & implement appropriate long-term business strategy with stakeholders, implementing new business processes as required. Ensure appropriate governance structures are in place to support. Manage, monitor & report on benefits realisation management, tracking the progress and ensuring that the intended benefits are achieved with outcomes maximised. Manage the impact on business-critical process & key talent. Work with the Directorate , People & OD senior staff to ensure the smooth transition of people within the new system. Appropriate focus on the culture changes needed to underpin, working with People and OD staff to deliver appropriate OD interventions. Ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement strategy is in place defining how the strategy will engage with all stakeholder groups and what information flows will be established and maintained. Ensure there is a resource management plan which sets out the activities required to implement. (Resources meaning finances, people, assets and technology). Manage system risks ensuring they are appropriately identified, & controls &/or mitigation is in place.

Main duties of the job

Utilise data expertise to pioneer the formulation of focused, actionable & effective data strategies & data policies to achieve a data enabled NHS; Communicate & align data strategies across the organisation to ensure a collaborative approach to data strategy for the NHS; Align and steer data maturity / capability assessments, develop data methodologies and accelerators to enhance the NHS data delivery capability; Accountable for developing future business cases for the programme to ensure continued investment to deliver the value estimated; Accountable for policies & frameworks to ensure the programme is able to measure the cost and benefit of the programme; Build & manage strategic relationships within the NHS (both leadership and Trust/ICS customer relationships) to communicate on national data strategies and policy, aligning programme offerings and working to achieve a standardised data policy and strategy; Work with the Data Governance teams in directing the definition of data policies, standards & guidelines; Identify data pain points and their root causes, and linking these to data capabilities (e.g., Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Architecture); Review existing data processes, tooling, and governance, and providing recommendations to improve their effectiveness; Build data communities that encourage peer to peer learning, knowledge exchange and innovation with data; Take a value logic model approach to determine investment & provide a strategic steer on direction

About us

The 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 a great 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 visithttps://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.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Any NHSE office

Leeds / London / Leicester

SE1 8UG

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Any NHSE office

Leeds / London / Leicester

SE1 8UG

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

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