Senior Strategy Manager - Leeds, United Kingdom - NHS England

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Site Wellington house (London) Wellington place (Leeds) Town London/Leeds Salary £83,571 per annum (excluding London HCAS) Salary period Yearly Closing 22/05/2024 23:59

Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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 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

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

Detailed job description and main 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 .

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.

Person specification

• 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.

We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from discrimination. We support the values and pledges of the NHS Constitution.

We are committed to being a diverse and an inclusive employer and will build a culture where all employees are valued, respected and acknowledged. We strive to ensure that no individual receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, colour, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, transgender status, HIV status, social background, trade union membership or non-membership and is placed at a disadvantage by requirements or conditions that cannot be shown to be justifiable.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently.

Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Candidates are reminded that, if you are applying on a secondment basis, you must have agreement with your current manager that if successful you will be released for the period of the secondment.

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

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