Portfolio Business Partner - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - NHS Business Services Authority

NHS Business Services Authority
NHS Business Services Authority
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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The NHSBSA Portfolio Management Directorate (PMD) supports the definition and delivery of the NHSBSA Portfolio Change Plan across all NHSBSA directorates.


We are looking for a collaborative and engaging Portfolio Business Partner to establish, maintain and schedule the directorate's 3-year sub-portfolio change roadmap, ensuring alignment to government, NHSBSA and directorate strategic goals and priorities.


This exciting role will involve working with the directorate Leadership Team member and Heads of Service to determine the prioritisation and allocation of resources as well as providing guidance on portfolio management, governance and assurance frameworks.

Who we're looking for


You'll have experience in business partnering and a successful track record in portfolio management and/or the delivery of change programmes, with the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.

You will have experience in areas such as budget management, benefits management, and management of dependencies, risks and issues. Strong communication and negotiation skills are a must.

What do we offer?

  • 27 days leave (increasing with length of service) plus 8 bank holidays
  • Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)
  • Flexi time
  • Hybrid working model
  • Career development
  • Active wellbeing and inclusion networks
  • Excellent pension
  • NHS Car lease scheme
  • Access to a wide range of benefits and high street discounts


Support your directorate to maintain a sub-portfolio change programmeas well as managing the delivery of a 3-year roadmap for sub-portfolio change programme.

Offer support to your directorate for wider change activities, including managing business planning processes for change, the use of portfolio management frameworks and effective risk and issue management.

Support the directorate SMT with defining the scope of new projects, as well as others on the horizon.

Establish strong stakeholder relationships to support effective directorate decision making on the allocation of PMD resources and directorate SMEs, adjusting for changing priorities.

Lead assigned project managers and business analysts in understanding directorate strategic objectives and delivering the business case benefits.

Use position to communicate and build commitment to a shared vision in the directorate, while driving development of colleagues in PMD by sharing knowledge and contributing to the Portfolio Academy.

Support portfolio governance and reporting by establishing understanding of NHSBSA portfolio and governance frameworks across the directorate.

Coordinate reporting for various boards and governance forums, as well driving accurate usage of the Project Portfolio Management tool for reporting across the directorate.

Support benefits realisation by working with the Performance and Benefits Lead to embed the benefits management framework as well as reviewing business cases regularly to assess progress.


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In this role, you are accountable for:

  • Business Partnering
  • Support your assigned directorate to establish and maintain a subportfolio change programme, identifying and categorising new projects and change initiatives for a decision on entry to the portfolio
  • Manage the delivery of directorate 3year roadmap for subportfolio and project pipeline, monitoring project progress and providing regular updates at Programme Review Boards (PRBs) and Portfolio Board
  • Support your directorate's understanding of portfolio management frameworks, ensuring appropriate governance proposed for delivery of change work and advice on spend controls and internal and external assurance and approval requirements
  • Understand the directorate capacity available to deliver subportfolio of change and collaborate with business partner network to assist supporting directorates understand potential resource demand
  • Lead your assigned directorate through the NHSBSA business planning process for change and facilitate development of required business cases
  • Identify continuous improvements to NHSBSA portfolio management frameworks and processes to drive best practice, realis
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