Job summary
This is an exciting time to work in strategy at CUH - we are a dynamic organisation with strong ambitions for our local, regional and national role in delivering healthcare, research and education.
Locally, we are investing in our integrated care system, and exploring how we can redesign pathways of care to deliver more preventative care, in partnership with community and primary care. Regionally, we are leading work to develop specialised services across the region and building new regional Children's and Cancer hospitals. Nationally, we are the largest centre of health science and medical research in Europe, and are ambitious about developing cross-industry partnerships, fostering innovation and research which can improve outcomes for our patients.
Our team members have a wide range of skills and backgrounds - from operational management to management consultancy to central government policy - and our culture is one which strongly prioritises personal development. We work flexibly, in a matrix style, to maximise opportunities for team members to get experience in areas they are interested in, within strategy and beyond.
We welcome applicants with a wide range of experience within and outside of the NHS - including in the private and wider public sector. We will also consider a range of working models, including secondments. We strongly encourage you to get in touch with the recruitment manager prior to submitting your application to discuss the role further.
Main duties of the job
The Strategy and Major Projects team leads on cross-cutting, medium- and long-term initiatives with the potential for significant impact on patients and staff at CUH and across the East of England.
Recent and current areas of work within Strategy include:
- Working with internal and external stakeholders to refresh our organisational strategy
- Supporting the implementation of the CUH strategy, including communicating the strategy to staff and patients; ensuring we put in place the right resourcing and capabilities to deliver on the strategy; and leading Board engagement on the biggest opportunities for strategic transformation
- Developing our strategic approach to integrated care and interface with our ICS
- Leading strategic analysis on our approach to fostering innovation
- Leading the development of a specialised services provider collaborative across the East of England.
Your role will involve working on the Trust's most important strategic projects, in collaboration with clinical and operational leaders, as well as other corporate teams across the trust. You will work closely with our executive leadership team and Board, as well as stakeholders across the system - such as colleagues from the ICS, other providers in the region, and NHSE regional and national teams.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on the 30th August 2023.
Interviews are due to be held on the 12th September 2023.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on the 30th August 2023.
Interviews are due to be held on the 12th September 2023.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or demonstrable equivalent level of knowledge.
- Evidence of Project Management training.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Managing Successful Programmes/ Prince2 Practitioner (or equivalent experience).
Knowledge
Essential
- Taking a strategic and analytical approach to assess areas of strength, identify competitive advantage and develop propositions and business cases that are attractive to different parties.
- Identifying, initiating, and maintaining project and partnership activity with other organisations and maximising relations with relevant parties and services (from inception to completion through to alliance management).
- Reporting complex information and data - verbally, in papers and in presentations.
- Knowledge of national policy and local implementation.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of strategy development.
- Working constructively with internal and external partners to create successful collaboration.
- Extensive experience of managing large scale strategic projects and programmes at a senior management level using recognised methodology (e.g. Prince 2) and tracking and monitoring their implementation.
- Experience of the identification and management of risks, issues and dependencies.
- Experience of developing performance indicators to monitor project and programme delivery.
- Extensive experience of change management with proven negotiating and influencing skills both internally and externally and at all levels.
- Experience of managing project budgets; knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation.
- Experience of developing documents and policies.
- Evidence of working with multi-disciplinary staff across a diverse professional organisation to specify solutions to support the successful scoping and delivery of strategies and projects.
Desirable
- Considerable experience of training, mentoring, coaching particularly in strategy, project and programme management.
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional leadership, interpersonal and communication skills including facilitation, and obtaining, providing and presenting information. Ability to think clearly, solve or pre-empt problems, reach decisions, prioritise and recommend appropriate action through the assessment of relevant information. Translating strategic direction into deliverable, measurable outcomes and engaging others in strategy and planning.
- Building positive relationships, influencing senior colleagues and other stakeholders including on highly sensitive and complex matters.
- Ability to translate complex, sensitive issues and problems into plans which are clearly articulated and understandable to others.
- Able to deliver flexible and creative solutions to difficult problems and challenges.
- Analyse, present and tailor complex data and information to a wide range of audiences.
- Expert negotiation and diplomacy skills.
- Ability to prepare and present reports to detailed specifications for Trust Board and others as requested.
- Ability to inspire confidence and trust, command respect and create a sense of community in the team.
- Ability to adapt during periods of change.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Understanding of information governance.
- Advanced knowledge of ICT (including Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and project management tools.
- Methodical, organised, analytical with problem solving capabilities.
- Highly motivated and resourceful.
- Able to learn rapidly, and take in a wide range of information, distilling out the key points into clear succinct well-argued documents.Able to maintain high standards of diplomacy and understands the principle of confidentiality.
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
- Able to manage competing demands and produce high quality work to tight deadlines.
- Able to establish positive relationships and mutual respect with people at all levels.
- Ability to contribute effectively.
- A clear communicator with excellent written, analytical and presentation skills.
- Demonstrates empathy and concerns for others.
- Shows respect for others' feelings, views and circumstances.
- Can demonstrate a flexible approach.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or demonstrable equivalent level of knowledge.
- Evidence of Project Management training.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Managing Successful Programmes/ Prince2 Practitioner (or equivalent experience).
Knowledge
Essential
- Taking a strategic and analytical approach to assess areas of strength, identify competitive advantage and develop propositions and business cases that are attractive to different parties.
- Identifying, initiating, and maintaining project and partnership activity with other organisations and maximising relations with relevant parties and services (from inception to completion through to alliance management).
- Reporting complex information and data - verbally, in papers and in presentations.
- Knowledge of national policy and local implementation.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of strategy development.
- Working constructively with internal and external partners to create successful collaboration.
- Extensive experience of managing large scale strategic projects and programmes at a senior management level using recognised methodology (e.g. Prince 2) and tracking and monitoring their implementation.
- Experience of the identification and management of risks, issues and dependencies.
- Experience of developing performance indicators to monitor project and programme delivery.
- Extensive experience of change management with proven negotiating and influencing skills both internally and externally and at all levels.
- Experience of managing project budgets; knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation.
- Experience of developing documents and policies.
- Evidence of working with multi-disciplinary staff across a diverse professional organisation to specify solutions to support the successful scoping and delivery of strategies and projects.
Desirable
- Considerable experience of training, mentoring, coaching particularly in strategy, project and programme management.
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional leadership, interpersonal and communication skills including facilitation, and obtaining, providing and presenting information. Ability to think clearly, solve or pre-empt problems, reach decisions, prioritise and recommend appropriate action through the assessment of relevant information. Translating strategic direction into deliverable, measurable outcomes and engaging others in strategy and planning.
- Building positive relationships, influencing senior colleagues and other stakeholders including on highly sensitive and complex matters.
- Ability to translate complex, sensitive issues and problems into plans which are clearly articulated and understandable to others.
- Able to deliver flexible and creative solutions to difficult problems and challenges.
- Analyse, present and tailor complex data and information to a wide range of audiences.
- Expert negotiation and diplomacy skills.
- Ability to prepare and present reports to detailed specifications for Trust Board and others as requested.
- Ability to inspire confidence and trust, command respect and create a sense of community in the team.
- Ability to adapt during periods of change.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Understanding of information governance.
- Advanced knowledge of ICT (including Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and project management tools.
- Methodical, organised, analytical with problem solving capabilities.
- Highly motivated and resourceful.
- Able to learn rapidly, and take in a wide range of information, distilling out the key points into clear succinct well-argued documents.Able to maintain high standards of diplomacy and understands the principle of confidentiality.
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
- Able to manage competing demands and produce high quality work to tight deadlines.
- Able to establish positive relationships and mutual respect with people at all levels.
- Ability to contribute effectively.
- A clear communicator with excellent written, analytical and presentation skills.
- Demonstrates empathy and concerns for others.
- Shows respect for others' feelings, views and circumstances.
- Can demonstrate a flexible approach.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrookes Hospital - Corporate
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Employer's website
https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)