Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Director of Strategy

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Job summary

Are you a big thinker? Do you have the vision to design innovative solutions to the NHS' most complex challenges? We are looking for an experienced strategic leader to help us deliver our ambitious and exciting plans for the clinical group, across South-East London, England and beyond.

You will be a senior member of the Integrated & Specialist Medicine Executive Team and lead the development and delivery of the strategy and vision for the Clinical Group working across multiple complex agendas, delivering a diverse portfolio, developing strong partnerships across our system including with the ICB, community partners, academic institutions and the Guys and St Thomas' Foundation. You will operate with autonomy both operationally and strategically but within the context of one of the UK's largest NHS trusts.

Main duties of the job

The post also leads across the Clinical Group's strategic agenda and on a far reaching, corporate, commercial, capital and clinical missions. This role is wide-ranging, including strategy development and implementation, digital transformation, capital and non-capital programmes, communications management and developing non-NHS/private patient income, innovation, research and commercial education.

About us

Integrated and Specialist Medicine Clinical Group provides secondary, tertiary and community healthcare services, including urgent and emergency care, dental hospital and adult medical services. We deliver outstanding clinical services that underpin patient care across the Guy's and St Thomas' Trust and includes acute and general medicine; medical specialties; specialist ambulatory services; dental services; integrated local services; pharmacy and medicines optimisation; clinical imaging and medical physics; and therapies and rehabilitation.

The Clinical Group consists of almost 8000 staff, hosts over 90 different services and has a considerable presence in every one of the Trust's five main hospitals and 30 community locations. Our world class clinical services are underpinned by an extensive portfolio of medical education, innovation and R&D.

Details

Date posted

04 April 2025

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience Dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-SMT1704

Job locations

1 Lambeth Palace Road

Beckett House

London

SE1 7EU


Job description

Job responsibilities

A job description and person specification can be found attached to the advert under vacancy document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A job description and person specification can be found attached to the advert under vacancy document.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Education

Essential

  • Education to Master's degree or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
  • Evidence of appropriate continuing professional and personal development, as a result of feedback, reflection and experiential learning

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Relevant senior management experience in a variety of health and/or social care settings with evidence of effective partnership working and multi stakeholder engagement
  • Knowledge and experience of the delivery of healthcare across tertiary, secondary and community settings.

Skills & Ability

Essential

  • Strong leadership, interpersonal skills and authority to deliver advanced relationship management across multiple stakeholders
  • Ability to successfully analyse complex issues and situations, provide logical decisions, and reconcile competing interests, providing practical and creative solutions to problems through collaborative working to promote corporate vision
  • Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programmes in the face of competing demands, including an evidenced approach to robust programme management skills

Personal Style and Behaviour

Essential

  • High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
  • Evidence of a strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty, inclusiveness and personal integrity
Person Specification

Qualifications/Education

Essential

  • Education to Master's degree or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
  • Evidence of appropriate continuing professional and personal development, as a result of feedback, reflection and experiential learning

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Relevant senior management experience in a variety of health and/or social care settings with evidence of effective partnership working and multi stakeholder engagement
  • Knowledge and experience of the delivery of healthcare across tertiary, secondary and community settings.

Skills & Ability

Essential

  • Strong leadership, interpersonal skills and authority to deliver advanced relationship management across multiple stakeholders
  • Ability to successfully analyse complex issues and situations, provide logical decisions, and reconcile competing interests, providing practical and creative solutions to problems through collaborative working to promote corporate vision
  • Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programmes in the face of competing demands, including an evidenced approach to robust programme management skills

Personal Style and Behaviour

Essential

  • High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
  • Evidence of a strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty, inclusiveness and personal integrity

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.

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

1 Lambeth Palace Road

Beckett House

London

SE1 7EU


Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

1 Lambeth Palace Road

Beckett House

London

SE1 7EU


Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

ISM Clinical Group Chief Executive Officer

Louise Dark

louise.dark@gstt.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

04 April 2025

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience Dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-SMT1704

Job locations

1 Lambeth Palace Road

Beckett House

London

SE1 7EU


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