Job summary
Director of Strategic Planning - Band 9
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the newly created Barts Health strategic planning function.
The role involves designing and leading the Group's approach to strategic planning, working in concert with multi-professional teams across the full span of the Group's functions and Hospital Sites as well as in conjunction with local system partners, particularly the Acute Provider Collaborative in North East London. The poster holder will lead the development of the annual Group Operational plan, reflecting national and local priorities, and seeking to anchor that within multi-year planning horizons.
It also includes working closely with Strategy team colleagues and wider to agree the Group's organisational objectives and strategy as well as overseeing key aspects of Group governance such as the newly established Executive level Strategy and Planning Board.
For further information and/or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Mark Turner, Group Director of Strategy and Planning via lipi.ali@nhs.net to book a suitable time.
Main duties of the job
About you:
- You will be a talented senior leader with experience leading a business planning process at directorate or organisational level as well as experience of roles with accountability for budget, people management, communications and programme governance.
- You will have exceptional influencing and negotiating skills with the ability to broker consensus across senior stakeholders at Board level and across organisations.
- You will possess excellent knowledge of the political and organisational structures that define the relationship between Government policy and NHS delivery.
- You will have experience of leading or managing significant and complex programmes of work with multiple senior stakeholders spanning the breadth of business objectives both within and across organisations.
- You will have the ability to think and act strategically, be politically astute and set clear sense of direction in a constantly changing and politically challenging environment.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Increasingly, the work of the function will be aligned with Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUHT) planning processes as part of the closer working arrangements within the BHRUHT and Barts Health collaboration.
It is a vibrant and intellectually stimulating place of work with a focus on co-producing real world solutions to complex challenges within simple frameworks that align strategy to planning to delivery aimed at improving care for patients and communities.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Increasingly, the work of the function will be aligned with Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUHT) planning processes as part of the closer working arrangements within the BHRUHT and Barts Health collaboration.
It is a vibrant and intellectually stimulating place of work with a focus on co-producing real world solutions to complex challenges within simple frameworks that align strategy to planning to delivery aimed at improving care for patients and communities.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachments.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Training
Essential
- A Masters degree or equivalent qualification or experience in a relevant subject
- Evidence of further professional academic or management studies
- Evidence of specific training in key management areas i.e. leadership and management, finance, human resources, business case development, governance, project management.
- Knowledge of organisational policies and procedures including planning and performance management frameworks
- Excellent knowledge of the political and organisational structures that define the relationship between Government policy and NHS delivery
Desirable
- MSP Practitioner OR PRINCE2 Practitioner OR equivalent (or working towards)
- Knowledge and understanding of improvement methodologies
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working at a senior level in health or healthcare management at organisational, national or international level
- Experience of programme director or equivalent roles with accountability for budget, people management, communications and programme governance
- Experience of leading, managing and developing a high performing team of people
- Experience of leading a business planning process at Directorate, or organisational level
- Experience of leading or managing significant and complex programmes of work with multiple senior stakeholders spanning the breadth of business objectives both within and across organisations
- Experience of establishing and overseeing governance systems both within across organisations, capable of driving and overseeing delivery - including Chairing senior meetings
- Experience of working with Boards to develop and implement processes - and in navigating both formal and informal organisational structures to achieve desired outcomes
- Experience of leading staff and community engagement
Desirable
- Experience of senior roles across different levels of the NHS (Government, National NHS Bodies, System level NHS Bodies, NHS Trusts)
- Senior level experience working in an NHS Trust Group model
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional influencing and negotiating skills - with the ability to broker consensus across senior stakeholders at Board level and across organisations
- Ability to lead the development of a strategic planning process through engagement of staff across organisational functions, ensuring a joined up approach to delivery
- Ability to deliver results through a wide range of individuals and teams, many of whom will be outside the managerial control of the post-holder
- A facilitative style, able to build consensus and broker decisions across different view points in support of common aims
- Exceptional written and presentational communication skills with regular reports to Board as well as concise, structured briefings for senior stakeholders
- Able to lead the formulation of annual organisational objectives through Executive and Non-Executive engagement to formal adoption by the organisation
- Able to synthesise highly complex information into a credible and coherent analysis, for Board level consumption - requiring strong analytical skills, including finance.
- Able to review, challenge and support the development of supporting strategies across all areas of an organisation, in support of delivery of objectives
Desirable
- Experience of driving organisational development and change management within an organisation, entity or division shaping the vision and operation to enable effective delivery
Other
Essential
- Ability to think and act strategically, be politically astute and set clear sense of direction in a constantly changing and politically challenging environment.
- Able to act with considerable autonomy and provide strategic direction despite areas of significant complexity and uncertainty
- Ability to lead senior multi-professional teams in the co-production of key pieces of work without having direct line management authority
- Present complex ideas in ways that facilitate understanding and gains senior stakeholder buy-in
- Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure whilst supporting and getting the most out of staff
- Demonstrate political awareness and experience of working with directors or other board members in a politically sensitive and sometimes unpredictable environment
- Proven strong communication skills, in particular, in building and managing interpersonal and team relationships, with strong and effective listening skills
- High level of organisation, self-motivation and flexibility in approach and attitude.
- Able to demonstrate strong commitment to Barts Health values in undertaking a senior leadership role
- High standards of professional probity
- Take personal accountability for identifying and meeting deadlines in a fast paced and complex environment
Person Specification
Knowledge & Training
Essential
- A Masters degree or equivalent qualification or experience in a relevant subject
- Evidence of further professional academic or management studies
- Evidence of specific training in key management areas i.e. leadership and management, finance, human resources, business case development, governance, project management.
- Knowledge of organisational policies and procedures including planning and performance management frameworks
- Excellent knowledge of the political and organisational structures that define the relationship between Government policy and NHS delivery
Desirable
- MSP Practitioner OR PRINCE2 Practitioner OR equivalent (or working towards)
- Knowledge and understanding of improvement methodologies
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working at a senior level in health or healthcare management at organisational, national or international level
- Experience of programme director or equivalent roles with accountability for budget, people management, communications and programme governance
- Experience of leading, managing and developing a high performing team of people
- Experience of leading a business planning process at Directorate, or organisational level
- Experience of leading or managing significant and complex programmes of work with multiple senior stakeholders spanning the breadth of business objectives both within and across organisations
- Experience of establishing and overseeing governance systems both within across organisations, capable of driving and overseeing delivery - including Chairing senior meetings
- Experience of working with Boards to develop and implement processes - and in navigating both formal and informal organisational structures to achieve desired outcomes
- Experience of leading staff and community engagement
Desirable
- Experience of senior roles across different levels of the NHS (Government, National NHS Bodies, System level NHS Bodies, NHS Trusts)
- Senior level experience working in an NHS Trust Group model
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional influencing and negotiating skills - with the ability to broker consensus across senior stakeholders at Board level and across organisations
- Ability to lead the development of a strategic planning process through engagement of staff across organisational functions, ensuring a joined up approach to delivery
- Ability to deliver results through a wide range of individuals and teams, many of whom will be outside the managerial control of the post-holder
- A facilitative style, able to build consensus and broker decisions across different view points in support of common aims
- Exceptional written and presentational communication skills with regular reports to Board as well as concise, structured briefings for senior stakeholders
- Able to lead the formulation of annual organisational objectives through Executive and Non-Executive engagement to formal adoption by the organisation
- Able to synthesise highly complex information into a credible and coherent analysis, for Board level consumption - requiring strong analytical skills, including finance.
- Able to review, challenge and support the development of supporting strategies across all areas of an organisation, in support of delivery of objectives
Desirable
- Experience of driving organisational development and change management within an organisation, entity or division shaping the vision and operation to enable effective delivery
Other
Essential
- Ability to think and act strategically, be politically astute and set clear sense of direction in a constantly changing and politically challenging environment.
- Able to act with considerable autonomy and provide strategic direction despite areas of significant complexity and uncertainty
- Ability to lead senior multi-professional teams in the co-production of key pieces of work without having direct line management authority
- Present complex ideas in ways that facilitate understanding and gains senior stakeholder buy-in
- Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure whilst supporting and getting the most out of staff
- Demonstrate political awareness and experience of working with directors or other board members in a politically sensitive and sometimes unpredictable environment
- Proven strong communication skills, in particular, in building and managing interpersonal and team relationships, with strong and effective listening skills
- High level of organisation, self-motivation and flexibility in approach and attitude.
- Able to demonstrate strong commitment to Barts Health values in undertaking a senior leadership role
- High standards of professional probity
- Take personal accountability for identifying and meeting deadlines in a fast paced and complex environment
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).
