Strategy and Partnerships Manager

Job summary

This is a very exciting opportunity to join the Strategy Team to support the important work that drives our Trust strategy forward, delivering on our commitments to patients, staff and partners.

You will be an expert planner, with hands on experience of coordinating large scale / organisation wide plans. You will also bring experience of developing strategy and ensuring alignment across teams and organisations.

With these skills and with your experience, you will coordinate our strategy and planning work across the annual cycle and support colleagues to develop robust, well aligned plans at various levels of the organisation.

The successful applicant will bring a range of skills and knowledge to this challenging role, including:

• The ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, respecting completing demands and competing demands.
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively.
• Experience of leading aspects of the NHS Planning Cycle.
• A track record of supporting the successful delivery of business cases.
• Excellent communication skills including complex report writing and presentation skills.
• Experience of managing strategic programmes and projects.
• A comprehensive understanding of the healthcare environment and latest policy developments.
• The ability to work in a dynamic environment and embrace emerging workstreams.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this role is to provide senior strategic and planning support (including project management) to our clinical divisions, corporate areas and partners.

The post holder will advise and support the Deputy Director of Strategy and Planning in fulfilling a wider range of objectives and delivering against a number of key responsibilities, including:

• Developing, supporting, delivering and appropriately monitoring the benefits of the Trust's strategies.
• Supporting the formation and monitoring of the Trust's short, medium and long term planning activities.
• Developing collaborative partnerships across Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire as described in the respective plans and strategies.
• Playing a key role in working with partners to drive the introduction of innovative care models that improve quality, safety, outcomes (including financial) and patient experience.

The role of the Strategy and Planning Manager covers a broad and diverse agenda, playing a key role within our hospitals as well as across the wider system.

Closing Date: 9th July 2023

Interview date: 18th July 2023

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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