Job summary
Reporting to the Chief Delivery Officer and working closely with the Chief Finance Officer, the Value for Patients Director will be instrumental in developing and delivering a multi-year financial recovery and organisational transformation strategy.
The role spans all six Clinical Groups and corporate functions, requiring deep collaboration with clinical, operational, and executive teams. With responsibility for embedding Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC) principles across the organisation, you will play a strategic role in driving data-informed decision-making and ensuring we invest in what matters most to our patients.This is not a traditional finance-led recovery role -- it is a delivery and transformation role with high visibility across the Trust and wider system. You will be a key figure in MFT's recovery journey and contribute directly to our long-term strategic priorities.
As part of the role you will oversee the Trust's Value for Patients Programme Management Office (PMO), supporting the development, tracking, and delivery of large-scale cost improvement and income initiatives.
Main duties of the job
You will be a credible, values-driven leader with a strong track record of delivering complex transformation programmes in large-scale NHS provider or consultancy settings. The ability to effectively influence,and challenge where appropriate, clinical, operational, and executive colleagues across the organisation is essential, as is the ability to identify opportunities convert clinical change into tangible, cash-releasing savings.You will bring:- Deep understanding of productivity, cost improvement and performance levers in the NHS- Outstanding stakeholder engagement skills, particularly with clinical leaders and executives- Expertise in governance, reporting and accountability frameworks to support benefit realisation- A clear grasp of Value-Based Healthcare and the ability to apply it pragmatically in an NHS context
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic/Professional
Essential
- Master's degree or equivalent job related experience/graduate caliber
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- The post holder will require in-depth professional knowledge in a number of disciplines e.g. financial management, performance and improvement, information systems, staff management acquired through training and experience over extended period
Desirable
- Programme management qualifications or certifications
Experience
Essential
- 5 years' experience at senior level in large organisation within NHS or within consultancy providing healthcare PMO services
- Leading Programme Management Offices or large scale programmes across one or more NHS Trusts
- Working with Boards and multiple stakeholders to deliver change.
- Proven experience and ability in managing operational performance with tight financial constraints demonstrating effective budget management
- Experience of capacity planning and translating organisation strategy and vision into operational objectives.
- Evidence of successfully leading significant organisational change in developing new models of healthcare delivery
- Demonstrate experience of building, maintaining and utilising successful relationships with all staff especially clinicians within complex organisations
- Knowledge of the strategic direction of the system
- An understanding of healthcare improvement methods and key national healthcare issues
- Demonstrate strong and credible leadership in being able to pull people together across systems and motivate them to deliver common aims and targets
- Demonstrate significant experience of situational leadership, human resource management and people development.
- Knowledge and experience of handling the media
Desirable
- Experience of developing alliances and partnerships within and across organisations
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills -must be able to articulate complex issues to a wide range of recipients, both written and verbally
- Excellent presentation skills with the ability to engage and influence diverse audiences
- Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills, with the ability to engage, build and sustain relationships both within the Trust and within external organisations
- Able to demonstrate sound financial management skills and understand business centred approach to healthcare provision
- Excellent organisational and time management skills to meet competing priorities
- Able to take 'tough' decisions and calculated risks and see required action through
- Demonstrates strong commitment to achieve equality and diversity in the NHS workforce and for the community
- Excellent project management skills as project manager or sponsor. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Well developed IT literacy
- Ability to share vision and engender ownership in others
- Exhibits a drive, energy and enthusiasm and resilience to drive through and achieve end results and improvements
Desirable
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
- Ability to establish and maintain credibility
- Ability to persuade, negotiate with and influence others
- Demonstrates drive and energy
- Ability to coordinate multiple projects
- Demonstrates drive and energy
- Demonstrable customer awareness
- Ability to communicate at all levels requiring tact and diplomacy to achieve results.
- The post holder will require access to transport.
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic/Professional
Essential
- Master's degree or equivalent job related experience/graduate caliber
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- The post holder will require in-depth professional knowledge in a number of disciplines e.g. financial management, performance and improvement, information systems, staff management acquired through training and experience over extended period
Desirable
- Programme management qualifications or certifications
Experience
Essential
- 5 years' experience at senior level in large organisation within NHS or within consultancy providing healthcare PMO services
- Leading Programme Management Offices or large scale programmes across one or more NHS Trusts
- Working with Boards and multiple stakeholders to deliver change.
- Proven experience and ability in managing operational performance with tight financial constraints demonstrating effective budget management
- Experience of capacity planning and translating organisation strategy and vision into operational objectives.
- Evidence of successfully leading significant organisational change in developing new models of healthcare delivery
- Demonstrate experience of building, maintaining and utilising successful relationships with all staff especially clinicians within complex organisations
- Knowledge of the strategic direction of the system
- An understanding of healthcare improvement methods and key national healthcare issues
- Demonstrate strong and credible leadership in being able to pull people together across systems and motivate them to deliver common aims and targets
- Demonstrate significant experience of situational leadership, human resource management and people development.
- Knowledge and experience of handling the media
Desirable
- Experience of developing alliances and partnerships within and across organisations
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills -must be able to articulate complex issues to a wide range of recipients, both written and verbally
- Excellent presentation skills with the ability to engage and influence diverse audiences
- Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills, with the ability to engage, build and sustain relationships both within the Trust and within external organisations
- Able to demonstrate sound financial management skills and understand business centred approach to healthcare provision
- Excellent organisational and time management skills to meet competing priorities
- Able to take 'tough' decisions and calculated risks and see required action through
- Demonstrates strong commitment to achieve equality and diversity in the NHS workforce and for the community
- Excellent project management skills as project manager or sponsor. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Well developed IT literacy
- Ability to share vision and engender ownership in others
- Exhibits a drive, energy and enthusiasm and resilience to drive through and achieve end results and improvements
Desirable
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
- Ability to establish and maintain credibility
- Ability to persuade, negotiate with and influence others
- Demonstrates drive and energy
- Ability to coordinate multiple projects
- Demonstrates drive and energy
- Demonstrable customer awareness
- Ability to communicate at all levels requiring tact and diplomacy to achieve results.
- The post holder will require access to transport.
Additional information
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).
