Programme Director - Strategic Capital

Job summary

The Strategic Capital Programme within Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is a once in a generation opportunity to create modern health care facilities that meet future population health needs, with a commitment to enabling new models of care and support innovation and digitalization.

The scheme will enable delivery of our clinical strategy and release benefits within the organization and across Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System, both direct benefits from the investment and by helping us to progress our aims to be a unified major trust, one team working together for excellent care, as a major employer and anchor institution.

The Programme Director role will play a key role in shaping the future, ensuring that the right people are engaged and involved in the planning and construction of new facilities, working hand in hand with colleagues from the broader commercial and estates teams. They will support delivery of care settings that are aligned to the requirements of the MSEFT clinical, quality and people strategies, while providing the platform for a refreshed strategic vision into 2024/25 and the alignment of the estate with future clinical and professional needs. They will support inclusive models of care, considering healthcare inequalities and the experience of people using new buildings and services.

Main duties of the job

You will deputize for the Senior Director of Estates and Facilities and/or the Chief Strategy & Improvement Officer as required across the Strategic Capital Programme, briefing at Trust Board and Integrated Care Board level when required. They will have had significant exposure in leading major projects of work, understanding the emerging NHS innovation, commercial and strategic estates agenda and preferably have senior level experience in an NHS, local authority or health care-related industry or professional services organization. The role will include scheduled attendance at key internal and external senior meetings e.g., Executive Team and Trust Management Executive (TMEX) meetings, Trust Board, Finance and Performance Committees, Clinical Strategy Board, and meetings with external stakeholders such as NHS England, Department of Health and Social Care, and local authorities.

Specific focus for the role will be on developing and implementing the Strategic Capital Programme, supporting clinical and operational teams in designing and delivering new and innovative delivery models for services, but this will have necessary co-dependence with other programmes of change such as Outpatients Transformation, the Unified Electronic Patient Record and Digital Strategy, the Improving Value Programme, Cancer Strategy and the Urgent & Emergency Care Programme.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 17,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Employer's website

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

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