NHS England

Strategic Change Manager

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Job summary

The Strategic Change team is part of the Strategy and Integration directorate and sits alongside the System Improvement and Support team in the East of England region.

The Strategy and Integration directorate aims to enable strategic transformation, support the development of local health and care systems, proactively support the shaping of the provider and commissioner landscape, and prioritise and support improvements in services and their delivery. Drawing on detailed knowledge of local systems, the Strategy and Integration directorate will also help shape future NHS policy and strategy.

The Strategic Change team supports systems and organisations to: deliver significant capital investment into the region; make substantial service changes;;make organisational change where necessary; and to develop plans to deliver their contribution to the NHS Long Term Plan and other key NHS policies. The team works closely with national programmes, such as the New Hospital Programme (NHP) and Frontline Digitisation (FD) to deliver improvements in estates and digital solutions.

As Strategic Change Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service, supporting systems to ensure that ICB's and providers deliver agreed regional and national priorities.

Main duties of the job

Key aspects of this role will be to:

Coordinate and contribute to the review, assurance and approvals process for capital business cases in line with HM Treasury (HMT), Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and NHS England (NHSE) guidance.
Support the assurance process for significant service reconfiguration and organisational change within the region in line with NHS England guidance.
To advise on process, guidance and policy for capital investment, service reconfiguration and organisational change within the East of England
Coordinate the approach to above within the Region and liaise across national teams
Provide programme support to the team and contribute to the development of the directorate
To build effective working relationships with key stakeholders within Trusts, national NHSE programmes and DHSC.
To ensure that systems, processes and information flows provide effective early warning of potential risks to service quality and partnerships and identify where intervention is required to ensure high quality outcomes.
To identify and share areas of best practice across the region and beyond in order to support continuous improvement and high-quality outcomes.

About us

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS agreat place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Date posted

29 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

990-EOE-11-22743

Job locations

Victoria House, Fulbourn, Cambridge

Capital Park

Cambridge

CB21 5XB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Direct experience of the work described is not necessary, nor a particular background, but to be successful in the role you will be:

comfortable with numbers and modelling (financial and non-financial)
professionally curious
confident challenging at a senior level
a clear and concise communicator
credible when working with subject matter experts

Salary Progression Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8a with a full-time starting salary of £50,952, with a pay step increase after 5 years service. These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the NHSE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review.

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Direct experience of the work described is not necessary, nor a particular background, but to be successful in the role you will be:

comfortable with numbers and modelling (financial and non-financial)
professionally curious
confident challenging at a senior level
a clear and concise communicator
credible when working with subject matter experts

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to strategic change
Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Demonstrable senior management experience
Must have an understanding of the background and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement

Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

Essential

Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex information to large influential groups.
Persuade board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new market opportunities
Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues

Values and behaviours

Essential

Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity
Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to strategic change
Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Demonstrable senior management experience
Must have an understanding of the background and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement

Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

Essential

Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex information to large influential groups.
Persuade board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new market opportunities
Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues

Values and behaviours

Essential

Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity
Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Victoria House, Fulbourn, Cambridge

Capital Park

Cambridge

CB21 5XB

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Victoria House, Fulbourn, Cambridge

Capital Park

Cambridge

CB21 5XB

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)