Head Strategic Planning

NHS England

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Job summary

The Finance and Planning Directorate in NHS England is looking for talented, diverse, highly motivated people to join the Planning team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of shaping the priorities of the NHS. The team collaborates with colleagues across NHS England and the NHS to:

agree and set out the priorities for the NHS, to best meet the needs of patients and deliver value for taxpayers

develop NHS England's business plan in response to its mandate from government

implement and continuously improve the national planning framework for the NHS

Main duties of the job

As Head of Strategic Planning, you will work with senior leaders across NHS England and with government to shape the priorities for the NHS and join up national approaches to longer-term strategic and shorter-term operational planning. You will build relationships with national, regional and external stakeholders and provide expert planning advice to senior leaders across NHS England.

The key skills and experience that we are looking for are:

The experience to work with and influence senior colleagues to prioritise and translate key national ambitions and policies into strategic and operational plans for the NHS

Highly numerate with experience of joining up strategic, financial and operational planning, including demand and capacity planning.

The ability to support the development and effective operation of a joined-up planning leadership community across NHS England

The ability to interpret, explain and present complex and technical information and concepts to senior leaders in a clear and concise format.

The team offers high profile, fast-paced projects. This requires adaptability, rigor and innovation and provides exciting development opportunities for those developing their careers in the NHS, health or the public sector.

About us

The 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 a great 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 visithttps://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.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

Date posted

18 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£88,168 to £101,677 a year exclusive of London Weighting

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-CFO-6602441-E

Job locations

London Wellington House/ Leeds Wellington Place

London/Leeds

SE1 8UG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for further information about the responsibilities of this role. You can find further details about the role, a letter from the Deputy CFO and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.

Please email Iain Eaves, Director of Planning on iain.eaves@nhs.net if you would like to find out more about our team and the work we do.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please email Iain Eaves, Director of Planning on iain.eaves@nhs.net if you would like to find out more about our team and the work we do.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Knowledge

Essential

leading the development and implementation of strategic and operational planning frameworks at senior level within the NHS or similarly complex environment
approaches to understanding medium and long-term service demand and capacity
policy development within the NHS or similarly complex environment
detailed grasp of the full range of current NHS issues and the underlying factors shaping local and national realities of health services

Skills

Essential

Proven leadership ability with strong strategic thinking and political skills
Ability to deal with challenging situations in a formal setting
Strong communications skills in a politically sensitive environment
Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
Highly numerate with a proven ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate initiatives

Values

Essential

Commitment to equality of opportunity, focussed on removing barriers to full participation and values diversity and difference
Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop
Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Knowledge

Essential

leading the development and implementation of strategic and operational planning frameworks at senior level within the NHS or similarly complex environment
approaches to understanding medium and long-term service demand and capacity
policy development within the NHS or similarly complex environment
detailed grasp of the full range of current NHS issues and the underlying factors shaping local and national realities of health services

Skills

Essential

Proven leadership ability with strong strategic thinking and political skills
Ability to deal with challenging situations in a formal setting
Strong communications skills in a politically sensitive environment
Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
Highly numerate with a proven ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate initiatives

Values

Essential

Commitment to equality of opportunity, focussed on removing barriers to full participation and values diversity and difference
Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop
Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values