Head of Healthcare Planning

NHS England

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Job summary

As the Head of Healthcare Planning , you will assist the Transformation Integration Director in the design and build of a team of subject matter experts, which has flexibility and relevance for the life of the programme. Together with the Transformation Integration Director, you will develop a learning culture in the team to enable iterative plan development to enhance the patient environment in the New Hospital Programme.

The post holder will oversee and contribute to a wide range of Healthcare Planning (HCP) activities, with a particular focus on demand and capacity (D&C) planning. This role requires a background in a numerate field, ideally with skills in IT or informatics to support the analytical demands of the position.

The Head of Healthcare Planning will lead Demand and Capacity initiatives with an emphasis on model development, data analytics, and technical capabilities. This includes interpreting utilization rates and modelling needs while balancing a strong understanding of clinical operations and informatics, depending on project requirements.

The post holder will play a key role in the design aspects of healthcare projects, ensuring Healthcare Planning activities integrate with overall project design. Engage in collaborative planning to align clinical and operational needs with design outcomes, enhancing project effectiveness and alignment with healthcare standards.

Main duties of the job

Healthcare Planning Leadership

As the Head of Healthcare Planning, you will oversee a broad spectrum of Healthcare Planning (HCP) activities, with a primary focus on demand and capacity (D&C) planning. Leveraging your expertise in a numerate field, ideally with IT or informatics skills, you will drive the analytical rigor required to support strategic healthcare planning and inform key decision-making processes.

Strategic Design and Development Oversight

In this role, you will lead design integration across healthcare projects, ensuring that all Healthcare Planning activities align with overarching project goals. You will spearhead collaborative planning to meet clinical and operational needs, optimizing design efficiency and compliance with healthcare standards.

Technical and Portfolio Oversight

Provide strategic leadership across key workstreams within the NHP portfolio, ensuring projects deliver safe, patient-centered, and purpose-fit designs.
Partner with technical assurance and EFM teams to drive design efficiencies, affordability, and adherence to project briefs.
Coordinate with internal and external task teams, including contractors, architects, suppliers, and clinical groups, to streamline the design and approval process.

Health Planning Development and Strategic Review

Evaluate scheme designs and layouts for adherence to best practices, including Hospital 2.0 and relevant international standards

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.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

Date posted

17 December 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-NHP-6829409-E

Job locations

Any NHSE Office

National

SE1 8UG

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

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

oA relevant degree in IT, healthcare informatics, or a related field.
oEducated to master's level and equivalent experience of working at a senior operational level in relevant specialist area.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

oSignificant experience in healthcare planning and analytics, preferably within the NHS or a similar healthcare setting.
oExperience in infrastructure and major transformation projects
oInvolvement in hospital design and responsibility for operational readiness and or cutover.
oExtensive knowledge of quality standards including the KLOE and fundamental standards set out by the CQC and how to translate this into practice and patient environment.

Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

Essential

oExtensive Health Planning knowledge
oRelationship builder in a complex environment - comfortable building strong relationships at all levels internally and externally
oDemonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking, and planning with highly developed political skills
oRecognised credible leader who can form and manage high-performance, output-driven teams.
oKnowledge of healthcare databases and patient activity systems.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oA relevant degree in IT, healthcare informatics, or a related field.
oEducated to master's level and equivalent experience of working at a senior operational level in relevant specialist area.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

oSignificant experience in healthcare planning and analytics, preferably within the NHS or a similar healthcare setting.
oExperience in infrastructure and major transformation projects
oInvolvement in hospital design and responsibility for operational readiness and or cutover.
oExtensive knowledge of quality standards including the KLOE and fundamental standards set out by the CQC and how to translate this into practice and patient environment.

Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

Essential

oExtensive Health Planning knowledge
oRelationship builder in a complex environment - comfortable building strong relationships at all levels internally and externally
oDemonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking, and planning with highly developed political skills
oRecognised credible leader who can form and manage high-performance, output-driven teams.
oKnowledge of healthcare databases and patient activity systems.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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