Job summary
The New Hospital Programme is more than building hospitals, it's a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in England. We're delivering over 40 new hospitals that will be modern, sustainable and built around the needs of patients and staff.
We're looking for people who care about purpose, who thrive in complex environments and who want to help deliver change at scale for future generations.
Main duties of the job
We're seeking a dynamic Technical Integration Director to champion collaboration across Technical Services and the wider New Hospital Programme . This pivotal role ensures strategic priorities are delivered with precision, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Shape and review the Technical Services strategy and Integrated Plan
- Develop and embed commissioning strategies and continuous improvement frameworks
- Lead performance monitoring and collaboration with Health Delivery Partners (HDP)
- Oversee delivery of H2A task orders and manage key stakeholder relationships
- Drive organisational development and cross-functional integration across NHP
- Select and implement tools for data flow and risk management
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.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Please note that the grade for this post is ESM 1.
For more information on the NHP programme
Due to ongoing organisational change and developments, aspects of this role may be subject to change.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge and understand that NHS England is currently undergoing a consultation process to finalise its structure, which may impact this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Please note that the grade for this post is ESM 1.
For more information on the NHP programme
Due to ongoing organisational change and developments, aspects of this role may be subject to change.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge and understand that NHS England is currently undergoing a consultation process to finalise its structure, which may impact this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A bachelor's or master's degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, or a related field
- Professional certifications in relevant areas such as project management, sustainability, or healthcare design/building standards
Desirable
- Membership in professional organisations related to architecture, engineering, construction, or healthcare design and construction, such as the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), or the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Delivery of large-scale organisation change and improvement across the private or public sector
- Technical experience (systems integration, technical design and assurance) in the Manufacturing and Infrastructure industry
- Significant experience in programme management and structuring the delivery of complex work
- Senior leadership experience in a large and complex environment.
- Extensive experience and knowledge of strategic planning and prioritisation.
- Senior level technical knowledge and experience of advising on technical design and assurance options and approaches
- Successful track record of delivery of proactive stakeholder engagement with evidence of measurable impact, especially at the board and C-Suite level
- National-level policy, standards and guidance development across large scale complex organisations or sectors
- Knowledge of the legal and governance framework of the NHS.
Desirable
- Technical (systems integration, technical design and assurance) experience in the public sector.
- Technical experience in large scale transformation programmes.
- Experience and understanding of the health economy and NHSE ecosystem.
- Understanding of the parliamentary process
- Standard setting including developing professional standards
- Creating organisation capability either as an internal lead or an external consultant
Skills, Attributes & Abilities
Essential
- An outstanding communicator, both in person and in writing, with the ability to present advice and information in a clear and logical way and effectively communicate on highly complex matters
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills
- Ability to think strategically and analyse complex problems whilst interacting in a complex, multi- disciplinary environment
- High level analytic skills and confident in the use of information technology and data interpretation
- Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate conclusions
- Strong organisation design and development skills and abilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A bachelor's or master's degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, or a related field
- Professional certifications in relevant areas such as project management, sustainability, or healthcare design/building standards
Desirable
- Membership in professional organisations related to architecture, engineering, construction, or healthcare design and construction, such as the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), or the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Delivery of large-scale organisation change and improvement across the private or public sector
- Technical experience (systems integration, technical design and assurance) in the Manufacturing and Infrastructure industry
- Significant experience in programme management and structuring the delivery of complex work
- Senior leadership experience in a large and complex environment.
- Extensive experience and knowledge of strategic planning and prioritisation.
- Senior level technical knowledge and experience of advising on technical design and assurance options and approaches
- Successful track record of delivery of proactive stakeholder engagement with evidence of measurable impact, especially at the board and C-Suite level
- National-level policy, standards and guidance development across large scale complex organisations or sectors
- Knowledge of the legal and governance framework of the NHS.
Desirable
- Technical (systems integration, technical design and assurance) experience in the public sector.
- Technical experience in large scale transformation programmes.
- Experience and understanding of the health economy and NHSE ecosystem.
- Understanding of the parliamentary process
- Standard setting including developing professional standards
- Creating organisation capability either as an internal lead or an external consultant
Skills, Attributes & Abilities
Essential
- An outstanding communicator, both in person and in writing, with the ability to present advice and information in a clear and logical way and effectively communicate on highly complex matters
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills
- Ability to think strategically and analyse complex problems whilst interacting in a complex, multi- disciplinary environment
- High level analytic skills and confident in the use of information technology and data interpretation
- Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate conclusions
- Strong organisation design and development skills and abilities
