Band 8C - Head of Efficiency and Clinical Productivity

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider is seeking a Head of Efficiency and Clinical Productivity to lead initiatives aimed at improving productivity and financial sustainability. The successful candidate will manage a business-partnering team to implement strategic programmes while driving a complex agenda across the organization. Key qualifications include a degree and project management experience. This full-time role offers competitive compensation and opportunities for professional development in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Benefits

Flexible working

Generous benefits

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Programme management experience driving Trust-wide or multi-site change programmes.
• Experience of managing a team to achieve delivery of planned benefits.
• Experience of financial recovery, turnaround, or improving financial sustainability within an organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the efficiency and clinical productivity programme portfolio.
• Drive a complex, cross-cutting agenda across the Trust.
• Engage and collaborate with stakeholders to develop improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Change management

Communication skills

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Relevant Master's qualification

Project management training or qualification

Job description

Job Summary

The Efficiency and Clinical Productivity team supports the achievement of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust’s group-wide goals and governing objectives through the delivery of a portfolio of major programme and change activity. The team drives the group-wide efficiency and clinical productivity programme to ensure the financial sustainability of the Trust.

RFL Group agreed its Medium-Term Financial Plan (MTFP) in January 2024 setting out a plan to deliver financial sustainability over the next three years. The Efficiency and Clinical Productivity team supports this through a focus on improving productivity and sustainability through core activities such as FIP delivery and efficiency plans, and the successful delivery of major change programmes that will deliver multi‑year productivity improvement.

The Head of Efficiency and Clinical Productivity role supports the delivery of this portfolio of work through leading a business‑partnering team aligned to one of the Group’s Health Units with responsibility for delivering cross‑cutting group‑wide programmes. The role will develop the local and strategic relationships required to enable health units to drive the integrated development of efficiency and productivity opportunities and their delivery.

*** Please note, this vacancy may close early if high levels of applications are received. ***

Main Duties

As Head of Efficiency and Clinical Productivity you will have a high level of autonomy, self‑drive, and will be able to manage multiple priorities and provide direction to teams to achieve the plan set out. You will need to demonstrate effective leadership skills, not only in working with a range of stakeholders to deliver change but in leading a business‑partnering team. Technically competent in driving change, project and programme management, you will need to possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills so you can work effectively with multiple groups of stakeholders across the organisation.

The role requires you to drive a complex, cross‑cutting agenda and provide significant challenge and support to drive forward the improving value agenda and in ensuring the Trust meets its financial and productivity goals. You will be an ambassador for improvement and model the integrity, patient‑focused, and value‑for‑money behaviours essential to sustainable improvement.

The role will lead a team to identify and test opportunities, develop delivery plans, and provide project management for more complex skills as well as leading and supporting cross‑cutting group‑wide programmes of work. This post will be allocated to support the NMUH Health Unit.

About the Trust

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200 000 in A&E, deliver over 8 000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward‑thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next‑level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Details

• Reference number: 391‑RFL‑7462863‑A
• Band: 8c
• Salary: £85,431 to £97,148 a year inclusive of HCAS
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working
• Location(s): Royal Free Hospital (cross‑site working); Hampstead, NW3 2QG

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the efficiency and clinical productivity programme portfolio.
• Drive a complex, cross‑cutting agenda across the Trust and support the improvement value agenda.
• Manage and develop a business‑partnering team to deliver planned benefits.
• Engage and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders to develop and implement improvement initiatives.
• Monitor and deliver on financial sustainability and productivity targets.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• Degree level education or equivalent experience.
• Relevant Master's qualification or senior operational or strategic management experience.
• Project management training or qualification.

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Quality Improvement training or qualification.

Experience (Essential)

• Programme management experience driving Trust‑wide or multi‑site change programmes.
• Experience of managing a team to achieve delivery of planned benefits.
• Evidence of involving teams in situation analysis, solution development, and persuading teams to adopt new ways of working.
• Experience of developing collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Experience of financial recovery, turnaround, or improving financial sustainability within an organisation.

Experience (Desirable)

• Previous NHS experience.

Skills & Knowledge (Essential)

• Ability to create a clear programme plan and prioritise workloads and resources in response to changing demands.
• Established leadership skills – directing, empowering, motivating, challenging, and facilitating to deliver results.
• Strong analytical skills; able to analyse and interpret complex data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Proven change‑management and leadership skills, able to deploy a range of approaches to influence people and drive change.
• Advanced communication skills, both written (complex report writing) and oral, including advanced formal presentation and facilitation skills.

Values (Essential)

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values.

Additional Information

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.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must 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.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check will be required.