Consultant (Healthcare Strategy & Planning) - Lexica. Member of WSP

WSP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consultancy in Greater London is seeking a Consultant in Healthcare Strategy and Planning to join their Healthcare Strategy & Planning team. This client-facing role involves developing strategic healthcare solutions for NHS and private sector clients. The ideal candidate will have expertise in health services, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage projects efficiently. This position offers an opportunity to work on impactful projects with a talented team dedicated to making positive changes in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Experience in health services and health facilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders at various levels.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to developing healthcare strategy and planning expertise.
• Manage and deliver healthcare strategy advisory services.
• Support in preparing tender responses and delivering presentations.

Skills

Health services knowledge

Agility in project delivery

Interpersonal skills

Writing skills

Data analytics

Creativity

Organizational skills

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Lexica is a leading specialist consultancy, transforming environments for clients in health and life sciences. From June 2025 Lexica is a member of WSP (UK) Ltd and will be fully integrated into the organisation by Jan 2026.

We are helping organisations to become more efficient and effective in the core sectors that we work in; whether improving patient pathways for the NHS, developing laboratories to facilitate world‑leading science, or rationalising educational campuses to attract the highest calibre students and research investment. Our clients tell us that we are different from other consultancies. They know that we have a wide range of skills across the business that gives us a competitive edge over other organisations. By joining Lexica, you will be part of the journey with our clients and colleagues.

A little more about your role…

As Consultant, Healthcare Strategy and Planning (HS+P) you will be joining an established post within the Lexica Healthcare Strategy & Planning team. In conjunction with the HS+P team, you will help to grow and develop strategic healthcare planning as a leading‑edge offering to external clients, including NHS organisations and private sector clients in the UK and overseas.

The role is client facing, and you will be expected to contribute to the team in developing healthcare strategy and planning expertise, processes and procedures to ensure a quality assured service delivery.

You will be responsible for the delivery and performance of healthcare strategy and planning advisory services of varying breadth and scope, working as part of a team.

You will also contribute to and provide support in preparing tender responses and delivering presentations for new business opportunities.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Expertise: you have a working knowledge of health services and or health facilities and will undertake technical inputs as required for individual projects including - but not limited to - strategic analysis, demand and capacity modelling, models of care, clinical and functional briefing, schedules of accommodation and design reviews.
• Agility: you will support the delivery of a wide range of projects related clinical and operational strategy development, clinical and operational health services and facilities planning, employing tools and methods developed by Lexica.
• Interpersonal skills: you will interact professionally with stakeholders at all levels within client organisations in meetings and workshops, contributing to or leading clinical stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Very good writing skills: you will be responsible for writing reports, briefs, and contributions to business cases.
• Data analytics skills, which we can help you further develop: you will employ models to assess health service needs and demands at various levels and scales.
• Creativity and solutions-focus: you will help clients investigate the needs of their services, develop solutions, review and assess options.
• Natural curiosity and ability to apply rigour to evidence reviews: you will keep abreast of trends and research healthcare planning topics and help investigate key lines of enquiry arising out of projects.
• Openness and curiosity: you will contribute to projects in all parts of the globe, developing an understanding of local cultures and practices. You will help share best practice observations across regions and deliver healthcare strategy and planning solutions tailored to local needs, practices and priorities.
• Spirit of collaboration: you will be a part of a multi-disciplinary team and will help your colleagues to manage the team’s workload and in developing processes and procedures to provide a quality assured service for clients.
• Organisational skills: you will manage your workload and inputs into individually owned projects and contribute as a team member to larger commissions. You will be responsible for monitoring personal inputs contributing to high quality project deliverables and outcomes.
• You will contribute to new business development and bid and tender preparation.
• As part of the HS+P team, you will contribute to the Health and Life Sciences Advisory business target.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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