Management Consultant Manager Healthcare

Expleo; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Manager in the Health & Care sector to drive transformation initiatives and enhance NHS outcomes. With a focus on commissioning excellence and provider transformation, the role involves significant client interaction and strategic influence. Candidates should possess 6-8 years of relevant consulting experience coupled with strong leadership skills. This position offers a total cash package of up to £110,000 and encourages autonomy while promoting a collaborative team culture.

Benefits

Total cash package of up to £110,000

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance

Group Personal Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• 6-8 years experience in healthcare consulting and/or NHS leadership.
• Exceptional programme delivery and transformation capability.
• Proven ability to lead change programmes within provider organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape high-impact transformation programmes for NHS.
• Drive system and commissioning excellence working with ICS and national bodies.
• Guide provider transformation for operational efficiency and sustainability.
• Build market profile through thought leadership and sector strategy.
• Identify new opportunities and lead bids to expand client base.

Skills

Commissioning and System Transformation

Provider Transformation and Operational Improvement

Leadership and Delivery

Commercial and Business Development Acumen

Strategic Thinking

Self-starter with Autonomy

Job description

Overview

Why Moorhouse

We are a dynamic consulting firm focused on delivering sustainable change. We make sure our clients succeed in their long‑term goals by helping them turn their strategy into action through exceptional delivery and establishing a culture of change. We are a transformation consultancy meaning we work with clients on projects to deliver change and improvement such as in the way they operate the services they provide or how they manage their people. We get out of the theory and into the detail working directly in client teams to deliver real impact. Our people are our greatest assets and are core to why our clients consistently work with us our clients like who we are and how we work.

We pride ourselves in being proactive collaborative and straightforward team players with focus on being successful, moving fast as a team and honesty and integrity are key to this. You will be part of a supportive and high‑performing team that looks after each other, has fun and celebrates success and can be assured of exciting opportunities on varied projects that will stretch you and equip you with skills, experience and knowledge to help organisations respond to turbulence and improve.

Healthcare at Moorhouse

Our Health & Care sector is a critical part of our business and plays a major role in designing and delivering transformation for the NHS. It is an exciting place to work and we are constantly pushing our own boundaries in terms of the capabilities of our team, the nature of the projects we deliver and the impact we have for our clients.

We work with organisations across the UK health system including national regulators, integrated care systems and providers helping them solve their most critical challenges. This includes responding to disruptive trends; implementing innovative models of care; delivering transformation programmes; improving operational performance; and defining operating models and supporting organisational design.

Our Health & Care expertise spans the system from national strategy development to delivery of trust‑wide improvements in provider settings. Our core areas of focus (listed below) are aligned to the major changes the NHS is seeking to deliver as part of its 10 Year Plan and are therefore growing already and expected to grow rapidly in the coming years :

• Health System Strategy and Design : Commissioning and system strategy and design helping ICSS and national bodies redesign care pathways, allocate resources effectively and drive system‑wide transformation.
• Health Service Optimisation : Operational performance and financial improvement across acute community and primary care settings.
• Digital Data and AI transformation : to support improved decision‑making, productivity and performance improvement across care systems.

We have long‑standing partnerships with many of the largest NHS organisations and work on projects large and small – from large system‑wide change to targeted improvement programmes. Together we enable health and care organisations to maximise value, enhance system resilience and achieve the best outcomes for patients and populations.

Responsibilities

Why join the Healthcare team in Moorhouse

We are seeking a Manager to help lead and grow our Health & Care consulting portfolio taking full ownership of engagements shaping our go‑to‑market propositions and contributing directly to the strategic direction of the practice. This role combines hands‑on delivery with the freedom to innovate, build client relationships and influence the future of how Moorhouse partners with the NHS.

This is a high‑visibility role at the heart of our growth journey offering the autonomy and influence of a boutique environment with the quality rigour and ambition of leading consultancy.

• Lead and shape high‑impact transformation programmes deliver innovative strategically significant programmes for NHS commissioners and providers that improve outcomes, system performance and value for money.
• Drive system and commissioning excellence work with Integrated Care Systems and national bodies to design effective commissioning models, improve planning and resource allocation and strengthen system collaboration.
• Guide provider transformation partner with executive and operational leaders in acute and community trusts to deliver operational efficiency, elective recovery, workforce optimisation that is measurable and sustainable.
• Learn from a highly experienced team of consultants with deep expertise in healthcare and years of experience shaping selling and delivering consulting services across the NHS.
• Be trusted with real autonomy take ownership for end‑to‑end project delivery, client relationships and team leadership with support and sponsorship from our senior leadership team.
• Build your market profile contribute to thought leadership and sector strategy helping shape how Moorhouse partners with the NHS and the wider system.
• Shape and evolve our Health & Care propositions develop go‑to‑market offers that respond to system challenges, regulatory priorities and emerging technologies.
• Play a leading role in business growth identify and develop new opportunities, nurture client relationships, originate and lead bids that expand our project and client base. The opportunity for accelerated career progression is based on performance and impact, not tenure.
• Lead and guide others lead delivery teams and act as a line manager to junior members of the team helping develop our people as well as our business.
• Join a thriving values‑led community be part of a collaborative, ambitious and inclusive team that supports your personal and professional growth with regular events, learning sessions and our quarterly escapes.

Essential skills

What are we looking for

• Commissioning and System Transformation

  Experience leading work with commissioners, Integrated Care Systems, NHSE or national bodies including strategy planning and delivery of large‑scale transformation.

• Expertise in commissioning design and reform, population health management, performance improvement or service reconfiguration.
• Strong understanding of funding flows, contracting mechanisms and governance within the NHS.
• Provider Transformation and Operational Improvement

  Proven ability to lead change programmes within provider organisations improving patient flow, workforce productivity, elective recovery or service efficiency.

• Working knowledge of NHS operational processes and common data sets (e.g. SUS HES RTT A&E theatre utilisation workforce data).
• Familiarity with key NHS digital systems and tools used for performance and operational delivery and the practical challenges with implementing them within an NHS organisation.
• Leadership and Delivery

  Exceptional programme delivery and transformation capability with experience managing multidisciplinary teams and multiple stakeholders.

• Strong commercial and business development acumen including building long‑term relationships, identifying new opportunities and leading bid development.
• A strategic thinker who can move between big‑picture system challenges and detailed delivery issues.
• A self‑starter who thrives with autonomy, takes accountability for results and actively contributes to the growth of our Health & Care practice.

Benefits

What we can offer you :

• A total cash package of up to 110000 comprising of a base salary of 82005 and a combination of personal and company bonuses that are paid every six months.
• 25 days annual leave increasing by one day for every full year of service to a maximum of 30 days with the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave per year.
• Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance, Group Personal Pension Scheme and a range of discounted lifestyle and well‑being benefits through Perkbox.
• A culture where you will not need to compete with others because of promotion quotas or the typical distribution curves that govern performance management in other organisations. We recognise and reward performance consistently and transparently across the firm so that everyone knows where they stand.

We offer flexible working arrangements with our offices near Liverpool Street although you can expect to spend some time as part of a team on client site. That’s where the magic really happens!

Moorhouse is proud to be an inclusive employer and our values underpin a workplace where we are respected, supported and able to thrive. We believe in empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work, share ideas openly, take responsibility for their actions and positively influence their colleagues and clients. We are actively building a culture where we champion diversity and ensure everyone feels a sense of belonging regardless of their background.

Required Experience

• Manager – 6‑8 years experience in healthcare consulting and/or NHS leadership.
• Full‑time employment.