Planning Officer - Corporate Planning

NHS Scotland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London seeks an operational planner to support the delivery of the Board Strategy within the Corporate Planning Team. The role involves working with various stakeholders to enhance Cancer services and supports continuous improvement across acute divisions. The ideal candidate will gain valuable experience and contribute to significant healthcare projects within a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in operational planning and change management.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
• Skills in coordination, complex information gathering, and performance monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to delivery of Board Strategy and operational planning.
• Support improvement and redesign for Cancer services.
• Engage with stakeholders across acute services.

Job description

Overview

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non‑clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

Secondment opportunity

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen to join the NHSGGC Corporate Planning team for a fixed term / secondment period of 12 months.

Role

Working alongside Planning Managers across the Corporate Planning Team the post holder will contribute to the delivery of Board Strategy by providing operational planning and change management input to relevant planned care workstreams across the acute division. The postholder will work closely with a range of stakeholders, including clinicians, managers and senior leaders, as part of a coordinated approach to support delivery of Board objectives. The role will have a particular focus on supporting improvement and redesign work for Cancer services including Systemic Anti‑Cancer Therapy (SACT). The postholder will also have opportunities to get involved in a range of other key priority areas across acute services.

Learning & Development

The postholder will gain experience working with a wide range of acute specialties across all Sectors. A key component of the role will be the ability to build and sustain positive relationships across the acute division to help services deliver against organisational priorities. This will be used alongside skills in coordination, complex information gathering, analysis of data and performance monitoring to help inform change and service development.

Contact for informal discussion

For an informal discussion please contact Karen Pirrie, Head of Planning and Improvement, [e-mail] or Ben Lukins, Planning Manager: [e-mail].

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Equal opportunities and diversity

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognisingmilitary skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

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