Senior Strategy Lead

Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB (104); West Boldon; In loco; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

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Flexible working

Competitive benefits

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NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) is seeking a Senior Strategy Lead to drive strategic projects and workstreams that support our priorities. You will collaborate with colleagues and partners across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to translate evidence, policy and perspectives into strategic options for senior decision-makers.

You will lead complex change programmes, coordinate across organisations, and align strategies with governance structures, ensuring delivery and

Competenze

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Post-graduate qualification in healthcare management or evidence of CPD.
• Experience of involving, engaging and consulting the public.
• Experience leading complex strategic, planning or change work across organisational boundaries.

Mansioni

• Lead complex strategic work using evidence across population health, services, workforce and finance.
• Coordinate work across boundaries to align strategies and programmes.
• Interpret national policy for local implementation.
• Provide programme and project management to ensure timely delivery.

Formazione

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Masters in healthcare management or related

Post-graduate qualification in healthcare management

Public engagement experience

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Policy interpretation

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Communications

Strumenti

Prince2

MS Office

Managing Successful Projects (MSP)

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Please note this organisation does not hold a sponsorship licence, we regret to inform you that we are unable to consider applications from individuals who require sponsorship.

This is an opportunity to work on some of the key strategic priorities facing NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight and help shape the future direction of health and care across our system.

As Senior Strategy Lead, you will join the Strategy Team and lead strategic projects and workstreams that support the priorities of the Integrated Care Board. You will work with colleagues across the organisation and partners across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, bringing together evidence, policy and different perspectives to help develop strategy and support strategic change.

Main duties of the job

You will lead complex strategic work, using evidence across population health, services, workforce, activity, demand, performance and finance to understand issues and develop strategic options for senior decision-makers.

You will interpret national policy and its implications locally, coordinate work across organisational boundaries and help ensure that different strategies, priorities and programmes are aligned. The role requires strong strategic and analytical thinking, alongside the ability to work effectively with senior colleagues and system partners on complex and sometimes sensitive issues.

About us

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) is one of the largest ICB's in England, serving a population of over 2 million people. Working alongside our NHS providers, local authorities and wider partners, we are committed to improving health outcomes, tackling inequalities and delivering sustainable, high-quality health and care services.

We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We offer competitive benefits, flexible working and a positive team atmosphere.

Experience of designing, developing and implementing change programmes, performance and governance strategies.

Experience of interpreting national policy for implementation.

Ideally, you will...

Be an experienced strategic thinker, comfortable making sense of complex evidence, different perspectives and uncertainty.

Understand the NHS and wider health and care environment and be able to translate national policy into its implications locally.

Have experience of leading complex strategic, planning or change work across organisational boundaries.

Build strong relationships and be confident influencing and working with senior colleagues and partners.

Communicate complex and sensitive issues clearly, including in reports, briefings and presentations for senior and Board-level audiences.

Be able to manage competing priorities and changing demands while maintaining a clear focus on delivery.

Job responsibilities

Support the design and delivery of key initiatives within the Strategy team, by developing programme plans to coordinating the work required across the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams.

Lead specified projects under the direction of the Head of Strategy, working closely with the Head of Strategic Programmes.Work with members of the wider ICB team and partners to support alignment of strategy and key priorities.Provide programme and project management to ensure delivery is effective and timely, where necessary using influence to secure the necessary progress from multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams that you do not manage and/or beyond the ICB organisational governance structures.

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Educated to postgraduate Masters level in a relevant field (e.g. healthcare management, public policy, organisational development) or able to demonstrate equivalent specialist knowledge gained through extensive experience.
• Familiarity with requirements to involve, engage and consult the public.
• Post-graduate qualification in healthcare management, or evidence of equivalent continuing professional development.

Skills and abilities

• Able to meet deadlines in a challenging and resource lean environment.
• Demonstrable experience of line managing staff, ideally at Band 6 level or equivalent, including performance management, workload allocation and supporting professional development.
• Ability to build strong relations with internal and external project stakeholders.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
• Able to work under pressure.

Knowledge

• Good understanding of the current NHS agenda and healthcare policy.
• Working knowledge of local government and wider public sector policy and reform.

Communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to write comprehensive, clear and concise specifications and project documentation.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts and issues clearly at Executive level.
• Able to motivate and influence people of all levels.

Analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to think logically.
• High level of attention to detail.

IT and digital literacy

• Good use of Microsoft Office.

Project management

• Comprehensive experience of project principles, techniques, and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.