Strategic Planning Lead (Titration)

Clinical Partners Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in the UK seeks a strategic planner to manage complex operations and data analysis. This role requires strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and SQL. The successful candidate will develop planning models and translate business goals into actionable plans while ensuring alignment with operational teams. Benefits include generous holiday, healthcare, and flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

25 days paid holiday

Healthcare Cash Plan

Flexible working opportunities

Access to a Wellbeing portal

Qualifications

• Comfortable owning complex datasets.
• Experience in operational or workforce planning.
• Ability to work across operational and clinical teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop integrated planning models across business needs.
• Translate business goals into actionable resourcing plans.
• Own and improve forecasts for resources and revenue delivery.
• Lead and improve planning data infrastructure.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Salesforce

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Salesforce

Job description

We’re one of the UK’s leading providers of mental health services, working both privately and in partnership with the NHS to support people and families facing emotional and psychological difficulties. Demand for mental health support has never been higher and we’re scaling fast to meet it. As we grow, we’re building a brilliant, data driven, passionate team to help us deliver high-quality care to even more patients. Come and join us!

We're looking for a hands-on, sharp-thinking strategic planner who can bring structure and foresight to a complex, people-driven operation. You’ll own the end to end planning process that keeps us delivering against contract delivery plans, waitlist expectations and revenue goals. You’ll help us deploy the right resources at the right timeacross clinicians and internal teams. This role blends operational and commercial awareness with complex data work. You could be working directly with teams to understand processes and needs, then switching to building a forecasting model in Power BI, and presenting planning options to senior management.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated planning models across business needs, contract delivery requirements, clinician availability, and workforce needs
• Translate business goals into actionable resourcing and throughput plans, across our different business units, customers, patient pathways and requirements
• Own and improve forecasts for : -Clinical and internal resourcing, Revenue delivery and contract performance, Clinician and team utilisation
• Work closely with Clinical Ops, Patient Ops and Service Delivery units to align plans with real world execution
• Spot risk earlybottlenecks, shortfalls, surplus capacityand escalate or reallocate accordingly
• Lead and continuously improve our planning data infrastructure (Power BI, Salesforce, Excel, Tableau, SQL)
• Present options and trade-offs to senior stakeholders, making clear recommendations
• Support budget and capacity planning cycles with scenario modelling

Requirements

• Strong analytical backgroundcomfortable owning complex datasets and building structure to them
• Advanced skills in Excel, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Salesforce
• Experience in operational or workforce planning, ideally in a fast-paced and dynamic environment (healthcare or service-based environments are a bonus)
• Confidence working across operational and clinical teams while maintaining a commercial awareness
• A balance of strategic thinking and getting stuff donesomeone who can model, analyse, and act

Remuneration and Benefits

• 25 days paid holiday (increasing with service to 28 days) plus bank holidays.
• A day off for your birthday.
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Benefits Platform
• Life Assurance
• Discount Vouchers
• Flexible working opportunities to suit your personal needs
• Opportunities to take part in charitable events
• Access to a Wellbeing portal and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

Equal Opportunities Employer

At Clinical Partners we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that everyone deserves an equal opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and strive to provide a supportive and respectful environment for all employees.

DBS Check Requirement

Please note that this position requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of our commitment to safeguarding and ensuring the safety of our clients and staff. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check before commencing employment.