Strategy & Transformation Manager | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A London healthcare provider is seeking a Strategy and Transformation Manager to lead transformational projects for mental health and learning disability services. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your project management skills to drive change within the organization, ensuring alignment with NHS strategies. The successful candidate will have a robust understanding of healthcare and the ability to foster collaboration among various stakeholders. This position offers a unique opportunity to make significant impacts in patient care and service delivery.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Personal development and training

Support for health and well-being

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing complex projects and driving service redesign.
• Experience with strategic transformation in healthcare settings.
• Ability to liaise with senior division and trust members.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the delivery of transformational projects.
• Lead complex change management programmes.
• Develop funding proposals for strategic priorities.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Change management

Understanding of healthcare sector

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic and visionary Strategy and Transformation Manager to join our Jameson Division. As a senior member of the Business and Transformation team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of mental health and learning disability services. Your expertise will guide the division's transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with the strategic direction of the NHS – including the 10 Year Plan.

In this Band 8A role, you will lead the coordination and delivery of transformational projects within the Young Adult and Adult portfolio, working closely with clinical and operational staff, as well as external partners. Your ability to manage complex projects and drive service redesign will be crucial in enhancing patient care and outcomes.

We are looking for a candidate with a profound understanding of the healthcare sector and a passion for improving the lives of those with mental health conditions and learning disabilities. Your communication skills will be essential in liaising with senior division and trust members, and your contribution to the Divisional Business and Transformation team will be invaluable.

Join us in our commitment to deliver exceptional care and make a lasting impact on our community. Apply to become the catalyst for change in our pursuit of excellence in mental health and learning disability services.

*Note this advert will close early if sufficient applicants are received*

Overview

• Support the Division by taking lead responsibility for coordinating and driving delivery of transformational aspects within a defined portfolio.
• Take a lead role in the identification and delivery of transformation and strategic opportunities for mental health and learning disabilities.
• Utilise project/ programme management methodology, supporting and directing project leads including the Strategy, Transformation & Partnerships team, wider clinical/ operational staff, and partners including ICBS & LAs, experts by experience and third sector organisations.

CNWL is committed to providing quality health & social care services, tailored to the needs of individuals, public & private organisations, delivered close to home. Our services are designed to increase well being & provide opportunities for recovery. We want our employees to feel valued, challenged & supported.

1. Clear roles and responsibilities and a rewarding job so that you can make a difference to patients, their families and carers’ and communities.
2. Personal development, access to appropriate training for your job and line management support to succeed.
3. Support and opportunities to maintain your health, wellbeing and safety; and an environment free from harassment, bullying or violence.
4. A good working environment with flexible working opportunities, consistent with the needs of patients and with the way that people live their lives.
5. Fair treatment that is free from discrimination.
6. Opportunities to engage in decisions that affect you and the services you provide, individually, through representative organisations and through local partnership working arrangements.
7. Opportunities to enable you to be empowered to put forward ways to deliver better and safer services for patients and their families.

Main Responsibilities

• As part of the wider Divisional Strategy and Business plan coordinate the work to develop Divisional business and service development objectives, ensuring an appropriate balance of ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ approaches such that the resulting strategy and plan are tailored to deliver Trust-wide, local and national priorities.
• Lead on complex change management programmes, coordinating work with service users and carers, clinicians, operational managers and system partners to develop and test new ideas and approaches that could bring about increased quality and efficiency, working closely with the Senior Strategy & Transformation Lead.
• Implementation of projects with agreed project management processes within the defined quality, time and cost constraints across a wide area of clinical and non-clinical services.
• Undertaking high level monitoring, recording and reporting of all aspects of an ongoing programme including monitoring the impact and outcomes.
• Cost and budget plan transformational change in line with new investment from the ICB.
• Develop funding proposals to enable the delivery of strategy and transformational priorities.
• Ensure the quality and accuracy of information provided to commissioners and wider systems partners. Ensure that reports are appropriately reviewed and validated before they are issued and provide high‑quality analysis of the information presented so that commissioners are given a comprehensive and considered picture of activity, service levels and any service issues.
• Matrix working across senior leads in the team, working on discreet projects for different portfolios sometimes outside of direct line management structures.
• Be an active and engaged member of the team, taking a role in supporting the team’s ethos of individual commitment to a group effort and shared vision.
• Proactively participate in management supervision, annual objective setting and PDP/appraisal processes.
• The post holder will be expected to work independently and without supervision, to interpret national and Trust policies and guidance and advise the Divisional Team of appropriate action.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025.