Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior, strategic and system-minded individual to join the Whipps Cross Redevelopment Programme team as Head of Strategy Delivery, connecting the development of the new Centre of Excellence for frailty and complex needs with the wider transformation of health and care across north east London.
The role will involve working closely with the Strategy Delivery Director, the Deputy Director of Neighbourhood Transformation, senior clinical and operational colleagues and partners across the local health and care system. A Centre of Excellence is only as good as the community and system around it and in this role you will be the connection between the development of the Centre of Excellence for frailty and complex needs - the next phase of the Whipps Cross redevelopment - and the wider transformation of health and care across the system, ensuring the Centre is designed hand-in-hand with neighbourhood health, research and education, and estates and facilities partners, and takes its place as a genuine community asset.
You will lead work to align the programme with system transformation priorities, broker relationships with partners across primary, community and social care, and make sure that what is planned for the Centre strengthens - and is strengthened by - the care being built around it in people's homes and neighbourhoods.
Main duties of the jobA Centre of Excellence is only as good as the community and system around it. In this role you will be the connection between the development of the Centre of Excellence for frailty and complex needs - the next phase of the Whipps Cross redevelopment - and the wider transformation of health and care across the system, ensuring the Centre is designed hand-in-hand with neighbourhood health, research and education, and estates and facilities partners, and takes its place as a genuine community asset.
You will lead work to align the programme with system transformation priorities, broker relationships with partners across primary, community and social care, and make sure that what is planned for the Centre strengthens - and is strengthened by - the care being built around it in people's homes and neighbourhoods.
Operating at senior level in a high-profile programme moving across all business case phases through to opening of the Centre of Excellence, you will need the credibility to work across organisational boundaries and the strategic judgement to turn a complex landscape into clear, deliverable plans.
About usBarts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment. DetailsDate posted26 October 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8cSalary
85,641 to 114,951 a year
per annum inc
ContractPermanentWorking pattern
Full-time,
Flexible working
Reference number259-8394891WXHJob locationsWhipps Cross University HospitalLondonE11 1NRUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilitiesThe full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
EssentialoSignificant experience of managing or supporting system wide change programmes within the public sectoroProven track record of successful and sustained management in an NHS Trust or similar public sector organisationoIn-depth knowledge in a number of management disciplines acquired through training and experience to degree level or equivalent.oEvidence of a track record in change management and working with different corporate and service-level functions within a public sector organisationoSignificant complex programme management experienceoExperience of procuring and managing the outputs of external advisorsoExperience in delivering a programme involving major business and systems change in a multi stakeholder environment across multiple locationsoExperience of partnership working across organisational boundaries, building alignment between acute, community and wider system partnersoExperience of managing teams and subject matter expertsoUp-to-date knowledge of NHS system reform policy and other key policy driversoExperience of contract managementDesirableoExperience of working at a senior level in a corporate team environment Experience of complex business case development for investment in the public sectoroProcurement RegulationsoExperience of neighbourhood health or place-based transformation programmes
Skills
EssentialoStrong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to manage different internal and external stakeholders and public engagementoStrong planning and coordination skills in a complex and rapidly changing environmentoWell-developed communication skills - both verbal and written - with the ability to communicate and influence at all levelsoAble to clarify key points from diverse and complex sets of information.oAble to move easily between the detail and the big picture on issues in understanding and explaining the complexity of challenges and possible solutionsoThe ability to grasp critical issues and distil them into clear and manageable priorities, weighing both costs and benefits.oUses a range of influencing strategies to bring about change and modernisation of services.oBuilds and uses networks of influenceoStrives to ensure that local people, staff and other agencies are involved in shaping the health modernisation agenda.oTakes time to build critical mass or support for a position, with the aim of getting results by working in partnershipDesirableoInnovative - and is able to encourage others in finding ways of improving the quality of services
Qualifications
EssentialoEducated to Masters level or equivalent experience
Other
EssentialoAbility to articulate and persuade others up, down and across the NHS organisations and represent/act as an ambassador to the Trust and of the Programme.oIs clearly focused on the goal of service improvementoInvests sustained effort in making a significant impact on improvement within the organisation and across the whole healthcare communityoWorks in such a way as to leave a legacy of improved services.oDemonstrates a real commitment to working with, involving and consulting patients and other stakeholders in decisions about service delivery and improvementoAble to take conscious steps to manage self under pressure - creating time for reflection and support for self and othersoAble to manage own energy and pace efforts.oAble to absorb and deal constructively with criticism and seek support as necessary.oCoaches' others, challenging and asking questions to help them work out answers for themselvesoAble to undertake presentations to staff groups conveying sensitive and contentious informationoAbility to prepare and deliver presentations and business cases to diverse audiences
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
EssentialoSignificant experience of managing or supporting system wide change programmes within the public sectoroProven track record of successful and sustained management in an NHS Trust or similar public sector organisationoIn-depth knowledge in a number of management disciplines acquired through training and experience to degree level or equivalent.oEvidence of a track record in change management and working with different corporate and service-level functions within a public sector organisationoSignificant complex programme management experienceoExperience of procuring and managing the outputs of external advisorsoExperience in delivering a programme involving major business and systems change in a multi stakeholder environment across multiple locationsoExperience of partnership working across organisational boundaries, building alignment between acute, community and wider system partnersoExperience of managing teams and subject matter expertsoUp-to-date knowledge of NHS system reform policy and other key policy driversoExperience of contract managementDesirableoExperience of working at a senior level in a corporate team environment Experience of complex business case development for investment in the public sectoroProcurement RegulationsoExperience of neighbourhood health or place-based transformation programmes
Skills
EssentialoStrong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to manage different internal and external stakeholders and public engagementoStrong planning and coordination skills in a complex and rapidly changing environmentoWell-developed communication skills - both verbal and written - with the ability to communicate and influence at all levelsoAble to clarify key points from diverse and complex sets of information.oAble to move easily between the detail and the big picture on issues in understanding and explaining the complexity of challenges and possible solutionsoThe ability to grasp critical issues and distil them into clear and manageable priorities, weighing both costs and benefits.oUses a range of influencing strategies to bring about change and modernisation of services.oBuilds and uses networks of influenceoStrives to ensure that local people, staff and other agencies are involved in shaping the health modernisation agenda.oTakes time to build critical mass or support for a position, with the aim of getting results by working in partnershipDesirableoInnovative - and is able to encourage others in finding ways of improving the quality of services
Qualifications
EssentialoEducated to Masters level or equivalent experience
Other
EssentialoAbility to articulate and persuade others up, down and across the NHS organisations and represent/act as an ambassador to the Trust and of the Programme.oIs clearly focused on the goal of service improvementoInvests sustained effort in making a significant impact on improvement within the organisation and across the whole healthcare communityoWorks in such a way as to leave a legacy of improved services.oDemonstrates a real commitment to working with, involving and consulting patients and other stakeholders in decisions about service delivery and improvementoAble to take conscious steps to manage self under pressure - creating time for reflection and support for self and othersoAble to manage own energy and pace efforts.oAble to absorb and deal constructively with criticism and seek support as necessary.oCoaches' others, challenging and asking questions to help them work out answers for themselvesoAble to undertake presentations to staff groups conveying sensitive and contentious informationoAbility to prepare and deliver presentations and business cases to diverse audiencesDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.
Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Employer detailsEmployer nameBarts Health NHS TrustAddressWhipps Cross University HospitalLondonE11 1NRUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameBarts Health NHS TrustAddressWhipps Cross University HospitalLondonE11 1NRUnited KingdomEmployer's website
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