Assistant Healthcare Advisory Consultant (Health and Life Sciences)

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A little more about your role… Do you want to help WSP to help healthcare providers plan and deliver world class, future ready healthcare facilities? We have ambitious growth plans and a strong pipeline of work and now need to recruit an Assistant Healthcare Planning Consultant to join our Healthcare Assets and Partnerships team. We are looking for a dynamic, ambitious candidate with some experience or knowledge of primary care healthcare planning or integrated healthcare hub projects. This is an opportunity to join a large and growing specialist advisory team in a dynamic, forward-thinking company and develop the skills to provide specialist capital project consultancy services and related technical advice to clients on their estate strategies and capital projects. The position is ideally based in London or Birmingham with hybrid-working or office-based options.

You will support the growing team on projects supporting our clients, working towards increasing autonomy. You will have the opportunity to develop your career with formal and informal training and support and take on more challenging and independent work as your skills and confidence grow. This is a varied role, with responsibilities including:

• Support the delivery of healthcare advisory projects to agreed quality, budget and programme requirements.
• Undertake research and analysis relating to healthcare policy, service delivery, population health, estates and infrastructure planning.
• Contribute to reports, business cases, presentations and client documentation.
• Support workshop preparation, stakeholder engagement activities and project meetings.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure information is accurately recorded.
• Build positive working relationships with clients and internal project teams.
• Support the preparation of bids, proposals and marketing materials.
• Contribute to market intelligence gathering and sector research.
• Help identify emerging healthcare challenges and opportunities.

About your team... WSP is one of the world's leading professional services advisory companies. We have a growing and successful healthcare consultancy business, and we are appointed to several national frameworks that provide excellent access to public sector clients. This team is part of WSP’s specialist Healthcare and Lifesciences Advisory (HSLA) team which provides a range of strategic advisory and project delivery expertise to the NHP, NHS Trusts, ICBs, GPs, independent hospitals, contractors and PPP consortia across a variety of procurement routes.

The HSLA team provide services including:

• Provide healthcare planning ranging from market analysis, activity and capacity modelling to SOAs and design development support;
• Coordinate and write business cases to secure capital funding for investment in new healthcare developments;
• Develop estate strategies from PCN through NHS Trust to ICS-wide;
• Plan moves into new hospitals;
• Provide PPP and FM consultancy support;
• Provide healthcare service transformation support;
• Deliver digital healthcare services;
• Deliver project, programme and cost management services;
• Deliver property management advice.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Prior experience of the NHS / UK health sector.
• Knowledge of NHS property and capital project policy, processes, guidance and stakeholders.
• An understanding of construction and property lifecycle.
• Proven ability to research, analyse data and present findings verbally, in writing or graphically.
• Numerate and comfortable working with spreadsheets.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to engage sensitively to different project stakeholders.
• Commercially astute, recognising opportunities and constraints in relation to the delivery of consultancy services.
• Excellent MS Office skills.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Work-life balance: At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
• Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
• Health & Wellbeing: We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.
• Flex your time: To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day. We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
• Your development: We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Full time Posting Date: 2026-08-14