Deputy Director of Future Hospitals

The post holder will support to drive and deliver the portfolio of work for Transformation. The purpose of the role is to:

1. Monitor and develop the Hospital 2.0 Vision, Principles and Strategy.
2. Support ongoing development of the Hospital 2.0 System Illustration.
3. Optimise the Hospital 2.0 System to deliver the programme objectives.
4. Identify & sponsor capability development necessary for the Hospital 2.0 System.
5. Learn, adapt, and develop new Hospital 2.0 Products.

The post holder will support and deputise for the Transformation Director. The post holder will be responsible for problem-solving and driving the delivery of large scale, complex projects and programmes, leveraging expert skills and experience in change/transformation, continuous improvement and major programmes. A keen understanding of the NHS and other healthcare systems and delivering diverse programmes within the sector is an asset.

Main duties of the job

Key aspects of this role include:

1. Drive the Hospital 2.0 System Strategy including continuing to align it with the overarching NHP Programme Strategy and other unknown programme adjustments.
2. Work with Programme Management Office to establish common Programme Benefits that Hospital 2.0 is delivering and continue to monitor.
3. Work with Programme Management Office to establish the baseline, methodology and ongoing validation of system impact against Programme benefits.
4. Gather, collate and refine Programme NHP Requirements, in the context of the Hospital 2.0 System, align these to NHP Programme Benefits.
5. Work with Technical Services Directorate to convert these NHP Requirements into deployable Products to sit on Hospital 2.0 Deployment Platform.
6. Identify, scope and prioritise Hospital 2.0 Products that will support NHP Schemes in progressing through their SOC, OBC and FBC business case stages and through to construction and commissioning.
7. Map and manage interfaces between products to ensure system integration.
8. Support the development/update of the delivery strategy to inform construction and commissioning solutions using Hospital 2.0 Products, align delivery sequencing with Industrial Strategy to drive benefits realisation.

About us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care.
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit NHS England.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

Job responsibilities

For further details on this role please see attached Job description.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional qualification or equivalent experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects.
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Knowledge

• Experience in organisational leadership and delivering successful transformation programmes.
• Experience of working at a senior level in a complex environment, managing multiple transformation projects with a range of stakeholders.
• Significant experience of managing and prioritising a large budget with solid knowledge of financial process requirements.
• Proven Board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment.
• Experience of strategy development.

Skills

• Highly developed interpersonal, advocacy and communication skills to be able to work effectively with individuals and a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to identify and implement effective systems to monitor performance.
• Highly developed communication skills with the capability to analyse, review and make sense of highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information across a diverse range of subjects relevant to post portfolio.
• Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time. Demonstrable experience developing, managing, and motivating teams/individuals to ensure success.
• Demonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills.

Values & Behaviours

• Ability to operate in a value-driven style consistent with the values of the public services and specifically with the new organisational values.
• Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems.
• To promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda.
• Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.

£105,385 to £121,271 a year (Exclusive of London Weighting).