Deputy Director of Strategy

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Strategy & Planning

• Produce an annual delivery plan in support of the Trust's Strategy.
• Design and implement a comprehensive, Board level, assurance regime with associated metrics to be able to measure and report progress of implementation against delivery of the Trust's Strategy.
• Lead delivery of the Trust's Strategy, engaging multiple internal and where necessary external partners and manage the coordination of complex strategically significant business developments.
• Develop and implement any necessary delivery plans required to support the Trust's strategy and coordinate their implementation with divisional teams and support services and other external partners as necessary.
• Ensure strong clinical engagement is undertaken with appropriate clinical leaders within the Trust's operating divisions in order to support them deliver their divisional strategic objectives.
• Support and take a lead role where required in the development of strategic business cases and be accountable for relevant budgets as necessary.
• Contribute to the development of other Trust strategies through the provision of expert advice and guidance.
• Develop appropriate training materials to support the development and deployment of strategy across the Trust.
• Undertake horizon scanning, policy analysis and reviews of relevant documents and guidance to ensure Trust's strategic ambitions are fully aligned. Develop appropriate briefing materials to ensure that the Board and Trust Committees are kept abreast of policy development.
• Work with the Christie's Communications team to ensure the effective communication to staff of the Trusts' Strategy and work programmes.
• With Finance, lead the Trust's annual planning cycle, ensuring the associated effective programme governance arrangements are in place.
• Ensure the development of an annual plan for the Trust including the development of annual objectives.

Partnerships

• Develop relationships with internal and external partners - NHS and commercial - in support of the Trusts Strategy including leading the development and delivery of any necessary bids.
• Provide expert advice and guidance in the development of the Trust's existing joint venture and future commercial developments.
• Represent the Christie in agreed GM and national fora and influence the strategic direction of the system in support of the Trust's strategic aims, for example in Diagnostics and Pathology.
• Develop the Christie@ model, working with partners to explore opportunities to develop our services closer to patients home.

Inequalities & Anchors

• Provide leadership, with others, to the Trust's inequalities agenda, ensuring that relevant annual plans are developed and delivery monitored.
• Lead the Trust's response to the Anchors agenda, ensuring that relevant annual plans are developed and delivery monitored.
• To represent the Trust at relevant external fora, for example the GM Anchors Network.

Specialised Clinical Services Networks

• Provide line management support to the hosted Specialised Clinical Services Networks Programme Managers.
• Ensure that The Christie is meeting the obligations of the Network hosting agreements with NHS England and providing effective and efficient support to the Specialised Clinical Services Networks through regular meetings with the Network Managers.

Christie International

• Work with the International Programme Manager to further develop the Trust's international offer in line with the agreed strategy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First degree.
• Post graduate qualification or equivalent level of experience.
• Masters Degree or equivalent professional, vocational qualification and good knowledge of programme management practice supported by evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Continuing professional development.
• Better Business Case Training.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in a large NHS or private healthcare organisation working on projects that involved clinical staff and operational change or organisations with similar characteristics.
• Experience of successful direct and matrix management of several staff from own and supplier departments or organisations, including appraisal, coaching and the application of related personnel policies.
• Experience of delivering projects within in a major programme.
• Budget management and budget setting, including allocation of delegated budgets.
• Understanding of the wider NHS policy landscape, and specifically within cancer.
• Experience of strategy development and delivery.
• Experience of NHS annual planning processes.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in cancer services, cancer operational services, cancer policy.
• Understanding of LIfe Sciences and R&I policy.
• Experience of working with joint ventures and/or commercial organisations.

Skills, Knowledge & Ability

Essential criteria

• Ability to make clear rational decisions, exercising independent judgement in a professional and competent manner.
• Ability to negotiate and influence others in a positive manner with the confidence to manage differing views in order to achieve change and improvement.
• Well organised with a professional approach.
• Capable of independent judgement.
• Effectively leadership, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels and disciplines both internally and externally.
• Ability to command respect and to create a sense of community amongst the members of the project team.
• Ability to plan and schedule complex resourcing models.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - can explain complex requirements in a clear and concise manner.
• Confidently facilitate workshops, generating enthusiasm and support from participants.
• Excellent presentation skills, including the ability to effectively present to senior staff and external professional bodies.
• Knowledge of cancer services and cancer policy.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of improvement techniques for example Lean; Six Sigma or Systems Thinking.

Values

Essential criteria

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Other

Essential criteria

• Self-motivated, proactive and team oriented.
• Credible opinion former with strong influencing skills.
• Maintain a professional approach, interacting with a variety of organisational levels, adapting style accordingly.
• Ability to cultivate a positive and co-operative working environment within and across teams.

The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.

We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.

We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

All positions within the Christie are subject to the receipt of satisfactory written references, medical clearance and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK. Some roles will require a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Please note if you are successfully appointed to a post with this Trust, you will be required to pay for your own DBS Disclosure.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, I regret that on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.

The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

Overseas candidates wishing to apply for this position and who would require immigration sponsorship, may wish to self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post on the UKVI website.

You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 208.3KB)
• The Christie Values and Behaviours (PDF, 919.5KB)
• Strategy Brochure (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Travel to The Christie (PDF, 3.8MB)