Strategy & Planning Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent
• Clear evidence of continued professional development relating to portfolio, programme, or project management, such as Managing Successful Programmes, Management of Value, P3O

Desirable criteria

• Masters level degree or equivalent within a Business or IT specific subject
• Professional qualifications such as Prince 2, such as Managing Successful Programmes, Management of Value, Manageme

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial experience of working within strategically focused functions, across complex change and operational service delivery environments
• Demonstratable experience at a senior level in an NHS acute trust or equivalent experience in a healthcare setting.
• Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise. Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.

Desirable criteria

• Substantial experience of working within strategically focused functions, across complex change and operational service delivery environments
• Experience within an acute hospital setting.
• Experience of developing complex business cases.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 267.8KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 920.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)