Main area: Head of Planning
Grade Band: 8c
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week, with a possibility to explore flexible working options to a minimum of 30 hours per week)
Job ref: 267-CS6969478
Employer: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Littlemore Mental Health Centre
Town: Oxford
Salary: £74,290 - £85,601 per annum | pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/03/2025 23:59
Head of Planning
Band 8c
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion. If you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Head of Planning to lead our Annual Planning process with the Finance Directorate, working closely with clinical and corporate teams across the Trust. You'll be a key member of our Strategy Team which focuses on: Strategy development & delivery and Planning. This is a hybrid role based in Oxford, with flexibility to work across Trust sites.
You'll lead on our planning strategy, uniting teams across directorates and aligning efforts for better outcomes. The focus is on refining processes, linking Strategy delivery to Annual Planning, and shaping investment plans with ICB partners.
If you're an experienced leader with a proven track record in planning within complex organisations, we’d love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
* Transform the Annual Planning process into a medium-term approach (covering 2-3 years), ensuring alignment with our Strategy.
* Support the Board and Executive team in embedding Strategic Priorities via our Annual Planning process.
* Coordinate the work across our Clinical Directorates’ teams and Finance teams to build a view of the areas requiring investment across the Trust.
Working for our organisation
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
* Overall responsibility for running the Trust’s Annual Planning process, ensuring continuous improvement and high-quality standards.
* Engagement with relevant governance groups and committees throughout the Annual Planning process.
* Coordinate the Trust’s view of required investment and rationale for this to support the Trust’s position working with the ICB Strategic Commissioning function.
Person specification
Experience
* Experience leading complex planning processes
* Experience working with and influencing various internal and external stakeholders
Skills
* Demonstrated interests and skills for process improvement and exceptional organisational skills
Knowledge
* Extensive knowledge of Annual Planning and Strategic Planning 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.
Name: Charlotte Evans
Job title: Executive Assistant
Email address: charlotte.evans1@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07741 102795
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