The strategy and transformation directorate has several vacancies for exciting new roles which will make a significant difference to the way the Trust provides services to the population of West Suffolk. We are looking for dynamic, forward-thinking, and motivated people to drive forward the Trust's ambitious transformation agenda.
We have vacancies in our Quality Improvement Team, which will be leading the implementation of a Trust-wide approach to Continuous Quality Improvement, in our Transformation Team, which will be leading the implementation of high-impact models of care, and our Business Management Team, which will play a pivotal role in supporting our clinical divisions to provide high-quality and cost-efficient services.
If you're looking for the opportunity for a challenge, to work on major Trust programmes, and to make a big difference to the services we provide to our patients both now and in the future, we'd love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion regarding the roles, please contact Sam Tappenden, Executive Director of Strategy and Transformation.
Main duties of the job
The Assistant Director of Strategy and Transformation is a critical role in the Strategy and Transformation directorate with leadership of all work programmes undertaken by the business management, quality improvement, and transformation teams.
The role is crucial in supporting clinical divisions and corporate departments to successfully co-ordinate, drive, and embed sustainable change. The post holder will be a visible and motivated leader who is able to manage complex programmes and will ensure that appropriate governance, plans, and processes are in place to deliver the agreed portfolios of work.
The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues across the wider directorate to ensure successful implementation of significant change programmes that demonstrate sound programme governance and drive a culture that supports staff to fully participate in transformation objectives.
The post holder will support the development of the Trust's corporate strategy 'First for the Future', corporate 'enabling' strategies, and ensure alignment with the West Suffolk Alliance Delivery Plan.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community.
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home, and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit, and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety, and teamwork guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Lead the refresh of the Trust's corporate strategy 'First for the Future', ensuring that the process is inclusive of staff, patients, the public, and our key stakeholders.
Ensure the Trust's enabling strategies (e.g. digital, finance, workforce) are aligned and actively drive the delivery of the Trust's refreshed strategy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Master's qualification in management or equivalent knowledge gained through experience.
* Qualification in portfolio, programme, or project management, or equivalent knowledge gained through experience.
Desirable
* Qualification in change management methodology (e.g. Lean).
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working at a very senior level within a large and complex organisation.
* Evidence of collaborative working and effective strategic influencing of very senior stakeholders (i.e. executive level) across Integrated Care Systems (ICSs).
* Successful track record of delivering complex, high-value, high-impact, and strategic change in a large and complex environment.
* Thorough understanding and detailed knowledge of current health and social care policy and an appreciation of the implications of this on the delivery of the Trust's strategic objectives, delivery priorities, and engagement activities.
Skills
Essential
* Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.
* Ability to understand and analyse a broad range of highly complex information quickly and make decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution.
* Ability to develop, maintain and monitor information systems to support innovation initiatives.
* Able to demonstrate ability to lead and manage a team to achieve results and deliver projects on time and to target.
Employer details
Employer name
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Suffolk Hospital
Hardwick Lane
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 2QZ
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