Fundamental to the role is a focus on: Defining the strategic vision for a portfolio of national at scale services, identifying overarching service visions and improvements and landing the value created/benefits of delivery. Being accountable for building a delivery portfolio that directly contributes to both NHSBSA and NHSBSA DDaT vision and strategic objectives. Building effective partnerships with senior peers in commercial, finance and HR along with Directors, Heads of Service/Service Owners, sponsors, and external stakeholders including the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. Being accountable for the implementation of new services often at pace and to deliver services of national significance. Using experience and expertise to guide and provide a consultative advice to commissioners and other external organisations in the delivery DDaT services. Standing up teams quickly and begin to deliver tangible benefits to users within short timescales. Communicating sensitive and potentially contentious information appropriately. Negotiating elements of complex programmes and deliverables. Creating an environment which enables delivery at pace, removing blockers and challenging the norm to improve. Facilitating a team mindset conducive to effective multidisciplinary work: ensuring full participation and commitment from all team members and mature relationships with stakeholders. Enabling the team to focus on priorities as agreed by the Service Owner. Supporting future DDaT strategic direction and ensuring opportunities for service development and service growth are identified. Working closely with Heads of Service/Service Owners to effectively forecast, plan and budget for the delivery of a portfolio of services ensuring the necessary governance is in place. Being an active member of the DDaT Leadership Community, working to develop, shape and promote the directorate. In this role, you are accountable for: Delivery of national services and multiple products in-line with the sponsors and the organisations strategy and goals. Providing leadership, line management and professional mentoring to Lead Delivery Managers working within your portfolio. Providing leadership of multidisciplinary scrum team/s. Being an Agile expert for internal and external stakeholders. Helping foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement in the team and the wider organisation. Identifying, creating, embedding, and maintaining motivated and self-organising teams. Identifying blockers to delivery and to facilitate the team to overcome them. Working with Commercial Business Partners to ensure appropriate contracts are in place to support delivery of our services. Managing budget and tracks spending and forecasts regularly and accurately for multi-million GBP programmes, including staff, non-staff costs and benefits delivery. Act as escalation point and resolve large or high-risk commercial management issues and create or influence complex budgets across an organisation, product or programme view. Tracking and reporting of progress across the accountable portfolio of services. Being responsible and accountable for standing up teams and maintaining people profile going forward to meet service delivery need through addressing gaps appropriately. Establishing, owning and maintaining proactive relationships with senior external and internal stakeholders, and other delivery teams. Leading the Delivery Manager community ensuring the development of best practice and continued learning. Conducting on-going learning, personal and professional development and the development of the DDaT as a whole Building the capability of others in leading in a delivery environment. Playing your agreed part in developing the organisation and Directorate as a whole. Act up for the Head of Delivery, Consultancy and Product as required. In addition to the above accountabilities, as post holder you are expected to: Undertake additional duties and responsibilities in line with the purpose of your role and as agreed by your line manager. Demonstrate NHSBSA values and core capabilities in all aspects of your work. Encourage an environment where your own and colleagues safety and well-being is promoted. Contribute to a culture which values diversity and inclusion. Follow NHSBSA policies, procedures, and protocols as they apply to your role. Working relationships Responsible to: Head of Delivery, Consultancy and ProductResponsible for: Lead Delivery Managers working within your portfolio Key relationships and connections1. Heads of Service throughout the NHSBSA2. NHSBSA Leadership Team Directors per Delivery Area3. Lead Delivery Managers4. External Senior Stakeholders e.g. NHS England and the Department for Health and Social Care5. Professional networks