Senior Transformation Strategy Manager

The Transformation Strategy team sits in the Transformation Directorate of NHS England and works closely with NHSE and DHSC. It is an exciting time to join us, as we work with new ministers to set out our plans for the health and care system of the future.
We are responsible for developing the strategy for a digital, data and technology enabled NHS, and are working on defining our vision for the next 10 years - setting out how we will transform the health and care system to improve the health of the nation and ensure its long-term sustainability for years to come.
We work across 4 main areas: Insight - Our biggest challenges, how we address them and the levers available to influence changeStrategy - Our vision for the next 10 years, and how digital, data and technology will support delivery of the 10 Year PlanEngagement - Bringing teams together across organisational boundariesPlanning & assurance - Working with the Portfolio Office to ensure programmes are contributing to the strategic outcomes identifiedWe would particularly like to hear from you if: You have experience of working on digital, data or tech transformation in large, complex environmentsYou are a strategy specialist with a strong understanding of the tech and data trends that will transform all of our lives over the next 5-10 yearsYou are a self-starter and hungry for the challenge of working on something that will genuinely impact the lives of everyone living in England in the years to come.Main duties of the jobAdvising & responding to strategic asks Working in a fast-paced environment to distil ministerial and exec-level asks and provide reasoned advice that is consistent with TD's priorities and objectives.Working across organisational boundaries under pressure to provide high-quality, accurate and thoughtful responses.Providing thought leadership & presenting complex ideas in a simple way Effective communication of our strategic priorities for health and care, and the way in which the TD portfolio of work contributes to them.Be a strategic partner to programme teams to ensure the narrative is understood and being delivered.Developing our digital, data and technology strategy Contribute to the development of clearly prioritised, strategic transformational change, working across the Directorate, and aligning with NHSE, DHSC and wider strategies.Take a data driven approach to ensure we are grounding the strategy in insight.Prioritisation, planning and assurance Working with teams to widen focus from short term and day to day activities.Contributing to and owning elements of a planning cycle for strategy.Work with the Transformation Portfolio Office to support programme assurance.Insight generation, communication and engagement Work with teams to understand how well our strategy is working, combining qual and quant inputs.Contribute to strong engagement across NHSE and the regions, in order that we have a feedback loop on the work that we do.About usThe NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care.Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation.If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit NHS England.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Job responsibilitiesAs Senior Transformation Strategy Manager, the post holder will lead and work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across their functional team, within the Transformation Directorate to:
Work with others to create the environment for multi-disciplinary teams to incubate, test, translate and operationalise strategies, ideas, improvements and key commitments.Work with multi-disciplinary teams in the definition of strategic measures of success and management of insights across portfolio areas.Work with teams in a matrix way; convening and providing thought leadership across policy, clinical, technical and professional (e.g., commercial) experts.Apply a whole system approach within the functional area and beyond.Work through options development, prioritisation, incubation and innovation activity.Ensure full suite of products, services, platforms, levers, incentives, wider interventions are effectively deployed in support of shared / multiple policy objectives.Work to align the portfolio to deliver against national policy and strategy commitments.Act as a convening point across the Transformation Directorate and NHS England to ensure strategic objectives are communicated, clear and understood by all teams.The post holder will work across boundaries with teams in a matrix way to help define the strategic approach for the Directorate.
Person SpecificationKnowledgeExpert knowledge and experience working in: Digital transformation, the health and care landscape, and particularly the use of technology within it, principles of lean management and continuous improvement, service re-design, portfolio management, budgetary management, analytics.Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to the functional team, including experience of delivering major technology and transformational change programmes to transform services and digital transformation programmes and projects. Understanding of the benefits, challenges and barriers to implementing digital technology at all levels.Experience of budgetary responsibility, including budget setting with evidence of working knowledge of financial processes.SkillsHighly developed communication skills with the capability to analyse, review and make sense of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information across a diverse range of subjects relevant to post portfolio.Demonstrable skills in presenting complex concepts and information which may include difficult and controversial issues, across a wide range of audiences. Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time.QualificationsEducated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.£62,215 to £72,293 a year (exclusive of London Weighting)

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