Senior Strategy & Partnerships Manager

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative role across two organisations.

The post is a joint role across Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for a dynamic, highly capable individual with excellent strategic planning, partnership working and programme management skills to become part of the Strategy & Partnerships team.

The role is pivotal to supporting development and delivery of the Trust's strategic ambitions and annual objectives.

The ability to build and maintain credibility and excellent relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders is paramount.

Main duties of the job

Their main duties of the role are to:

• provide leadership and coordination of the annual operational planning processes
• support clinical divisions and corporate services in developing their operational business plans (via the agreed processes and planning framework).
• lead the programme of activities related to partnerships and clinical collaboration between SFT & TGICFT, including any other external partnerships
• support the development of the Trust strategy including key enabling strategies
• ensure a robust framework is in place for the development, review and approval of business cases including post implementation review
• lead the development of priority business cases and tender bids
• support delivery of the Trusts' capital programme

You will assume a dynamic, proactive role within the team to deliver high quality outcomes, managing several complex programmes and projects from inception to completion.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Masters Masters degree level, such as MBA, or equivalent professional qualification or experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• PRINCE2/project management qualification or relevant experience.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of strategic and business planning within healthcare, including: ointerpretation of national policy and guidance, ocorporate strategies, oclinical service strategies, oannual planning and ocomplex business case development.
• Knowledge and understanding of national policy and NHS plans

Desirable

• knowledge of the regional and local healthcare landscape in Greater Manchester & East Cheshire

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a senior management role within health and social care
• Relevant experience in ostrategic and business planning, ocapital planning oleadership, ochange management, oservice improvement, obusiness cases, tenders, external bids and post-project evaluation.
• Leading, managing, motivating & developing a team.

Desirable

• Experience in ocreating benefits realisation plans oworking within a programme spanning multiple organisations or whole system partners ostrategic capital planning ocommercial and marketing skills

Skills

Essential

• Ability to prepare concise and insightful communications for senior stakeholders;
• Highly developed communication and effective leadership skills,
• Facilitation and interpersonal skills;
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload to deliver to tight timescales and consistently meet deadlines
• ability to gain and maintain credibility at all levels of the organisation, including with senior clinicians and external partners

Desirable

• Developed negotiating skills
• Strong financial skills