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Head of Planning

3 months ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom NHS Blood and Transplant Full time

Job Title Head of Planning Change and Improvement**
Job Summary


You will have the opportunity to help us shape the future of the UK blood supply chain through playing a leading role in our modernisation journey.


You will be responsible for engaging and building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders ranging across the supply chain, including third party suppliers.


You will form a key role in the leadership team and be responsible for planning and managing multiple projects, working with colleagues in strategy to formulate programmes to deliver change and deputise for the Assistant Director of Planning, Performance and Stock when required.


You will be responsible for establishing a sustainable change capability within the Blood Supply Chain, and for building and growing the team, setting and embedding processes and ways of working and creating an engaging culture for our colleagues.

You will require significant autonomy and initiative as well the ability to inspire a team.

The post suits an individual who is confident in their ability to deliver, productive under pressure, takes ownership of deliverables and is capable of making informed decisions.


Main duties of the job

Your responsibilites will include:

  • Implementing and managing planning software solutions, changes to blood collection footprint/venues and managing the implementation of improvements across the supply chain.
  • Supporting the diagnosis, analysis and design work required for blood supply chain change ensuring it meets /aligns with Blood Supply and Corporate strategic objectives. Ensure data and analysis underpins all proposed change.
  • Defining specific strategic business change initiatives in terms of quantifiable outcomes, benefits, impact on key operating aspects of the service (people, donors, systems, processes, technology) and interdependencies. These changes could include productivity efficiencies, organisational change, improving supply chain management, planning and delivery of project plans, nd driving the implementation of the expected outcomes of projects
  • Driving supply chain continuous performance improvement by working with departmental managers across all business functions, to identify improvements, improve patient outcomes or create efficiencies and deliver them.
  • Supporting the drive & implementation of business process thinking and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Producing and presenting business cases and strategic documents for approval at Blood Supply Senior Management Team and Change Programme Board meetings as well as gaining Executive/Board approval.
  • Leading and delivering change and transition across Blood Supply, developing milestone plans, resource plans, communication plans, high level POAPs, Highlight Reports all artefacts of the Planning/Change Delivery process.
  • Ensuring there is clarity of the costs vs benefits and forensic financial scrutiny of any planned changes, together with financial analysis/impact of options. Report variances through monthly highlight reports
  • Managing a team responsible for finding new venues and realising venue savings and no loss of collection due to venue availability
  • Responsible for supply chain software, from routine maintenance, to tendering for new contracts, managing supplier relationships (internal and external) and delivering systems change that support supply chain demand, planning and stock/distribution.
  • Proactively collaborating with international blood services to identify best practice and strategic opportunities for change

About You

Experience and Knowledge

  • Experience of delivering a quality service in a fastpaced environment
  • Experience of managing and delivering change/service improvement programmes/strategies
  • Experience of providing a service which responds to customer needs
  • Experience of project management, including managing a project budget
  • Experience of handling conflict management
  • Extensive experience of change and risk management
  • Experience of preparing robust multistranded Business Cases for Executive approval
  • Significant experience of working within a complex organisation responsible for delivering a crucial part of the business
  • Experience of implementing ongoing management/enhancement of planning software systems

Qualifications and Training

  • Educated to Masters level OR equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience to Masters level


Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role.

You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

About Us


At NHS Blood and Transplant, we're incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be.

We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families. W