Associate Director

Enable East is an innovative, independent NHS team, complimented by a wide pool of experienced, independent associates, that assists other health and social care and voluntary sector organisations to deliver effective projects and measurable social impact. A 'common sense' and flexible alternative to commercial management consultants, Enable East offers deep industry expertise and a fresh pair of eyes at competitive NHS rates. Enable East has a strong brand and track record for delivery across the East of England region as well as further afield across England.


This post is the senior leadership role within Enable East, which is hosted by Essex Partnership University NHS Trust (EPUT), reporting to EPUT's Director of Strategy. You will spend approximately 50% of your time providing senior operational leadership to the core team and supporting project and programme delivery, and the other 50% developing a pipeline of new business.


Enable East directly supports the delivery of EPUT's strategic objective to help our communities thrive and the post holder will be responsible for priority programmes within EPUT's social impact strategy.


This post is offered as a 12 month fixed term contract while the income projections of the business are proven. Providing strategic and operational management of all financial matters for Enable East including quarterly reporting to the EPUT executive committee.
Operational oversight of performance measures relating to all contracts including any grant funded programmes and managing consortia with multiple partners to deliver contractual objectives, targets and outcomes.
Strategic leadership of business development and marketing initiatives to increase commissioned work and contracts within the NHS, statutory, voluntary and private sectors.
Strategic lead on existing and new grants and contracts within the voluntary and community sector.
Growing and nurturing the pool of associates through which Enable East delivers many commissioned projects.
Provide operational management of Enable East core team planning and HR.

Season Ticket Loans
NHS discounts for staff
Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment


Join our Staff bank


What is Staff Bank?


Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.


All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.


If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank
Management of the Enable East brand identity, including articulating a clear vision for the Enable East offering to the market, clearly differentiated from the competition, to make this attractive to senior customers, commissioners and funders as well as internal stakeholders within EPUT.
To proactively develop and sustain strong working relationships with external agencies including customers, contractors, commissioners and funders to develop further business opportunities.
To participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services and initiatives to provide project information and analytical advice and expertise.
To present project information and issues, explaining complexities, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
To liaise with other senior managers to share best practice.

Develop and implement qualitative and quantitative measures to determine performance against the business plan.
Report progress through personal representation at senior management forums and by written reports to appropriate boards and groups of staff.
Present complex information on all aspects of Enable East business in a clear, understandable and audience-appropriate manner to senior management and board level groups.
Quality oversight of deliverables produced for clients.

Planning & Organisational Skills


Oversee the tracking of progress against plans and milestones, ensuring appropriate processes are in place to flag issues, risks and concerns.
Responsible for proposing and drafting changes, implementation and interpretation to contracts, partnership agreements, service level agreements (SLAs) and polices and protocols.
Contribute to the review and development of existing information management systems and contribute to the development of an integrated approach to project management.

Responsibility for Policy & Service Development


~ Devise, manage and update policies and procedures, ensuring the adoption of best practice methodology, rules, standards and thresholds disseminating these methodologies etc. The post holder will maintain a good knowledge of Trust policies, wider statutory policy, legislative requirements and local government policy, to assist in the future planning and strategy for new business opportunities.
Operational policy for Enable East, including ensuring contracts for associates includes recognition of both EPUT policies and other external requirements including data protection, data sharing and external agencies standing orders and standing financial instructions.

Responsibility for Financial & Physical Resources


The postholder will be directly responsible for the full value of any grants secured and all associated functions with the management of the grant to ensure the grant successfully achieves all contractual targets, results and outcomes and meets compliance requirements.
The post holder will be directly responsible for Enable Easts financial targets and responsibilities.
The post holder will be responsible for evaluating the value for money of new contracts, monitoring the performance of existing contracts and ensuring that sub-contractors performance aligns, and complies, with contractual terms and conditions.
Act in a way that is compliant with Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions in the discharge of this responsibility.
To lead recruitment, appraisal, retention, development, training and motivation of employees within Enable East
Including the management of disciplinary procedures as required, undertake staff consultation and consider welfare and safety matters, taking into account instructions and guidelines issued.
To recruit as necessary and performance manage a team that delivers a range of tasks aligned to the Enable East strategic objectives and business plan.
Use appraisal and development policy and procedure to ensure that appraisals are undertaken regularly.

Ensure robust processes are in place for collecting, evaluating and interpreting data.
Ensure performance measures are in place to inform the short, medium and long term strategies relating to Enable East business development.
Ensure GDPR is implemented in relation to data collection mechanisms.
Commercial and business development experience
Commercial/business development experience
Financial management & reporting experience
Operational and people management experience

Operational and people management experience

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust