Deputy Director

7 days ago


South Milford, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom NHS England Full time

About the Role

The Deputy Director will lead a team of approximately 37 people across the three functions of Planning & Reporting, Governance & Investment, and Assurance & Risk, to set the delivery plan for the directorate and ensure it stays on track.

The post holder will need to have a strong portfolio, programme management, or digital delivery background, but will also need excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills to engage and influence activity across one of the most complex portfolios in government.

They will lead on driving a shift to a benefits-led planning and reporting structure and be responsible for ensuring we set ambitious but deliverable objectives as a business, providing constructive challenge where necessary through levers such as investment appraisal, governance controls, and regular assurance activities.

Main Responsibilities

  • Drive a benefits-first model, working to maximise benefits to patients.
  • Lead on setting the annual business plan and support multi-year planning such as through the Spending Review.
  • Oversee investment assurance, providing due scrutiny, constructive challenge, and independent advice on the value of investments.
  • Ensure the Directorate has appropriate risk management, proactively identifying major risks and resolving or escalating those.
  • Work closely with Directors, Senior Responsible Officers, and others to identify challenges, risks, emerging problems, and to resolve those swiftly.
  • Lead on monthly delivery reporting, providing insight and analysis into overall delivery and ensuring management attention is focused where it is needed most.
  • Lead on the relationship with the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and develop a relationship with HM Treasury.
  • Build partnerships with colleagues across NHS England, influencing processes and supporting NHS England-wide reporting and assurance activities.
  • Work closely with the Transformation Strategy and Finance teams to shape the overall plan for driving tech-enabled transformation in the NHS.
  • Work to evolve our practices and processes to ensure they fully support digital agile delivery methodologies.
  • Ensure Transformation Directorate has appropriate and robust governance.

About Us

The 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
  • Delivering value for money.

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