Deputy Director of Strategy

Do you have proven senior leadership experience within Healthcare? Are you an inspirational leader looking for a new challenge? As the Deputy Director of Strategy you will be a highly visible member of the Trust's senior leadership team, where you will develop and maintain the Trust Clinical Strategy whilst ensuring this is in alignment with the national and system strategies. You will support with leading cross-site strategic projects and activities, enabling engagement with partner organisations and local communities in relation to strategic direction and associated strategic projects. You will deputise for the Director of Strategy, Research and Innovation as and when required. We are seeking a dynamic and values-driven leader who is committed to collaborative working. You will be a highly strategic thinker with extensive knowledge and experience in strategy development and analysis, with a proven ability to influence and engage effectively. If you have a strong desire to make a difference and help steer our Trust into the future, then we would love to hear from you.,

• You will co-ordinate the development of Trust strategies and plans.
• Attend or chair meetings - this may include team meetings, trust meetings, ICB partnership meeting, provider collaborative meetings, regional and national meetings.
• Support the Director of SRI to manage and develop the teams in the Strategy, Research and Innovation clinical delivery group (CDG).
• You will provide specialist knowledge of systems and work procedures to develop strategies with the ability to engage multiple stakeholders in innovation techniques including proposals and financial ventures.
• Develop the Trust's strategic planning and evaluation capability.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of strategies and plans.
• Act as an ambassador for the Trust, ensuring the positive development of the Trust brand, championing the Trust's values.
• Write, contribute, and speak to reports, proposals, business cases and presentations.
  
  We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A