Strategy Programme Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen - the Strategy Team at North West London Integrated Care Board is looking for candidates who are passionate about strategy and transforming healthcare and can support the ICB on a fixed term basis from September 2024 to February 2025. The postholder will be joining a small, enthusiastic team working at the heart of the ICS to transform the healthcare of 2.1 million residents.

The Strategy Team supports the ICS programmes and central functions to:

Embed an evidence-based problem solving approach in the development of the ICS strategies.

Define the right level of care for each segment of our population.

Set, and measure, the appropriate outcomes for each segment of our population.

Understand the cost of providing the right level of care that meets the desired outcomes, assuming optimal delivery productivity.

Set shared core standards to ensure equity across NWL.

Produce strategies that are clear and concise, and founded on robust evidence.

Develop methodologies, tools, and templates, informed by industry best practice.

Use contracts, reimbursement mechanisms and other levers to deliver the right level of care effectively at the right cost to deliver the set outcomes.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work directly with the Executive Director of Strategy and Population Health and the Head of Strategy to support on the following projects, amongst others:

The urgent and emergency care UEC strategy for North West London which will outline how we will deliver a high quality and accessible suite of UEC services to suit our populations needs. This includes elements such as A&E departments, urgent treatment centres, enhancing patient navigation through 111 and digital front doors, keeping people healthier closer to home, etc.

Supporting the Joint Forward Plan development for FY25 26 outlining the ambitions and plans for each of the ICS programmes, boroughs, corporate teams plans for FY25/26 and the subsequent 4 years including how each plan links together.

The planned care strategy for NWL this will involve working alongside our planned care team, our acute providers and other ICS partners to strategically reduce our waiting lists and provide high quality in planned care in a sustainable manner. This project will involve elements such as enhancing productivity, developing more effective outpatient and diagnostic pathways, investing in the right areas, etc.

The postholder will have the following key strategic skills and experience further detail is provided in the job description:

Coordinate complex ICS-wide projects with many senior stakeholders.

Formulate hypotheses required to support the development of ICS strategies and develop approaches prove disprove

NHS North West London Integrated Care Board NHS NWL ICB is a statutory body responsible for planning and allocating health and care resources to improve the lives of people in eight boroughs across North West London: Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.

The local population is large and diverse, with a wide range of health and care needs that are evolving all the time. Working with our partners including Councils, NHS provider Trusts, GPs and voluntary and community organisations, we plan and allocate NHS resource to deliver a wide range of services including urgent and emergency care, mental health, primary care, elective hospital services and community care.

Working for us, you can help ensure that our residents and patients have access to the right services when they need them and assist them take greater care of their own health to ensure they live longer, healthier lives.