We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers. Job overview About the Role This is an exciting and rare opportunity for an experienced and dynamic leader to join Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as Strategy and Partnerships Director. This is a pivotal role within the organisation, responsible for shaping and delivering strategic initiatives that will define the future of healthcare across our region. As part of the Strategy Directorate, you will lead on the development and implementation of key organisational strategies, including our first Clinical Strategy – Care 2035 – and the renewal of our Corporate Strategy. You will also drive forward our approach to partnerships, sustainability, and commercial development, ensuring these priorities are embedded across the Trust. About You We are looking for a senior leader with: Significant management experience in a senior role reporting to Board level. Expert knowledge and experience of strategic development and planning within a complex operating environment. Strong influencing and negotiating skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries. A proven track record of delivering strategic initiatives and managing change effectively. Advert Lead the development and delivery of organisational strategy, including overseeing major strategic initiatives, including Care 2035 and refreshing our Corporate Strategy. Lead the organisation’s business planning processes, including development the Trust’s annual business plan Shape and strengthen partnerships across South Yorkshire and beyond. Drive sustainability initiatives aligned to our strategic objective to Create a Sustainable Organisation. Support the Chief Strategy Officer in ensuring organisational viability and excellence. Act as Deputy for the Chief Strategy Officer when required. Manage the Directorate budget and ensure delivery of agreed commercial targets. Working for our organisation Why Join Us? Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is one of the UK’s largest and most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of healthcare delivery, working alongside senior leaders and key partners to deliver innovative solutions that make a real difference to patients and communities. This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of a maximum of twelve months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions. Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your substantive line manager. Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more information on the role and its main responsibilities, please see the accompanying job description. Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here. Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. W hen you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal. When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account. If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there. The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation. Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position. All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. For more information about our organisation and the opportunities available, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook