Operational Improvement Consultant : Acute Healthcare
Canterbury : 2 days per week onsite
Were looking to speak with experienced Operational Improvement Consultants who have delivered hands:on transformation work across acute healthcare environments .
This role will suit practical, delivery:led consultants who can identify improvement opportunities, model the benefits, engage stakeholders and support change through to delivery.
The focus is on helping healthcare organisations improve efficiency, productivity and financial performance at pace, while keeping patient care and operational feasibility at the centre.
What youll be doing
Identifying and sizing operational improvement and cost:out opportunities across acute hospital services. Building opportunity models, benefits cases and delivery plans using operational, workforce and financial data. Analysing productivity, utilisation, demand, capacity, spend and performance data. Supporting implementation of improved processes, controls, workforce models or operational ways of working. Tracking progress against efficiency, productivity and financial improvement targets. Turning analysis into clear actions that can be delivered on the ground.
What were looking for
Experience delivering operational improvement within acute healthcare or NHS trust environments. Strong experience across efficiency, productivity, financial recovery or cost improvement programmes. Ability to work end:to:end, from opportunity identification and modelling through to change delivery. Good spreadsheet, data analysis and opportunity modelling capability. Comfortable working at pace in complex, ambiguous environments.
Useful experience
Experience in one or more of the following would be beneficial:
Workforce optimisation, including nursing, medical staffing or job planning. Theatre utilisation or productivity improvement. Outpatients, diagnostics or patient pathway improvement. Route:to:cash or income improvement. Cost improvement planning or financial recovery. Non:clinical spend control and efficiency. Multi:workstream healthcare transformation.