Overview
A vacancy at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust seeks an exceptional leader with passion, ambition and extensive experience in NHS annual planning processes within a large, complex organisation. The postholder will provide visible and transformational leadership for the organisation’s operational planning programme, working closely with senior operational leadership team and divisions, translating our ambitions into deliverable, evidence‑based plans. The role will develop and implement key strategies and programmes underpinning annual business planning and support delivery and oversight of performance objectives.
Responsibilities
* Provide visible and transformational leadership for the organisation’s operational planning programme, working closely with senior operational leadership team and divisions.
* Develop and implement key strategies and programmes underpinning annual business planning, and support delivery and oversight of performance objectives.
* Establish an effective performance oversight framework using high‑quality dashboards and reports, working with key stakeholders including committees, regulators and system partners to ensure compliance with national policy.
* Deliver the Trust strategy to provide safe, high‑quality, timely and sustainable care.
* Interpret national, system and local priorities and ensure trust plans are aligned with these.
* Provide advice and leadership to ensure the organisation’s ambitions are translated into effective operational plans, utilising strong analytical skills to interpret complex data sets.
* Lead the development and implementation of strategies and programmes of work underpinning annual business planning activities:
o Establish an annual planning cycle, including coordination of national returns and the development and delivery of activity and performance plans.
o Establish a regular cycle of demand and capacity modelling to support operational planning, working with Business Intelligence and the divisions to deliver agreed outputs that inform business planning and service developments.
o Establish a bed modelling process to support operational planning and delivery of urgent care objectives.
o Develop a system to monitor delivery of annual activity and performance plans and to enable effective performance management.
* Work on the new hospital planned for Watford, update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead.
* Support innovation and digital transformation, staff wellbeing and development.
* Deputise for the Directors of Operations (UEC and Elective Care) as required and hold accountability for operational planning and performance risks.
Diversity and Inclusion
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and require support or guidance please contact westherts.recruitment@nhs.net. If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” on the application form.
Benefits
Flexible working options are available to support a good work‑life balance.
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