About this role
Job summary Shape the future of health and care This is a unique opportunity to lead system-wide transformation across Mid Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust and our partners. We are seeking a visionary, delivery-focused leader who can work across organisational boundaries to design and deliver meaningful, lasting change for patients and communities. This is a one-year secondment opportunity.
Main duties of the job About the role As Director of Transformation & Strategy Delivery, you will lead our transformation agenda, working across the Trust and wider system. You will build strong partnerships, co-design innovative models of care, and ensure delivery of a major multi-year transformation programme.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community services for East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). Our services include planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care, child health, maternity, and intermediate care across Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.Through our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, we deliver extensive services in 26 medical centres and schools in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With 500 beds and around 5,500 staff, we are one of the area's largest employers.
Since the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022, the Trust has become a key partner in Cheshire East & Cheshire West and Chester and in two provider collaboratives, aligning our strategic goals with the Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care System.As part of the national New Hospital Programme, we're reimagining Leighton Hospital to create a new health and care neighbourhood, transforming healthcare delivery for a Healthier Future. Learn more on our Healthier Futures website.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
Job description Job responsibilities Key responsibilities
Lead delivery of the Trusts transformation and strategy programme Work in partnership with NHS, local authority and voluntary sector organisations Drive innovation and new models of care across organisational boundaries Ensure strong programme governance, delivery and measurable outcomes Inspire and engage clinical and operational teams to deliver change About you We are looking for someone who is: A visionary and strategic thinker An experienced system leader with partnership expertise Delivery-focused with a strong track record of transformation A skilled communicator and influencer Passionate about improving patient and system outcomes
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to master's degree level or equivalent senior level NHS experience. Evidence of continuing professional development in leadership, transformation or improvement Formal programme or project management qualification (e.g. MSP, Prince2, APM) or equivalent demonstrable senior level experience Change Management qualification or certification (e.g. PROSCI, CMI)
Desirable
Clinical or Professional healthcare qualification
Skills & Knowledge Essential
Visionary and Innovative Thinker: able to see beyond existing paradigms and create a compelling case for transformational change. System Leadership: highly skilled at working across organisations, building alliances, influencing and taking stakeholders with them on the transformation journey Programme Oversight: Exceptional knowledge of transformation, portfolio, and programme management with the ability to ensure grip, control and measurable delivery Stakeholder Engagement: Skilled communicator and collaborator, able to navigate complex political and organisational landscape. Clarity of Purpose: highly focused on outcomes and impact for the organisation, patients, and system partners Balanced Approach: Demonstrates both the capability to innovate and the discipline to ensure delivery, but with a primary motivation towards transformation, not just transaction
Desirable
Understanding of digital health technologies and their role in enabling transformation Knowledge of NHP Target Operating Model, Hospital 2.0 standards, and models of care Understanding of NHS workforce planning approaches and their interface with transformation
Experience Essential
Considerable experience at Director Level within a complex NHS organisation or system Proven record of leading organisation wide and/or system-level innovation and transformation in partnership with diverse stakeholders Demonstrable success delivering large scale efficiency programmes or significant cost improvements. Evidence of designing and embedding new models of services or organisational ways of working across systems
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Employer details Employer name Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Leighton Hospital
Crewe
CW1 4QJ
Employer's website https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)