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About
NHS England leads the NHS in England to deliver high quality care for all. We support NHS organisations to deliver better outcomes for our patients and communities, work to get the best possible value for taxpayers, and drive improvement across the NHS.
Through our seven regional teams, NHS England supports local integrated care systems, made up of public services that provide health and care – NHS organisations, primary care professionals, local councils, social care providers and the community, voluntary and social enterprise sector – to improve the health of the population, improve the quality of care, tackle inequalities and deliver care more efficiently.
Deputy Director Delivery Strategy
Accepting applications until: 18-Jan-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 18-Jan-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- This role can be based in any NHSE Office. You will be expected to attend the office for 40% of your time.
- Tref
- Nationally
- Cod post
- SE1 8UG
- Major / Minor Region
- West Yorkshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £109,179 - £125,637 per annum (exclusive of London Weighting)
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS AfC: Band 9)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Delivery Strategy
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
We are an accredited Living Wage Employer which means that every colleague working for our organisation and third-party contractors will earn a real Living Wage. We are one of over 15,000 organisations, who voluntarily chose to pay the real Living Wage.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
A great opportunity to be part of the New Hospital Programme, which is more than building hospitals, it’s a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in England. We’re delivering over 40 new hospitals that will be modern, sustainable and built around the needs of patients and staff. We are in the process of establishing long-term capability to deliver this ambitious Programme - the 3rd largest on the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio - and are looking for people who care about purpose, who thrive in complex environments and who want to help deliver change at scale for future generations.
The Deputy Director of Delivery Strategy will have an opportunity to develop and drive the delivery of a programmatic approach to Wave 2 and Wave 3 new hospital schemes and beyond. The postholder will drive improvement across the Delivery Directorate to develop and implement the NHP Delivery Strategy.
They will ensure the timely integration of Lessons Learned from Wave 0 and Wave 1 to create the conditions for success for subsequent waves. They will own the process of mobilisation and work closely with the Programmatic Pre-Construction Delivery team to understand site complexity and readiness, aligning schemes with Delivery capacity and Spend Profiles, and ensuring systematic improvement of business case quality.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
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The Deputy Director of Delivery Strategy will be responsible for:
- Production and quality of the comprehensive Delivery Strategy for future NHP waves
- Accuracy and maintenance of the coordinated, scheme-wide Business Case pipeline map - driving programmatic approaches to key elements and securing advance approvals and agreed delegations.
- Promoting engagement and agreement across NHP to ensure support, products and processes are implemented successfully within the schemes
- Systematic improvement of Business Case quality, as measured by a reduction in review conditions and approval and assurance timescales.
- Effective management of the scheme pipeline, ensuring a high percentage of business cases are approved according to plan with minimal conditions
- Establishment and utility of the Continuous Improvement sprint log and lessons-learned hub, measured by the number of improvements adopted, and programmatic support / products identified to support project development and delivery
- Ensuring that the conditions of approval of Business Cases are met and closed on time.
Interview will be held: end of January 2026
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers.
Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms — including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
We lead the NHS in England by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money
Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste.
If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the recruitment process.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Educated to Masters or equivalent level, or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in a relevant specialist area
- Qualification in Business Case development such as Better Business Cases qualification or equivalent direct experience
- Evidence of post-qualifying and continuing professional development
Meini prawf dymunol
- Additional management qualification or specialist qualification at post graduate level, or equivalent experience (e.g., Project/Programme Management, Business Administration, Public Policy)
- Project or programme management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP, APM).
Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Proven senior leadership experience in a large-scale, complex programme or project delivery environment, preferably within public sector infrastructure
- Extensive, demonstrable experience in the end-to-end business case process (SOC, OBC, FBC), with a strong understanding of HM Treasury Green Book guidance.
- Deep knowledge and practical experience of establishing and leading Continuous Improvement and Knowledge Management systems
- Significant experience in strategic planning and the development of long-term implementation strategies for a major portfolio
- A proven track record of engaging and influencing senior stakeholders
Meini prawf dymunol
- Direct experience within the health sector, or major government capital projects
- Specific experience in the setup and mobilisation of new projects or schemes within larger programmes
- Experience of working within or closely with the NHS, understanding the structure and operational pressures of NHS Trusts
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to think conceptually and develop a compelling, coherent long-term strategy that aligns with programme-wide goals
- Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to empower, motivate, and drive consistency across a complex landscape. A confident and credible client-side representative
- Strong analytical skills to interpret complex data, assess scheme readiness, and identify systematic issues to drive improvement
- Skilled in building trusted partnerships and co-creating solutions with diverse internal and external teams
- Highly resilient, with the ability to operate effectively in a high-pressure, politically sensitive environment and adapt to ambiguity
Documents
- Job Description (PDF, 480.6KB)
- Occupational Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 69.8KB)
- NHSE - Verification of ID and RTW Guide (PDF, 306.6KB)
- Guide to Completing Your Application (DOCX, 42.7KB)
- Note for Existing NHS Employees applying for Fixed Term vacancies (DOCX, 26.2KB)
- Redundancy Clawback (PDF, 16.7KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Najwa Serroukh
- Teitl y swydd
- Resourcing Business Partner
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
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