Chief Strategy, Digital, and Partnerships Officer

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Chief Strategy, Digital, and Partnerships Officer (CSDPO) is the Board-level Executive Director responsible for positioning Bristol NHS Foundation Trust for long-term success in an evolving health and care landscape. The postholder will lead and coordinate the Trust's strategic response to the NHS 10-Year Plan, including neighbourhood health, prevention, provider collaboration, Integrated Health Organisation (IHO) development, and the wider shift towards more integrated and community-based models of care.

The Chief Strategy, Digital, and Partnerships Officer provides Executive leadership for corporate strategy, strategic planning, partnerships, organisational transformation, digital transformation, continuous improvement, and post-merger integration. The role acts as the Trust's principal Executive lead for partnerships and system working, ensuring that strategic partnerships, collaborative arrangements and system opportunities are translated into tangible benefits for patients, populations and the organisation.

Please refer to the attached job description for a full overview of the jobs main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifiation

• Educated to master's degree level or equivalent senior leadership experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional and executive leadership development.
• Significant management or leadership qualification or equivalent experience.

• Relevant professional registration and/or further professional qualification.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of NHS strategy, policy, planning and performance frameworks.
• Deep understanding of Integrated Care Systems, provider collaboratives, neighbourhood health and population health approaches.
• Strong understanding of the NHS 10-Year Plan and implications for acute providers.
• Comprehensive understanding of strategic planning, organisational development and transformation methodologies.
• Ability to align strategy, planning, digital transformation and operational delivery within complex matrix organisations.
• Exceptional influencing, negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Ability to operate effectively within highly complex political and stakeholder environments.
• Ability to lead through influence rather than direct authority.
• Strong understanding of information governance, digital transformation and technology-enabled change.
• Ability to translate long-term vision into practical and deliverable programmes.

• Understanding of Integrated Health Organisation development.
• Knowledge of academic health science partnerships, innovation ecosystems and research-intensive organisations.
• Understanding of advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and emerging healthcare technologies.

Experience

• Significant Board-level leadership experience within a large and complex healthcare organisation or comparable environment.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing organisational strategy.
• Experience of leading major transformation and organisational change programmes.
• Experience of working effectively across organisational boundaries and partnership environments.
• Experience of influencing national, regional or system-level agendas.
• Experience of overseeing large portfolios delivered through senior leaders rather than direct management.
• Experience of advising Boards and Executive Teams on strategic decisions.
• Experience of programme governance, benefits realisation and strategic assurance.
• Experience of aligning multiple strategies and programmes within large matrix organisations.
• Experience of managing complex stakeholder relationships.

• Experience of NHS merger, integration or operating model redesign.
• Experience of provider collaborative leadership.
• Experience of digital transformation at organisational scale.
• Experience of working with universities, research organisations or innovation partnerships.
• Experience of developing Integrated Health Organisations or place-based delivery models.

Personal Qualities

• Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate emerging trends, pressures and opportunities, maintaining a strong focus on delivery and outcomes.
• Visible, credible and inspiring leader with excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills, able to motivate, empower and develop others to achieve their full potential.
• Demonstrates compassion, integrity and professionalism, leading by example and fostering trust and confidence among colleagues and stakeholders.
• Strong commitment to patient-centred care and improving outcomes for the communities served.
• Highly collaborative and relationship-focused building effective partnerships across organisational, system and national boundaries to deliver shared objectives.
• Comfortable operating in complex and ambiguous environments, balancing competing organisational priorities, risks and regulatory expectations while making sound decisions and providing clear leadership and direction.
• Able to balance competing priorities, make sound decisions and respond effectively to emerging challenges, demonstrating agility, judgement and the ability to think strategically under pressure.
• Committed to inclusion, equality, diversity and social inclusion, creating an environment where individuals feel valued, respected and able to thrive.
• Promotes a culture of continuous improvement, learning and innovation, encouraging others to embrace change, identify opportunities and drive organisational improvement.
• Willing to challenge constructively and manage conflict effectively, holding others to account while maintaining positive and productive relationships.
• Demonstrates personal credibility with clinicians, managers, Board members, external partners and a broad range of clinical and non-clinical NHS professionals.
• Demonstrates strong influencing and negotiation skills, able to persuade, engage and build consensus across a wide range of stakeholders.
• Resilient and calm under pressure, maintaining focus, prioritising effectively and delivering results in challenging and high-demand environments.
• Committed to the development of others, enabling, empowering and supporting colleagues to maximise their potential and contribute effectively.
• Able to relate immediate situations to wider organisational, system and national trends and pressures, ensuring decisions are informed by the broader strategic context.

Other requirements

• Meets the requirement for fit and proper persons test (FPPT)
• Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Bristol

BS1 3NU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/