Band 8a Strategy & Partnerships Manager

Bhrhospitals; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare trust is seeking a self-motivated Strategy & Partnerships Manager to shape the future of health outcomes in the community. This role involves supporting strategic plan development, leading projects, and engaging with various stakeholders to improve care and reduce inequalities. Applicants should have strong analytical and communication skills, along with a degree or equivalent experience. If you are ready to inspire change, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of relevant experience.
• Coaching qualification is a plus.
• Strong group and meeting facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support development of strategic plans and lead complex projects.
• Build strong relationships across the Trust and other partnerships.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Communication skills

Facilitation skills

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Coaching qualification

Job description

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PEOPLE are at the HEART of everything we do

This video gives a flavour of what it is like to work at our Trust and why some of our staff love working here 💙

We are looking for a self motivated and driven Strategy & Partnerships Manager to play a key role in shaping the future of our organisation and the health outcomes of the communities we serve.

This is an exciting opportunity to work across a wide network of internal and external partners, helping to design innovative approaches that improve care, reduce inequalities and strengthen collaboration across Barking, Havering and Redbridge.

You will support the development of strategic plans, lead complex projects, and provide high-quality advice to senior colleagues.

A key part of the role is turning evidence, data and insight into practical action, helping teams to identify opportunities for improvement and supporting them to deliver change.

You will build strong relationships across the Trust, local Place partnerships and the wider North East London system, acting as an ambassador for long-term strategic thinking.

We are seeking someone who is analytically strong, intellectually curious and confident working in fast-moving environments. Excellent communication and influencing skills are essential, along with the ability to work collaboratively and lead discussions with diverse stakeholders to improve outcomes for patients and local communities.

If you want to join a team that are creating a culture of innovation and a movement for change and you are hopeful, helpful, honest and humble then we want to hear from you.

Interview date will be 4th March 2026

Main duties of the job

The Strategy Team play an important role in working flexibly across the two main functions of the Strategy and Partnership Team:

• Ambitious and creative thinking – using well-developed analytical skills, intellectual curiosity and an understanding of “what works” to support ongoing strategic design development in the Trust and support emerging priority strategic projects
• Providing high quality design support and advice to colleagues across the organisation, working with them to develop their own local strategic plans that align with the Trust, Place and System strategies

In addition to these functions, strategy team members play a very integral and important role in building relationships across the Organisation, Acute Provider Collaboratives (APC), Community Health Collaboratives (CHC), Place and Integrated Systems within North East London (NEL). The Strategy & Partnerships Team are ambassadors for strategic long-term thinking and proactively seeking opportunities to further design and embed the strategy throughout the organisation, and support Trust colleagues to further develop their own strategic skills. The Strategy & Partnerships Team is a small but high-profile function within the Trust, and all team members will need to be skilled, competent and confident in communicating and working with senior colleagues from across the organisation and the wider partnerships in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries are live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in this film.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Louise Lucy Glavin, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 5936. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of relevant experience.
• Coaching qualification

Skills/ Abilities

• Strong group and meeting facilitation skills and experience, e.g. contribution to preparation and facilitation of group discussions and workshops
• Strong analytical skills with sound judgement in interpreting data and nuances of information, and ability to frame appropriate analysis and insights from population data

Experience/ Knowledge

• An understanding of population health management approaches and how they can support service transformation.
• Highly developed knowledge and understanding of the drivers of ill-health and the role of acute providers in that landscape, including responsibilities as Anchor Organisations

Ensuring people settle in and feel part of our Trust straight away is one of our top priorities. We hold two corporate welcome events each month and, if successful, you will start on one of these days so we can provide you with a seamless and welcoming introduction to our Trust.

We believe that providing the highest quality of care, is about having the best people, inspired and supported by the best leaders, and backed by the best training and career development opportunities. Our vision is to provide outstanding healthcare to our community, delivered with pride. It is driven by our PRIDE values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust is committed to Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults is central to the care provided by our Trust and the post holder must be aware of their responsibilities and work in line with our Trust’s Safeguarding Adult and Children Procedures.

All salaries are inclusive of standard allowances e.g. High Cost Area for staff on Agenda for Change contracts.

To create an inclusive and diverse workplace, we will work with you to get the best experience, so that you can provide outstanding care for our local community. We are happy to have an open discussion on part-time hours and flexible working and will consider your requirements if our service is able to accommodate. Please have discussion with the recruiting manager about your flexibility requirements.

All correspondence regarding this application will be by e‑mail, please check as some emails may fall into your junk folder.

Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. Please ensure business/organisation email addresses are provided for all referees.

Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) uses TrustID identification technology to verify essential documents, such as passports and driving licenses. All new employees will be expected to have their original documents verified through TrustID.

In line with UKVI guidelines BHRUT is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 or Band 3 positions.

We may close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received and to support with streamlining the recruitment process.

Unfortunately due to the large number of applications that the Trust receives for some posts, it is not possible to reply to every unsuccessful application.

If you have not received a response within 3 weeks of the closing date of an advert, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Trust buildings and grounds became fully Smoke Free on National No Smoking Day 11th March 2015. The Trust expects all staff to promote healthy living and to set good examples in their own behaviour. Those not ready to quit smoking must remain smoke free during working hours, and will not be able to smoke in Trust uniform, in Trust grounds including car parks, while driving on Trust business or take smoking breaks. Second hand smoke causes heart and lung disease, and is harmful to young children. However, disposable or rechargeable e‑cigarettes (“vaping”) may be used outside hospital buildings.

We are an equal opportunity employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community and welcomes applications from people wishing to job‑share, either with or without a partner. Applicants who consider themselves to have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria. We also operate strict screening procedures for posts with access to vulnerable adults and children.

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Name Rosie Madeloso Job title Strategic Head of Strategy and Partnerships Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01708435000

If you have problems applying, contact

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