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VSM
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Secondiad: 6 mis
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Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
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275-0626-StratOff
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Medway NHS Foundation Trust
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NHS
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Medway Maritime Hospital
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Gillingham
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£100,000 - £200,000 per annum
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28/06/2026 23:59

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Chief Strategy and Planning Officer

VSM

 

 

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Chief Strategy and Planning Officer

Division: Corporate

Band: VSM

Interview date: TBC

This role is open to applicants in the Kent and Medway ICB System ONLY

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join us as Chief Strategy and Planning Officer to provide strategic leadership, corporate oversight and organisational grip across Medway NHS Foundation Trust. The postholder will play a central role in shaping and delivering the Trust’s strategic objectives, supporting improvements in quality, access, productivity, workforce experience and reputation, while ensuring that strategic ambition is translated into clear, deliverable plans. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference at Medway and contribute to the Trust’s longer-term strategic plan.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The CSO will hold a broad, integrated portfolio spanning strategy and transformation, system transformation and partnerships, digital and data, estates and infrastructure, major capital, corporate communications and engagement, and the Trust Charity. This portfolio is central to the Trust’s ambition to modernise its estate and ways of working, improve staff and patient experience, and deliver sustainable performance for the population served by Medway.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B – Bold

E – Every person counts

S – Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

Act as a member of the Trust Board, sharing collective responsibility for quality, safety, performance, finance and workforce sustainability.

Support the Chief Executive in strengthening organisational grip, ensuring clear accountability, effective assurance and delivery against priorities.

Participate in the Executive Director on‑call rota, contributing to senior decision‑making during periods of pressure.

Lead the development, review and delivery of the Trust’s long‑term strategy, ensuring alignment with national expectations, system priorities and the needs of Medway’s population.

Oversee strategic and operational planning processes, ensuring plans are realistic, deliverable and focused on improving access, flow and outcomes.

Establish and maintain robust programme governance to support delivery of transformation, recovery and improvement initiatives.

Work with Executive colleagues to support sustained improvement in quality, productivity and performance, including elective recovery and urgent care flow.

 

Manyleb y person

Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Educated to Master’s level or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development appropriate to a senior executive role
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Postgraduate leadership or management qualification

Knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Strong commercial and business acumen with an ability to contribute to major investment programmes
  • Intellectual flexibility to make strategies and complex situations accessible to stakeholders
  • Ability to balance the need to think strategically and manage and deliver operationally
  • Politically aware, with sound judgement and emotional intelligence
  • Financially aware, with experience contributing to business cases and investment decisions

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Significant senior leadership experience at Executive or near Executive level within the NHS or a comparable complex organisation
  • Experience of working closely with a Trust Board, with a clear understanding of governance and collective accountability
  • Experience of overseeing complex, organisation wide programmes or portfolios, involving multiple stakeholders
  • Senior involvement in estates, infrastructure or capital investment, with an understanding of their strategic importance
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Experience in a large acute trust, particularly one facing high demand, workforce and performance pressures
  • Direct experience of major capital or redevelopment programmes, including national approvals
  • Experience of working with or supporting an NHS Charity

Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Analytical skills, ability to grasp a complex problem quickly and provide non-traditional solutions to problems

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Gofynion ymgeisio

Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Enw
Siobhan Callanan
Teitl y swydd
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Cyfeiriad ebost
[email protected]
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