Assistant Director

Company: National Health Service
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Location: Essex
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will lead the evolution of the neighbourhood health and wellbeing hub, forging strategic partnerships across health, care and the community. You will shape an integrated services model, drive growth and sustainability, and translate ambitious ideas into deliverable programmes. You’ll work across boundaries with senior stakeholders to realise improvements for Havering residents and strengthen population health. This is an opportunity to influence a novel community-based care model and contribute to an ambitious NHS-led transformation.

Pay / Benefits

  • High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London
  • comprehensive induction for new starters
  • investment in staff development
  • staff health and wellbeing activities
  • recognition and equality/diversity initiatives
  • opportunity to shape innovative community health model

Responsibilities

  • lead partnership and governance work, integrated clinical pathways and community use
  • shape strategic development and identify opportunities for innovation and external funding
  • drive income generation and long-term sustainability
  • build and manage strategic relationships across health, care and community sectors
  • translate complex ideas into deliverable programmes across organisations
  • influence senior stakeholders and work across organisational boundaries
  • oversee development of an integrated, neighbourhood health and wellbeing model
  • contribute to the ongoing growth and refinement of the hubs partnership model

Key requirements

  • experienced strategic leader with substantial background in partnership development or strategic service development
  • proven ability to lead programmes and drive business development or funding opportunities
  • comfortable working across organisational boundaries and influencing senior stakeholders
  • strong track record in developing integrated care or community-based health initiatives
  • commitment to population health and community development
  • collaborative mindset
  • forward-thinking
  • strong communication and stakeholder engagement
  • partnership development
  • strategic service development
  • programme leadership

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Posted: October 11th, 2026