Band 8a – Neighbourhood Delivery Manager, Strategy

Overview

In this role you will lead neighbourhood transformation across the Health and Care Partnership, turning strategic ambitions into practical delivery with measurable improvements. You’ll work with NHS organisations, local authorities, and community partners to coordinate programmes and drive better health outcomes. You’ll manage delivery plans, governance, and benefits realisation while supporting innovation and service redesign. This is a collaborative, cross-boundary leadership role at an exciting time of transformation.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working options
• staff wellbeing and development
• opportunity to influence across partnerships
• competitive salary (Agenda for Change)

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate neighbourhood transformation projects across the Health & Care Partnership
• Translate strategic priorities into practical delivery plans with on-time, within-scope delivery and clear outcomes
• Provide governance, risk management, performance monitoring and benefits realisation for programmes
• Build strong, cross-sector relationships to enable collaborative delivery
• Support neighbourhood leadership teams to identify opportunities for innovation and improved health outcomes
• Use data and population health intelligence to inform decisions and demonstrate impact
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and influence across organisational boundaries
• Promote continuous improvement and build programme management capability across partners

Key requirements

• Master’s level or equivalent experience
• In-depth knowledge of NHS policy, health and care structures, governance
• Significant experience supporting complex transformation and redesign programmes
• Strong stakeholder management and partnership-working skills
• Experience in budgets management and ensuring value for money
• Staff line management and development experience
• Competence in matrix working across multiple organisations

• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Ambitious and collaborative leadership
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management abilities
• Governance and risk management
• Performance monitoring and benefits realisation
• Data-driven decision making using population health intelligence

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