NHS Kent & Medway
Planning Programme Manager
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Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed by the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Southeast Integrated Care Boards; and current at-risk employees within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts.
Role Overview
The Planning Programme Manager is responsible for leading and managing complex planning programmes that support the organisation’s statutory planning responsibilities and delivery of national, system and local priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Play a key role in translating national planning guidance, the NHS England Operating Framework and system objectives into robust, deliverable operational and strategic plans.
- Responsible for delivering on components of the operational planning round as part of a MDT.
- Responsible for establishing the detailed timeline and work programme that will deliver the planning cycle and assurance of progress and outcomes.
- Supports internal and system for Planning and review discussions, co-ordinates executive and Board sign off etc.
- Provide expert programme management, including governance, risk management, benefits realisation, financial oversight and reporting.
- Owns specific ICB or joint commissioning policies.
- Works across the wider team to share and manage workload across the team flexibly.
- Participate in stakeholder engagement across the organisation and the wider system.
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Our Commitment
We are committed to a culture that supports all staff at NHS Kent and Medway to be the best version of themselves.
Our ability to improve outcomes for our population depends on how effectively clinical, operational, financial and strategic professionals work together to make informed commissioning decisions. That’s why our workforce works a minimum of two days-a-week on-site, with the expectation that all one-to-ones are held face-to-face and that colleagues will regularly visit the services we are commissioning to understand more about them.
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We believe regular on-site working supports stronger collaboration, faster problem-solving, peer learning, visible leadership and the integration of colleagues into our organisation. We also know that culture is built through shared experiences and day-to-day interactions.
We are a flexible working friendly organisation; we aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal and access to training opportunities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lee Bridgeman
- Job title: Associate Director of Planning
- Email address: lee.bridgeman@nhs.net
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