Healthcare – System Design – Managing Consultant

Salary: £26,400 – £36,000 per year

Become part of the team

We are a well established and growing partner to the NHS.

Our Healthcare System Design team is growing and we are looking to expand our senior delivery leads.

Our primary areas of focus are:

* Acute care collaboration

* Place based model design

* System financial modelling

* Data and Digital for ICS

We have a track record of supporting some of the most challenging and successful programmes in these areas.

Our immediate goal is to provide effective packages of support to ICSs as they work towards implementing the new legislation and progressing their transformation journeys across the key dimensions set out in the “ICS – Next Steps” paper.

We are successfully building strong, strategic relationships with NHS systems across the country. We want to deepen these relationships as well as growing new ones across other regions across the UK.

To support this we are looking to appoint 2 – 3 additional, high performing transformation and delivery leaders with a highly credible track record of working with NHS systems and providers. They will be responsible for shaping and delivering support to our clients, leading design and delivery teams, and augmenting our capability. This is an opportunity to build a market-leading capability for the next 3 – 5 years and there is significant opportunity for progression.

We are a purpose-driven organisation looking to transform the NHS. In joining our Healthcare & Life Sciences team at PA Consulting you will have the opportunity to take ownership of our sales and build this exciting part of our business.

What we’re looking for

The successful person will be responsible and accountable to the Healthcare System Design lead and work closely with our teams across Operating Model, Economics & Investment Strategy, Analytics, Operations & Improvement, Delivery, Digital and Change to integrate our market leading capabilities into a high impact offering. They will be a natural integrator, comfortable navigating across system finance, care model design, governance, capacity and workforce modelling, clinical and operational excellence.

The background of the individuals could be the strategy houses, the Big 4, local NHS system, the regulator or national NHS bodies – the key ask is the breadth of understanding coupled with the personal leadership qualities to support NHS systems in this critical next phase of their journey.

It is expected the post holder will be able to work independently, developing excellent relationships with stakeholders internally and externally and delivering growth within the framework of the highest customer service and business standards.

Responsibilities

* Develop solutions externally with NHS systems, Trusts, CCGs and the regulator – understanding market needs and translating them into cohesive designs and support packages of work.

* Develop trusted relationships with these clients based on outstanding delivery and credibility key influencers to understand market requirements and to increase PA’s market presence.

* Manage assignment outcomes and teams, including deliverables, client satisfaction, team development and wellbeing, and budget.

* Provide supportive and developmental leadership to our growing team internally.

* Shape and respond to business opportunities proactively where we can bring clear benefits to our clients.

Relationship and stakeholder management

* Proactively develop a network of external stakeholders that enables success in delivery and in building PA’s reputation and success in the marketplace.

* Confidence and comfort working with CFOs, COOs, Strategy Directors, Medical Directors and Programmes Directors to help them navigate solution design and benefit development.

* Ability to influence with these senior stakeholders and navigate more challenging discussions.

* Build effective internal relationships that enable us to further integrate and scale our Healthcare System Design capability – working across the Healthcare & Life Sciences team and the relevant capability teams.