13 Oct
NHS Blood and Transplant
United Kingdom
Job Summary
If you are looking for a role in which you will be encouraged to explore your most ambitious ideas, then this is it! At NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), we give our people the freedom to pursue their biggest concepts and in the process, our incredible workforce produces truly incredible results.
Become a member of our world-class team and challenge yourself to go further than you ever have before in your career.
The work of NHSBT is vital to every member of our population, our work impacts on almost everyone at some point in their lives. It is therefore critical that we are equipped to handle whatever challenges we are faced with in the future, and our Blood Technology Product Team colleagues are at the heart of this work.
Working collaboratively to create the most ambitious solutions that will benefit the thousands of people who need our support every year, we celebrate a forward-thinking approach to all that we do.
You will be leading work on Critical National Infrastructure that enables NHSBT to save lives this involves both understanding of the high-level context of decisions you will take, and painstaking attention to detail.
Note: This role offers a hybrid working option, but you will be assigned a base location at one of NHSBT s main centres.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will be responsible leading the design and delivery of the Blood Donation Business Plan to meet NHSBT strategic goals and annual hospital demand. Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading key strategic projects
- Overseeing national, team collection programs, driving continuous improvement in appointment systems and software.
- Developing data-driven performance indicators and setting annual targets.
- Setting targets to diversify the donor base by ethnicity, gender, and blood group.
- Leading donor recruitment, ensuring appropriate venues, diversity, and blood group availability.
- Managing the Donor Planning and Performance budget.
- Ensuring sufficient collection capacity and optimized productivity.
- Advising the AD of Planning, Insight and Direct Marketing on strategic developments requiring resources.
- Serving as regional media spokesperson.
- Acting as deputy for the AD of Planning, Insight and Direct Marketing, including emergency planning and liaison.
- Continuously review the operating model for alignment with strategy and stakeholder needs.
- Leading risk management, business assurance, and corporate governance initiatives.
You will be required to undertake occasional travel to any NHSBT sites to meet the requirements of the post (notice will be given)
About You
Experience and Knowledge
- Significant senior experience at both strategic and operational level in a relevant planning and communication related role
- Experience of implementing business change together with managing departmental performance requirements
- Experience of coordinating complex planning strategies, balancing organisational targets and stakeholder expectations within defined budgets.
- Experience of managing risk and business assurance at a senior-management level, across multiple stakeholders
- Proven leadership and management experience including remote line management of staff and a wide range of senior stakeholders
- Experience in managing business planning processes,
projects and programmes of work in a supply chain or complex operating environment
- Experience of championing diversity and inclusion and promoting actions to make improvements as well as experience of creating diverse and inclusive teams that are motivated and inspired to work together to achieve a common objective
Qualifications and Training
- Post Graduate qualification in Business Management or Marketing/Planning OR equivalent, plus significant relevant experience
- MBA / Marketing/Planning masters OR experience equivalent to a Masters degree
- Post-graduate study in leadership or management OR equivalent experience in a senior role
- Demonstrate commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD)
Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.
About Us
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you ll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.
Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do.
By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people,
and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.
You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
What we offer:
- NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.
- 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years service and to 33 days after 10 years.
- NHS pension scheme.
The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions
- We ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on 20th October 2024
Interviews are anticipated to be held on 4th November 2024 subject to confirmation
For informal enquiries please contact
Name: Terry Omiyi, Job Title:
Assistant Director Planning, Insight & Direct Marketing, Contact Details: [email protected]
Name: Mark Bailey, Job Title: Head of Donor Planning & Performance, Contact Details: [email protected]
Please note, following changes to UK immigration policy from April 4th, for sponsorship eligibility for this role please refer to the UK Visas and Immigration guidance on Skilled Worker Visa s.