Job overview

The Strategy and Planning Officer will lead the development and delivery of strategic and operational planning frameworks, ensuring alignment with national NHS priorities, ICB objectives and neighbourhood priorities. The Strategy and Planning Officer will:

• support with the co-ordination of project work aligned to the development of the ICB's strategy and associated delivery plans
• provide support to the Strategy and Planning Leads and other senior colleagues

The Strategy and Planning Officer roles are a key role in ensuring the smooth and timely delivery of the team's outputs.

Main duties of the job

The Officer (Band 6) supports the effective delivery of services and programmes within the Integrated Care Board (ICB). Working under the management of a Senior Manager or Head of Service, the postholder is responsible for identifying how their activities, tasks and responsibilities are delivered to time, quality, and performance standards.

This role focuses on coordinating day-to-day operations, managing small projects or workstreams, and contributing to improvement work that enhances quality, efficiency, and patient experience that may be beyond own area of work. The purpose includes:

1. To manage and coordinate the daily delivery of specific work areas, projects, or service functions within organisational procedures and standards.
2. To provide operational and administrative support to senior colleagues in implementing ICB and system priorities.
3. To supervise and support staff, ensuring that work is well organised, communicated, and delivered effectively.
4. To use data, evidence, and feedback to inform decisions and continuous improvement, devising mechanisms for collecting, reporting and analysing available data.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities to achieve equity of access, experience and outcomes and to recognising and valuing people’s differences. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes.

We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristic. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone, including making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition and support with the recruitment process for people with lived experience.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles.

We operate a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please inform us of any adjustments you may require.