Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Educated to Master’s degree level or equivalent level of experience in a relevant field (e.g. health, care, public services, professional expertise, or related discipline).
- Qualifications
Evidence of continuous professional development, with a track record of keeping skills and knowledge current covering a number of disciplines such as Finance or Management.
- Knowledge and Experience
Significant experience at Senior Management (sub board) within the NHS, public sector, or a comparable complex system
- Knowledge and Experience
Leadership experience in a complex, multi-agency environment, ideally within health and care commissioning
- Knowledge and Experience
Demonstrable success in delivering organisational change, transformation, and integration at scale
- Knowledge and Experience
Strong track record in delivery of strategic planning, commissioning, and/or system-wide service redesign to improve outcomes and value for money
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of leading in a politically sensitive environment and balancing competing demands with diplomacy and sound judgement.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
The Associate Director for Strategic Planning (8D) is specifically responsible for developing the ICB’s strategy for the next ten years, aligned to the NHS Ten Year Plan, and converting that into credible plans for delivery. This role includes accountability for the development of the ICB’s commissioning plan, operational plans, and the annual planning cycle. The role will ensure that priorities determined in the strategy are clearly articulated in ICB plans and communicated to providers and wider stakeholders. The role will coordinate inputs from ICB colleagues in finance, commissioning, contracting, place and workforce development teams to ensure both the technical and narrative planning requirements are met.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Director Strategic Planning provides senior leadership and operational assurance to the Deputy Director, contributing to a cohesive, high-performing system that delivers on immediate priorities while building the foundations for long-term improvement and integration across health and care. •Lead the co-ordination & development of the annual commissioning intentions •Lead the annual planning cycle, including the co-ordination of the national technical returns and organisational/system delivery plans •Lead the development & delivery of the ICBs annual operating plan, using population health intelligence to ensure the plan reflects both the long- & short-term objectives of the organisation. •Lead on the development of long-term capacity & demand modelling to support sustainable service delivery •Ensure that national planning policies are reviewed and localised, linked to the PHM framework and agreed ICB priorities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role please see the job description and person specification attached.
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This advert is for Associate Director for Strategic Planning with NHS Central East ICB in Ely, Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is listed as a Band 8 Director role. The advertised salary is £94,356 - £108,814 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Oct 2026.
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