# Business Manager, Strategy and Transformation Directorate

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** St George's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Business manager
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 PA PR
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-11T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-04T13:11:41.682Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Stafford/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Business_Transformation/Business_Transformation-v8266647
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8266647?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly organised Business Manager to join our Strategy and Transformation Directorate. Working directly with the Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer and Directorate Senior Management Team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of the Trust's strategic, transformation, planning and commercial development priorities.

We are looking for a proactive and credible individual with excellent organisational, communication and analytical skills. You will be comfortable working independently, managing competing priorities and building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels. Experience in business management, governance, performance reporting, project delivery or service improvement within a complex organisation is essential.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to contribute to shaping the future direction of the Trust through strategic planning, transformation and organisational improvement.

### Main duties of the job

- Providing direct business management support to the Strategy and Transformation Directorate as a member of the Directorate Senior Management Team
- Coordinating and supporting the work of the Directorate Senior Management Team to deliver strategic, transformation, planning and commercial development objectives
- Leading and coordinating agreed projects, directorate development activity and improvement initiatives that support delivery of the Trust strategy and transformation portfolio.
- Line management responsibility for designated administrative and business support staff within the Directorate, as agreed.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This vacancy is only open at this stage to internal employees of the following organisations within the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System:

- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, inclusive of Black Country Procurement Group and North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service.
- Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board

Before applying for this challenging and varied we encourage you to view the full job description and person specification

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Substantial experience in a senior administrative, business manager or directorate coordination role
- Production of documentation, including drafting documents, briefings, meeting papers and action logs on behalf of senior management
- Experience of developing, implementing and monitoring of policies and procedures
- Significant experience of developing systems to capture, monitor and report on directorate metrics, actions, risks and delivery data in an efficient way.

**Desirable**

- Arranging conferences and workshops
- Experience of budgeting and other financial processes

### QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

**Essential**

- Educated to post graduate diploma level in a related field e.g. business management/administration or equivalent higher level knowledge and proven experience
- Advanced computer literacy in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint) Knowledge of a wide range of business procedures

**Desirable**

- Project Management qualification e.g. PRINCE 2

### SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES

**Essential**

- Ability to collect, interpret and maintain statistical, workforce, performance and delivery data and produce well written reports.
- Knowledge of secretarial and administrative procedures including developing new systems
- Staff management, delegation and motivation
- Effective communication skills at all levels, including with executive directors, deputy directors and senior management teams

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of NHS policies and procedures

## Documents

- [person spec (pdf, 776.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10581155)
- [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957)
- [job description (pdf, 776.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10581154)

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