# Strategic Projects Lead – Neighbourhood Health > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/strategic-projects-lead-neighbourhood-health/2fb8a4e7-6f5e-4829-bcc9-cd00c0c04b9d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/strategic-projects-lead-neighbourhood-health/2fb8a4e7-6f5e-4829-bcc9-cd00c0c04b9d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Cambridge - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 p.a. pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T11:21:26.104Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/Cambridge_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Division_Corporate_Strategic_Projects/Division_Corporate_Strategic_Projects-v8044565 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8044565?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will play a central role in shaping CUH’s neighbourhood health strategy—helping define future models of care, informing investment decisions, and ensuring that learning from pilots translates into scalable, sustainable change. Two roles are available, one focused on the Integrated Urgent & Emergency Care portfolio and the other on the Planned & Proactive Care portfolio, with the flexibility to support wider programme priorities as required. Working collaboratively with senior stakeholders, the Strategic Project Lead will use data and evidence to guide decision making, and lead the design, testing and scale up of new models of care, addressing operational, cultural and financial barriers. The post holder will maintain an active awareness of the evolving national and local policy landscape, and any implications for our system. The role requires close collaboration with clinical and operational leaders across CUH and our partners, and offers wide exposure to our executive team and board, commissioners, primary/community care, and regional/national teams. ### Main duties of the job Have overall responsibility for developing and managing the operational implementation of strategic projects, including the development of the model and implementation plan (including the use of a risk register, escalating issues when required). Identify and diagnose strategically relevant issues and opportunities (e.g. through horizon scanning), generating solutions, and iterating with relevant stakeholders. Work with Divisional Directors, Finance, Workforce and external partners (e.g. charities), to assess and plan requirements for the delivery of strategies / major projects. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: -       applied for a Graduate visa -       or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment This vacancy will close at midnight on 21st June 2026. Interviews are due to be held on 9th July 2026. Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces. ## Job Details The post holder will play a central role in shaping CUH’s neighbourhood health strategy—helping define future models of care, informing investment decisions, and ensuring that learning from pilots translates into scalable, sustainable change. Two roles are available, one focused on the Integrated Urgent & Emergency Care portfolio and the other on the Planned & Proactive Care portfolio, with the flexibility to support wider programme priorities as required. Working collaboratively with senior stakeholders, the Strategic Project Lead will use data and evidence to guide decision making, and lead the design, testing and scale up of new models of care, addressing operational, cultural and financial barriers. The post holder will maintain an active awareness of the evolving national and local policy landscape, and any implications for our system. The role requires close collaboration with clinical and operational leaders across CUH and our partners, and offers wide exposure to our executive team and board, commissioners, primary/community care, and regional/national teams. ## Job Description Have overall responsibility for developing and managing the operational implementation of strategic projects, including the development of the model and implementation plan (including the use of a risk register, escalating issues when required). Identify and diagnose strategically relevant issues and opportunities (e.g. through horizon scanning), generating solutions, and iterating with relevant stakeholders. Work with Divisional Directors, Finance, Workforce and external partners (e.g. charities), to assess and plan requirements for the delivery of strategies / major projects. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: - applied for a Graduate visa - or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment This vacancy will close at midnight on 21st June 2026. Interviews are due to be held on 9th July 2026. Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - - Proven leadership skills at a senior management level - - Excellent and effective verbal and written communication at a senior level - - Proven ability to work in an organised manner and to high standards - - Proven project management skills - - Excellent presentation skills for conveying complex concepts to a range of audiences - - Excellent attention to detail and the ability to meet multiple and competing deadlines - - Problem solving/trouble shooting skills - - Excellent skills in the use of Microsoft office applications (including Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and databases - - Highly developed communication and negotiation skills for delivering key and contentious messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organization, some at very senior level - - Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others - - Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to or service delivery - - Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution - - Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services, on time - - Financial and staff management - - Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales - - Ability to consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and to take actions which support and promote this agenda. ### Knowledge **Essential** - - Extensive knowledge of strategy and policy within the Trust, region and NHS. Including an understanding of tertiary treatment pathways, commissioning of pathways and the future changes Cancer Alliances and networks will bring. - - Knowledge of auditing processes - - Knowledge and understanding of best practice risk management processes - - Must have a comprehensive understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement - - Comprehensive understanding of the relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care, and individual provider and commissioning organisations - - Extensive knowledge of business and activity planning processes - - Extensive knowledge of risk management processes - - Knowledge of IT/technology used in a clinical environment **Desirable** - Knowledge of research and development ### Experience **Essential** - - Proven experience in senior operational management, covering multiple specialities and pathways. Knowledge of inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic requirements of pathways - - Proven experience in project management - - Experience in the development and use of a quality management system - - Proven experience of managing a team including: Appraisal skills, Recruitment and selection skills, Disciplinary and capability procedures, Experience in workforce planning to ensure service continuity - - Evidence of continuing professional development - - Experience in finance, policy and service development changes - - Substantial proven experience of budget management on a large scale (revenue and capital) ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Educated to First Degree Level or equivalent - - Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist areas - - Evidence of CPD **Desirable** - Postgraduate Management qualification - Project Management or Change Management qualification ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - - The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent. ## Documents - [applicant information pack (pdf, 576.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10343731) - [information for applicants- completing your application (pdf, 222.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10343730) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.