Deputy Director Delivery Strategy | NHS England
| Posting date: | 05 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,179 - £125,637 per annum (exclusive of London Weighting) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 February 2026 |
| Location: | Nationally, SE1 8UG |
| Company: | NHS England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7702382/990-NHP-18549-I-E |
Summary
A great opportunity to be part of the New Hospital Programme, which is more than building hospitals, it’s a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in England. We’re delivering over 40 new hospitals that will be modern, sustainable and built around the needs of patients and staff. We are in the process of establishing long-term capability to deliver this ambitious Programme - the 3rd largest on the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio - and are looking for people who care about purpose, who thrive in complex environments and who want to help deliver change at scale for future generations.
The Deputy Director of Delivery Strategy will have an opportunity to develop and drive the delivery of a programmatic approach to Wave 2 and Wave 3 new hospital schemes and beyond. The postholder will drive improvement across the Delivery Directorate to develop and implement the NHP Delivery Strategy.
They will ensure the timely integration of Lessons Learned from Wave 0 and Wave 1 to create the conditions for success for subsequent waves. They will own the process of mobilisation and work closely with the Programmatic Pre-Construction Delivery team to understand site complexity and readiness, aligning schemes with Delivery capacity and Spend Profiles, and ensuring systematic improvement of business case quality.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
The Deputy Director of Delivery Strategy will be responsible for:
• Production and qualityof the comprehensive Delivery Strategy for future NHP waves
• Accuracy and maintenanceof the coordinated, scheme-wide Business Case pipeline map - driving programmatic approaches to key elements and securing advance approvals and agreed delegations.
• Promoting engagement and agreement across NHPto ensure support, products and processes are implemented successfully within the schemes
• Systematic improvement of Business Case quality, as measured by a reduction in review conditions and approval and assurance timescales.
• Effective management of the scheme pipeline,ensuring a high percentage of business cases are approved according to plan with minimal conditions
• Establishment and utility of the Continuous Improvement sprint log and lessons-learned hub, measured by the number of improvements adopted, and programmatic support / products identified to support project development and delivery
• Ensuring that the conditions of approval of Business Cases are met and closed on time.
Interview will be held: end of January 2026
Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers.
Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms — including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
We lead the NHS in England by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money
Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste.
If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the recruitment process.
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
This advert closes on Sunday 18 Jan 2026