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Consultant/Senior Consultant, Healthcare Strategy & Planning (Health & Life Sciences)

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  • Level: Senior

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Description (EN)

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
 

WSP are helping organisations to become more efficient and effective in the core sectors that we work in; whether improving patient pathways for the NHS, developing laboratories to facilitate world-leading science, or rationalising educational campuses to attract the highest calibre students and research investment. Our clients tell us that we are different from other consultancies. They know that we have a wide range of skills across the business that gives us a competitive edge over other organisations. By joining WSP, you will be part of the journey with our clients and colleagues. 

A little more about your role…

As Consultant / Senior Consultant, Healthcare Strategy and Planning (HS+P) you will be joining an established post within the WSP Healthcare Strategy & Planning team. In conjunction with the Director and other colleagues you will help achieve the overall business plan to grow and develop strategic healthcare planning as a leading-edge offering to external clients, including NHS organisations and private sector clients in the UK and overseas.

The role is a client facing, and you will be expected to be a leader within the HS+P team in developing healthcare strategy and planning expertise, processes and procedures to ensure a quality assured service delivery.

You will be responsible for the delivery and performance of healthcare strategy and planning advisory services of varying breadth and scope, managing those projects, and leading teams or working as part of a team on major commissions.

You will be expected to contribute to an annual new business development target in relation to the development of a portfolio of consultancy clients. You will also contribute to and provide support in preparing tender responses and delivering presentations for new business opportunities.
 

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

  • Expertise: you have knowledge of health services and or health facilities gained either through clinical practice, through working in other roles within health providers or as a professional contributing to healthcare projects. You will undertake technical inputs as required for individual projects including - but not limited to - strategic analysis, demand and capacity modelling, models of care, clinical and functional briefing, schedules of accommodation and design reviews.
  • Agility: you will support the delivery of a wide range of projects related clinical and operational strategy development, clinical and operational health services and facilities planning, employing tools and methods developed byWSP and developing improved methods and tools.
  • Interpersonal skills: you will act as the client relationship manager for individual clients and account manage issues for existing and new clients within a portfolio.
  • Facilitation skills: you will lead clinical stakeholder engagement sessions and manage engagement programmes.
  • Excellent writing skills: you will be responsible for writing reports, briefs, and contributions to business cases, as well as peer reviewing texts by colleagues for accuracy and quality.
  • Data analytics skills: you will employ models to assess health service needs and demands at various levels and scales.
  • Creativity and solutions focus: you will help clients investigate the needs of their services, develop solutions, review and assess options. You will participate in the development of service models and their quality assurance.
  • Work with clients and project teams ensure that proposals for investment take into account productivity gains and facilitate transformation in service delivery.
  • Natural curiosity and ability to apply rigour to evidence reviews: you will keep abreast of trends and research healthcare planning topics and establish the approach to investigating key lines of enquiry arising out of projects. You will contribute to thought leadership in our field.
  • Openness and curiosity: you will contribute to projects in all parts of the globe, developing and understanding of local cultures and practices. You will help share best practice observations across regions and deliver healthcare strategy and planning solutions tailored to local needs, practices and priorities.
  • Spirit of collaboration: you will foster multi-disciplinary collaboration across the HS+P team and beyond, help your colleagues to manage the team’s workload and in developing processes and procedures to provide a quality assured service for clients.
  • Organisational skills: you will manage inputs into individually owned projects from identification of objectives and contribute as a team member to larger commissions. You will be responsible for monitoring personal inputs, as well as those of a small team on projects to ensure delivery within project budgets.
  • You will contribute to new business development and bid and tender preparation.
  • As part of the HS+P team, you will contribute to the Health and Life Sciences Advisory business target.
 
Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.  
 
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.  

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.   

With us, you can. Apply today.

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We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.

Health & Wellbeing

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

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