Senior Manager Efficiency Strategy | NHS England


Company:	NHS England
Salary:	£66,582 - £77,368 per annum (exclusive of London Weighting)
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Nationally, LS1 4AP
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	7 Oct 2026
Closing date:	6 Nov 2026

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Summary

The Efficiency Strategy team in the NHS England Finance and Planning Directorate is now recruiting for a Senior Manager role.

In the role you will:

· Work within a dynamic and multi-skilled team seeking to develop an emerging approach which better understands and can improve NHS productivity and efficiency which is a key priority for Government

· Identify both high-level and service specific productivity and efficiency opportunities and support the implementation of improvement plans across all NHS trust sectors and systems

· Use a wide range of skills – whether existing or require development – to solve varied problems across new and existing areas.We would encourage people from all backgrounds who are keen to develop their strategy skills and experience to apply for example those with analytical skills or currently working in an analytical role

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of work to support the NHS. We

· work closely with government to agree NHS funding

· ensure the NHS lives within its annual budget

· support innovative programmes that improve the care and experience of NHS patients or people using NHS services

· set out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each year

· explore how the NHS can make the best use of its money

· consider how nationally we use these resources to improve healthcare outcomes, reduce inequality, improve health and support the NHS

The team offers high profile, fast-paced projects. This requires adaptability, rigor and innovation and provides exciting development opportunities for those developing their careers in the NHS, health or the public sector.

Below are the types of skills and experience that we are looking for.Even if you feel you only meet some of the criteria, we encourage you to apply.

· Leading the development of a strategy for efficiency and productivity improvement through a process of research and evaluation.

· Leading the delivery of our efficiency strategy, including management of interdependencies within NHSE and with other NHS national bodies.

· Using quantitative and qualitative analysis to understand where efficiency and productivity gains can be made and how this can help to inform planning and budget setting.

· Producing high-quality outputs to support engagement and communication of efficiency and productivity plans with senior internal and external stakeholders.

· Working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the development of efficiency and productivity strategies are well communicated to external audiences.

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025,the Government announcedthat NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department. 

If you currently work within the NHS and 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 process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

You can find further details about the role,including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside theorganisational structureand person specificationin the attached Job Descriptionand other supporting documents.

Interested in applying and want to find out more about our team and the work we do?

Please contact:

Matthew Marsh, Senior Lead Efficiency Strategymatthew.marsh1@nhs.net

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Oct 2026

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