NWLP Director of Portfolio and Strategic DeliveryNHS

Job summary

We are seeking an exceptional Director of Portfolio and Strategy to join our NWLP team and continue to shape the future of pathology services.

Driven by visionary leadership, strategic investment and transformative initiatives, NWLP has grown into one of the UK's most forward-thinking diagnostic service providers. We are recognised as pioneers in England for establishing one of the first fully integrated NHS pathology networks.

As a key member of the NWLP Executive Team, you will:

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for a complex and far-reaching portfolio of programmes and projects for NWLP.
• Ensure the effective management of the NWLP portfolio, aligning programmes and projects with the organisations strategic objectives.
• Maintain strong partnerships across NHS organisations, integrated care systems and external stakeholders across organisational and system boundaries.
• Operate with a very high degree of autonomy, interpreting national policy, system priorities and organisational strategy to shape the portfolio and strategic delivery agenda.

As a thriving pathology network, NWLP continues to have an exciting future ahead as we work to deliver our strategic goals, focusing on our people, operational excellence, sustainability, innovation, technological advancement, and delivering value for our clinical users and patients.

Main duties of the job

• To provide inspirational leadership to the NWLP senior management teams and seniorleaders and professionals across the organisation in service of delivering the NWLP visionand strategy.
• Implement change management strategies that support the cultural and operational shiftsrequired for transformation, ensuring staff engagement and buy-in at all levels.
• Develop project scopes, budgets and programmes. Prepare highly complex and detailed reports and business cases that require sustained concentration and intensive focus toensure they accurately reflect strategic objectives and financial impacts.
• Drive the development of business cases for NWLP for major projects, securing investmentand funding as required.

Job description

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

About us

Benefits include career development, flexible working, staff wellbeing programmes, staff awards and recognition scheme. We also have available benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan

NWLP Induction

The NWLP induction will run on the first Monday of each month (provided it does not fall on a bank holiday) and includes laboratory training (for relevant laboratory roles). All new staff must attend the NWLP induction during their first week with NWLP.

2026-2027 start dates which you will be able to book once you have completed all your pre-employment checks.

Monday 2 November 2026

Monday 7 December 2026

Monday 4 January 2027

Monday 1 February 2027

Monday 1 March 2027

Monday 5 April 2027

Candidates are advised to consider these start dates before agreeing end of service date with their current employer.