Chief Strategy Officer

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. NHS North East London Chief Strategy Officer The closing date is 18 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary NHS North East London ICB serves one of the country's most diverse populations. As we evolve our role as a strategic commissioner, we are seeking a Chief Strategy Officer to join our Executive Team and help shape high-quality, sustainable services. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will lead system-wide strategy, strategic planning, population health intelligence, forecasting and modelling, and strategic commissioning of planned care and specialised services. You will also provide strategic leadership across digital and estates, working with NHS, local authority and community partners to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities. About You You will be an established senior leader with significant experience of strategy in a complex health, care or comparable system. You will bring Board-level or very senior leadership experience, strong partnership skills and a track record of turning strategy into measurable improvement. You will be confident using data, evidence and insight to inform decisions and bring partners and communities around a shared vision. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups and those bringing different perspectives and experiences to our leadership team. For a confidential conversation, contact Finn McNulty at Hunter Healthcare: fmcnulty@hunter-healthcare.com | 07966 006091. Please submit your application via this link: https://hhmicrosites.com/hh-microsites-home/nel-icb-cso-welcome/ Main duties of the job Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Chief Strategy Officer will lead the development and delivery of system-wide strategy for North East London, ensuring long-term plans and commissioning decisions are informed by high-quality data, evidence, insight and the voices of our communities. You will lead strategic planning, population health intelligence, forecasting and modelling, alongside the strategic commissioning of planned care and specialised services. The role will also provide strategic leadership across key infrastructure priorities, including digital and estates. Working across organisational boundaries, you will build strong relationships with NHS providers, local authorities, communities and wider partners, aligning stakeholders around a shared vision and translating strategy into tangible improvements. You will help ensure resources are focused effectively, support transformational change and drive our ambitions to improve population health, reduce inequalities and deliver high-quality, sustainable services across North East London. About us NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (ICB) was formed on 1 July 2022. We are an exciting new organisation putting the needs of communities at the heart of our commissioning arrangements. We are working with local people and partners across health, social care and the voluntary sector in innovative ways to improve health and wellbeing for all our communities. Our key priority in the next year will be to develop closer integrated and collaborative ways of working with all our partners to implement our Out of Hospital Strategy. We can only do this with great staff who are encouraged and supported, which is why we invest in them, listen to them, make sure we are representative of our populations and that we foster their health and wel