Job Description
Job Summary
The Director of Cross-Sector Delivery, will lead NHS England's centre of expertise for cross cutting health and social policy and programmes that aid system delivery of healthcare services. The team will lead and take accountability for the delivery policy and programmes on social issues such as Domestic Abuse and ****** Violence and ADHD that require significant cross system and partnership working, collaborating with relevant government departments and public authorities to adopt a whole system approach to these issues. Working closely with our Performance and Delivery Unit, the postholder will lead work that focuses on the root cause of social issues that have a significant impact on the NHS to ensure better experiences and outcomes for people and staff, as well as reduce the cost to the NHS.
The postholder will also lead on the critical implementation of the cross system ****** Safety in Healthcare Charter, tackling ****** misconduct in the workplace and shaping broader social policy and economic benefits across the public sector and beyond.
Main duties of the job
• The post-holder will be accountable for: Providing leadership on health and social policy, ensuring clear priorities for delivery and clear direction for NHSE and cross system partner organisations as well as assurance for the Board on implementation.
• Collaborating with and influencing senior leaders and ministers across government and the public sector on innovation and uptake to adopt a whole system approach to cross cutting health and social issues.
• Setting the direction and policy framework forpolicy and programmes on social issues that require significant cross system and partnership working.
• Leading major transformation programmes that cut across multiple sectors and areas of the NHS.
• Working closely with the Performance and Delivery unit to Lead cross-cutting areas of health and social policy development.
• Managing NHS England's key relationships to strengthen the relationship building effective relationships and represent the National Director in working with national leads for key new initiatives and programmes.
• Providing leadership and direction and oversight for the cross-sector delivery team, creating a high performing team that is motivated and excited about creating social change, ensuring clear priority for delivering and on the infrastructure to support delivery.
About us
The NHS England Board Have Set Out The Top-level Purpose For The New Organisation To Lead The NHS In England To Deliver High-quality Services For All, Which Will Inform The Detailed Design Work And We Will Achieve This Purpose 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.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Date posted
31 January 2026
Pay scheme
Very senior manager (VSM)
Salary
£100,000 to £200,000 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
++0-CDO-6+71311-E
Job locations
Wellington House
Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
Job Description
Job responsibilities
• Leading the development and implementation of a cross-sector delivery team ensuring effective delivery of an accomplishing centre of expertise for cross cutting health and social policy and programmes that aid system delivery of healthcare services.
• In partnership with other directors, set the strategic priorities for health and social policy, including a performance assurance framework, and ensuring alignment with the NHS Long Term Plan .
• Providing leadership and direction to the team, ensuring coherence and alignment across all health and social policy and overseeing delivery of NHS Englands ambitions to tackle the root cause of social issues that have a significant impact on the NHS to ensure better experiences and outcomes for people and staff, as well as reduce the cost to the NHS.
• Providing leadership and direction for developing longer-term vision and initiatives for health and social policy resulting in substantial changes in the NHS.
Key Relationships (External) Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Justice, Home Office, Department for Education and other governmental departments Integrated Care Boards NHS Providers NICE Voluntary Sector and Community Organisations (VCSE) Stakeholder groups including NHS staff, patients and people with lived experience
Key Relationships (Internal) Regional Directors and teams Other national directors Performance Delivery Unit NHS Health and Justice NHS Safeguarding accountable officers HR&OD WT&E
Numbers and types of staff managedImmediate responsibilities for a team of around 20, with varying levels of seniority and responsibility. The role will involve leading programmes of up to 40-50 staff across directorates.
Budget ManagedTotal running cost budget of around £2 million, plus staff costs.
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
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
• Leading the development and implementation of a cross-sector delivery team ensuring effective delivery of an accomplishing centre of expertise for cross cutting health and social policy and programmes that aid system delivery of healthcare services.
• In partnership with other directors, set the strategic priorities for health and social policy, including a performance assurance framework, and ensuring alignment with the NHS Long Term Plan .
• Providing leadership and direction to the team, ensuring coherence and alignment across all health and social policy and overseeing delivery of NHS Englands ambitions to tackle the root cause of social issues that have a significant impact on the NHS to ensure better experiences and outcomes for people and staff, as well as reduce the cost to the NHS.
• Providing leadership and direction for developing longer-term vision and initiatives for health and social policy resulting in substantial changes in the NHS.
Key Relationships (External) Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Justice, Home Office, Department for Education and other governmental departments Integrated Care Boards NHS Providers NICE Voluntary Sector and Community Organisations (VCSE) Stakeholder groups including NHS staff, patients and people with lived experience
Key Relationships (Internal) Regional Directors and teams Other national directors Performance Delivery Unit NHS Health and Justice NHS Safeguarding accountable officers HR&OD WT&E
Numbers and types of staff managedImmediate responsibilities for a team of around 20, with varying levels of seniority and responsibility. The role will involve leading programmes of up to 40-50 staff across directorates.
Budget ManagedTotal running cost budget of around £2 million, plus staff costs.
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
Person Specification
Knowledge Essential
• Extensive knowledge and experience of contributing to National Policy
• Extensive detailed knowledge of the health and landscape, with deep credibility and experience in social policy, cultural and complexity of issues
• Proven experience collaborating with and influencing senior leaders and ministers across government and the public sector
• Evidence of development of a strategy/strategies drawing on expert and contemporary knowledge of the Health and Care system, regulatory frameworks, sensitivity to the political and cultural environment, evidenced through recognised best-practice and successfully implemented at Regional/National level
Qualifications Essential
• Relevant Master's Degree, Management qualification or equivalent experience
Skills Essential
• Skills in delivering change and improvement through strategic influence and an ability to respond and find solutions to difficult and demanding financial problems
Person Specification Knowledge Essential
• Extensive knowledge and experience of contributing to National Policy
• Extensive detailed knowledge of the health and landscape, with deep credibility and experience in social policy, cultural and complexity of issues
• Proven experience collaborating with and influencing senior leaders and ministers across government and the public sector
• Evidence of development of a strategy/strategies drawing on expert and contemporary knowledge of the Health and Care system, regulatory frameworks, sensitivity to the political and cultural environment, evidenced through recognised best-practice and successfully implemented at Regional/National level
Qualifications Essential
• Relevant Master's Degree, Management qualification or equivalent experience
Skills Essential
• Skills in delivering change and improvement through strategic influence and an ability to respond and find solutions to difficult and demanding financial problems
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1+75 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1+75 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS England
Address
Wellington House
Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
Employer's website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)
The Director of Cross-Sector Delivery, will lead NHS England's centre of expertise for cross cutting health and social policy and programmes that aid system delivery of healthcare services. The team will lead and take accountability for the delivery policy and programmes on social issues such as Domestic Abuse and ****** Violence and ADHD that require significant cross system and partnership working, collaborating with relevant government departments and public authorities to adopt a whole system approach to these issues. Working closely with our Performance and Delivery Unit, the postholder will lead work that focuses on the root cause of social issues that have a significant impact on the NHS to ensure better experiences and outcomes for people and staff, as well as reduce the cost to the NHS.
The postholder will also lead on the critical implementation of the cross system ****** Safety in Healthcare Charter, tackling ****** misconduct in the workplace and shaping broader social policy and economic benefits across the public sector and beyond.
Main duties of the job
• The post-holder will be accountable for: Providing leadership on health and social policy, ensuring clear priorities for delivery and clear direction for NHSE and cross system partner organisations as well as assurance for the Board on implementation.
• Collaborating with and influencing senior leaders and ministers across government and the public sector on innovation and uptake to adopt a whole system approach to cross cutting health and social issues.
• Setting the direction and policy framework forpolicy and programmes on social issues that require significant cross system and partnership working.
• Leading major transformation programmes that cut across multiple sectors and areas of the NHS.
• Working closely with the Performance and Delivery unit to Lead cross-cutting areas of health and social policy development.
• Managing NHS England's key relationships to strengthen the relationship building effective relationships and represent the National Director in working with national leads for key new initiatives and programmes.
• Providing leadership and direction and oversight for the cross-sector delivery team, creating a high performing team that is motivated and excited about creating social change, ensuring clear priority for delivering and on the infrastructure to support delivery.
About us
The NHS England Board Have Set Out The Top-level Purpose For The New Organisation To Lead The NHS In England To Deliver High-quality Services For All, Which Will Inform The Detailed Design Work And We Will Achieve This Purpose 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.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Date posted
31 January 2026
Pay scheme
Very senior manager (VSM)
Salary
£100,000 to £200,000 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
++0-CDO-6+71311-E
Job locations
Wellington House
Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
Job Description
Job responsibilities
• Leading the development and implementation of a cross-sector delivery team ensuring effective delivery of an accomplishing centre of expertise for cross cutting health and social policy and programmes that aid system delivery of healthcare services.
• In partnership with other directors, set the strategic priorities for health and social policy, including a performance assurance framework, and ensuring alignment with the NHS Long Term Plan .
• Providing leadership and direction to the team, ensuring coherence and alignment across all health and social policy and overseeing delivery of NHS Englands ambitions to tackle the root cause of social issues that have a significant impact on the NHS to ensure better experiences and outcomes for people and staff, as well as reduce the cost to the NHS.
• Providing leadership and direction for developing longer-term vision and initiatives for health and social policy resulting in substantial changes in the NHS.
Key Relationships (External) Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Justice, Home Office, Department for Education and other governmental departments Integrated Care Boards NHS Providers NICE Voluntary Sector and Community Organisations (VCSE) Stakeholder groups including NHS staff, patients and people with lived experience
Key Relationships (Internal) Regional Directors and teams Other national directors Performance Delivery Unit NHS Health and Justice NHS Safeguarding accountable officers HR&OD WT&E
Numbers and types of staff managedImmediate responsibilities for a team of around 20, with varying levels of seniority and responsibility. The role will involve leading programmes of up to 40-50 staff across directorates.
Budget ManagedTotal running cost budget of around £2 million, plus staff costs.
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
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
• Leading the development and implementation of a cross-sector delivery team ensuring effective delivery of an accomplishing centre of expertise for cross cutting health and social policy and programmes that aid system delivery of healthcare services.
• In partnership with other directors, set the strategic priorities for health and social policy, including a performance assurance framework, and ensuring alignment with the NHS Long Term Plan .
• Providing leadership and direction to the team, ensuring coherence and alignment across all health and social policy and overseeing delivery of NHS Englands ambitions to tackle the root cause of social issues that have a significant impact on the NHS to ensure better experiences and outcomes for people and staff, as well as reduce the cost to the NHS.
• Providing leadership and direction for developing longer-term vision and initiatives for health and social policy resulting in substantial changes in the NHS.
Key Relationships (External) Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Justice, Home Office, Department for Education and other governmental departments Integrated Care Boards NHS Providers NICE Voluntary Sector and Community Organisations (VCSE) Stakeholder groups including NHS staff, patients and people with lived experience
Key Relationships (Internal) Regional Directors and teams Other national directors Performance Delivery Unit NHS Health and Justice NHS Safeguarding accountable officers HR&OD WT&E
Numbers and types of staff managedImmediate responsibilities for a team of around 20, with varying levels of seniority and responsibility. The role will involve leading programmes of up to 40-50 staff across directorates.
Budget ManagedTotal running cost budget of around £2 million, plus staff costs.
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
Person Specification
Knowledge Essential
• Extensive knowledge and experience of contributing to National Policy
• Extensive detailed knowledge of the health and landscape, with deep credibility and experience in social policy, cultural and complexity of issues
• Proven experience collaborating with and influencing senior leaders and ministers across government and the public sector
• Evidence of development of a strategy/strategies drawing on expert and contemporary knowledge of the Health and Care system, regulatory frameworks, sensitivity to the political and cultural environment, evidenced through recognised best-practice and successfully implemented at Regional/National level
Qualifications Essential
• Relevant Master's Degree, Management qualification or equivalent experience
Skills Essential
• Skills in delivering change and improvement through strategic influence and an ability to respond and find solutions to difficult and demanding financial problems
Person Specification Knowledge Essential
• Extensive knowledge and experience of contributing to National Policy
• Extensive detailed knowledge of the health and landscape, with deep credibility and experience in social policy, cultural and complexity of issues
• Proven experience collaborating with and influencing senior leaders and ministers across government and the public sector
• Evidence of development of a strategy/strategies drawing on expert and contemporary knowledge of the Health and Care system, regulatory frameworks, sensitivity to the political and cultural environment, evidenced through recognised best-practice and successfully implemented at Regional/National level
Qualifications Essential
• Relevant Master's Degree, Management qualification or equivalent experience
Skills Essential
• Skills in delivering change and improvement through strategic influence and an ability to respond and find solutions to difficult and demanding financial problems
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1+75 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1+75 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS England
Address
Wellington House
Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
Employer's website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Director of Cross-Sector Delivery position is now open for candidates interested in the Health Jobs sector. This role in London offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Health Jobs is a plus.
