Graduate Healthcare Planning Consultant

Primary Activities:
Support or lead delivery of technical aspects of all designated projects to required quality standard utilising identified tools, processes, assigned resource and methodologies, including:

• Support or lead provision of health and equipment planning inputs into the project initiation, feasibility study, and business case process for the development of healthcare facilities, including project visioning, development of models of care, care pathways, projected activity and capacity analysis, and cost modelling
• Support or lead production of clinical design briefs, including whole hospital and departmental operational policies, Schedules of Accommodation, functional relationship diagrams (departmental adjacency), patient, clinician and FM pathways, and accompanying narrative
• Support or lead production equipment planning inputs into project design development process, including equipment strategy and technology futures reports, VfM assessments, equipment related project contractual documents, operational, design and construction impacts of equipment, room by room equipment schedules, technical equipment specifications, lifecycle and maintenance assessments, and hazardous emissions risks
• Support or lead design development process through review and commentary of design drawings at site, facility, departmental, and room by room scale
• Attend or lead client, stakeholder, and design team presentations, workshops, design review meetings, and commercial meetings (including those overseas)
• Liaise with clients and client representatives regarding all technical aspects of a project
• Identify and, in conjunction with others, manage risks and issues that may affect successful project delivery
• Plan and assign, in conjunction with others, deployment of project resource
• Manage, in conjunction with others, the project programme
• Assist in the identification and development of new business opportunities
• Attend industry seminars, trade fairs and exhibitions on behalf of the company (including those overseas)
• Undertake and share research into latest healthcare facility design best practice and guidance, medical technologies, and healthcare issues in general
• Coordinate the filing and referencing of all project related technical information
• Undertake training and development in line with personal requirements as identified between you and your Department/Team Leader

Undertake any other duties as assigned by your Department/Team Leader in support of work of any department in Company
Key Skills

• Excellent organisation, coordination and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication, negotiation and people leadership skills
• Good knowledge of clinical planning principles, techniques and guidelines
• Good knowledge of medical technologies

General Approach to Role

• Conform to guidelines for general behaviour as outlined in the Staff Handbook
• Contribute to general company social and philanthropic activities
• Strive for continual improvement and development of knowledge and skills
• Contribute to company innovation by suggesting new ideas, processes and techniques

Additional Points

• Depending on workload and subject to agreement personnel may be required to perform overtime activities to meet deadlines.
• Additional details of general Company conduct, policies and procedures may be found in the Staff Handbook

Note: This job description reflects the present requirements of this post. If the duties and responsibilities change then the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the post holder.

Our next intake for the Graduate Health Planning Consultant programme is in Autumn 2024. If you are interested in applying, please send your C.V. and a covering letter outlining your interest in the role and describing your suitability for it through the Handshake portal or visit our website Career opportunities with MJ Medical and download the job pack
Please include the reference GradHP24 in the subject field.
Following a preliminary assessment, shortlisted candidates will be invited to an initial interview which will include some written assessment exercises. Successful candidates from this stage will be invited to a final interview, after which offers will be made to selected candidates and detailed feedback provided to others. 
Applications for this intake close end of June 2024, with interviews to held at the beginning of July and successful candidates notified by mid-July.
Successful candidates should have the right to work in the UK from the start of their employment.