To continue the rapid growth of the Company’s healthcare consulting business, a new post has been created for a business developer/hunter, to find and secure new business opportunities across the Health sector. The primary focus will be on informatics/IT and management consultancy, to support clients in undertaking the changes in information requirements/systems and processes, associated with new health and social care policies and targets, and the rollout of the NHS National Programme for IT.

The role will be largely client facing, covering the Dept of Health, NHS Connecting for Health, ‘Arm’s Length Bodies’ and Health Agencies, and increasingly, SHA’s and Trusts. It will involve working with the Business Manager Healthcare, to develop a strategy to market our services into new client areas, and then to implement this strategy to win profitable new business. As such, the successful candidate will spend the majority of the time with Health sector clients, establishing/building relationships, identifying and qualifying opportunities, assisting in proposal preparation (working with the rest of the Healthcare team) and closing sales.

For further information either click here or contact Alan Buffett; 0207 240 1121, e-mail: alan.buffett@methods.co.uk

Given the rapid growth of the Company’s healthcare consulting business, and the number of opportunities now arising for consultancy support to the NHS, a new post has been created for a health informatics consultant, to assist the Healthcare team in the further development/delivery of the business. The role will involve the provision of knowledge and experience of the types of information used and needed by the DH, NHS and related bodies, in their operational and management activities, and of the processes and systems which handle such information.

The main function of the informatics consultant will be to use such knowledge to support the Business Manager and Healthcare team staff in undertaking strategy development, sales, bidding and project management, for projects primarily delivering client side support to the organisational, process and IT change agenda currently underway across the UK health sector. This will also involve liaison with clients, consultants, and possibly sub-contractors (where used). Client will include - the Dept of Health, NHS Connecting for Health, ‘Arm’s Length Bodies’ and Health Agencies, and increasingly, Health Authorities and Trusts. There may be opportunities to undertake part-time, fee earning, external consultancy roles on some of these projects (subject to the demands of the internal support role).

For further information either click here or contact Alan Buffett; 0207 240 1121, e-mail: alan.buffett@methods.co.uk

Given the rapid growth of the Company’s healthcare consulting business, a new post has been created for Project Assurance across a large number of diverse projects in the Health Sector. Most of these projects are for the provision of management and/or technical consultancy on a daily fee rate basis, but the portfolio also includes some Fixed Price contracts for the delivery of specified outputs or systems. Client will include - the Dept of Health, NHS Connecting for Health, ‘Arm’s Length Bodies’ and Health Agencies, and increasingly, Health Authorities and Trusts.

For further information either click here or contact Alan Buffett; 0207 240 1121, e-mail: alan.buffett@methods.co.uk

You will be an experienced consultant specialising in healthcare or work in a senior provider role within the NHS. You will have the range of skills to support our NHS clients in separating and developing the new provider organisations, and be able to assist in optimising the delivery of care in diverse clinical environments.

For further information either click here or contact Peter Rowlins; 0207 240 1121, e-mail: peter.rowlins@methods.co.uk

This person will complete an Information Asset Register and subsequent risk management. They will also support the completion of a corporate information security policy. The successful candidate will possess experience of Information Security Policies using ISO 27001 in a government environment, risk management, project management and have a sound understanding of issues involved in handing / processing personal and sensitive data.

For further information, contact: the Healthcare team on 0207 240 1121, Joanna Hall; e-mail:  joanna.hall@methods.co.uk or Sarah Gillham; e-mail: sarah.gillham@methods.co.uk

Methods has established a team of consultants working with a PCT to deliver integrated commissioning. We require a Financial Consultant (who has previous experience as either a Finance Director or Assistant Director of an NHS Trusts – either a PCT or Acute Trust) to join the team. This may have been working in an interim capacity. The team has the challenge of delivering business change across the PCT as well as managing a number of commissioning projects. You will need a minimum of 10 years experience and at least 3 years recently in an NHS environment (within primary care trusts or acute environments).

For further information, contact: the Healthcare team on 0207 240 1121, Joanna Hall; e-mail:  joanna.hall@methods.co.uk or Sarah Gillham; e-mail: sarah.gillham@methods.co.uk

We are looking for several Business Analysts to work with a PCT to support the specification of commissioning requirements. The roles are for 2 different projects related to out of hours care, equitable access and practice based commissioning. Initial contracts are for 2 months however we would consider permanent as well as associate ‘contract’ arrangements.

For further information, contact Peter Rowlins on 0207 240 1121, e-mail:  peter.rowlins@methods.co.uk

Methods Consulting is very active in the development of World Class Commissioning for Primary Care Trusts throughout the NHS in England. We are currently looking to expand our NHS and Commissioning resources to meet the demands of our clients as we support a wide range of initiatives including equitable access, out of hours services, urgent care, and facilitating the split between commissioning and provider services. If you have relevant skills and experience working with either independent sector providers or the NHS we would be keen to hear from you.

For further information, contact Peter Rowlins on 0207 240 1121, e-mail:  peter.rowlins@methods.co.uk

Candidates should possess significant experience of architecture in a large scale complex environment. Detailed technical understanding of enterprise architecture and web technologies is required.

For further information, contact: the Healthcare team on 0207 240 1121, Joanna Hall; e-mail:  joanna.hall@methods.co.uk or Sarah Gillham; e-mail: sarah.gillham@methods.co.uk

This person will be responsible for proactively managing programmes for the successful delivery of national capabilities in order to deliver major components of health and care reforms. Candidates need to have PRINCE 2 and/or MSP as well as extensive experience in operational and implementation systems environments. They also need to possess stakeholder management, project management experience at a national level and change management experience.

For further information, contact: the Healthcare team on 0207 240 1121, Joanna Hall; e-mail:  joanna.hall@methods.co.uk or Sarah Gillham; e-mail: sarah.gillham@methods.co.uk