Cost Improvement Consultant (NHS) - Contract Role
Posted 2 days ago by Project Blackbook
£550 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Crewe, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Cost Improvement Consultant role involves providing hands-on delivery support for a healthcare transformation consultancy focused on NHS projects. The consultant will work on accelerating transformation opportunities into actionable plans, emphasizing operational improvements and internal capability building. This contract position is set for a duration of 10 weeks, with a mix of on-site and remote work. The role requires expertise in financial and operational improvement methodologies within the NHS context.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive hands-on delivery support for NHS projects over a 10-week period.
- Accelerate transformation opportunities into delivery-ready plans.
- Provide direct delivery support across various clinical service areas including UEC, planned care, diagnostics, and frailty pathways.
- Utilize Lean methodology and A3 methodology for operational improvements.
- Develop and manage project initiation documents (PID) and delivery planning.
- Identify quick wins and enhance patient flow through pathway redesign.
- Build internal capability through coaching and knowledge transfer to Trust teams.
- Conduct performance diagnostics using strong analytical skills and Excel.
Key Skills:
- Independent consulting experience.
- Expertise in Financial & Cost Improvement Programme (CIP) development and delivery.
- Operational improvement skills, including Lean methodology and pathway redesign.
- Experience in clinical service areas such as UEC, planned care, and diagnostics.
- Strong analytical skills with a focus on data-driven insights.
- Capability building and coaching mindset.
- Ideally, experience with acute NHS providers or relevant consulting experience.
- Understanding of operational structures and performance metrics.
Salary (Rate): £550.00/daily
City: Crewe
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Consulting
Role: Cost Improvement Consultant (NHS) - Contract Role
Seniority: Consultant - Manager
Day rate: £300-£550 Outside IR35
Project duration(s): 10 weeks, starting asap
5 days per week
Location: 3 days per week in Crewe, the remainder worked remotely
We’re supporting a healthcare transformation consultancy - headquartered in London and supporting the NHS throughout the UK. They are seeking a Cost Improvement Consultant to drive hands-on delivery support over 3 months for an NHS project. You'll accelerate existing transformation opportunities into delivery-ready plans, with a focus on improvements and building internal capability rather than creating dependency. The work includes direct delivery support across UEC, planned care, diagnostics, and frailty pathways.
We’ve a preference for you to apply directly via our website as the consultancy will eventually view your profile in our platform. If you are already in the community, feel free to quickly apply here or reach out to your Blackbook contact, but no need to re-apply directly.
Tasks
Full details to be disclosed in due course
Requirements
An independent consultant
Financial & CIP (Cost Improvement Programme) expertise: CIP development/delivery
Operational improvement: Lean methodology, patient flow, pathway redesign, A3 methodology, quick wins identification
Clinical service areas (one or more): UEC/ED/patient flow, planned care/outpatients/theatres, diagnostics, workforce optimisation
Programme management: PID development, delivery planning, workstream management
Analytical skills: Strong Excel, data-driven insights, performance diagnostics
Capability building: Coaching mindset, knowledge transfer to Trust teams, and sustainability focus
Ideally acute NHS provider experience or relevant consulting experience, with understanding of operational structures and performance metrics