Care Pathway Specialist

Job Title: Care Pathway Specialist (North-West Region)Function: NHS stakeholders Communications and MarketingLocation: Hybrid / Field Based Role - Expectation to be working on NHS Organisation Sites (Trusts) up to 3 days per week plus travel to NHS Supply Chain OfficesContract type: PermanentSalary: 65920 with potential to rise to 77553 over 3 years and a car allowance of 7k per annumClosing Date: Monday 27th July 2026NHS Supply Chainis seeking a strategic and commercially minded transformation / change professional to join our Care Pathway Team at a pivotal time as a Care Pathway is a key role supporting our mission to enable smarter simpler more connected is a unique opportunity to influence system-wide care pathway transformation across the North-West through the appropriate use of MedTech Devices Products and Solutions available through the national model. Partnering expertly with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) NHS Trusts Provider Collaboratives Clinical Leaders and Senior NHS Stakeholders you will lead influence and deliver measurable improvements in patient outcomes productivity and financial sustainability performance As a trusted transformation/ change partner you will collaboratively identify opportunities to redesign pathways accelerate the adoption of innovation implement best practice pathway programmes and support NHS organisations to realise meaningful clinical productivity and efficiency a consultative stakeholder engagement approach data and insights you will be seek to understand areas of unmet clinical financial and operational pain points and position mutually beneficial solutions. You will bring together the latest clinical guidance best practice and recommendations from organisations such as the MedTech Directorate at the DHSC Health Innovation Networks (HINs) NICE GIRFT MHRA and the Royal Colleges to build a compelling clinical financial and operational case for care pathway transformation. These programmes will drive improvements in population healthcare outcomes enhance productivity and deliver value for will lead commercial and clinical engagement at all levels including C-Suite to identify unmet clinical needs across care pathways also undertaking significant engagement at the implementation through conclusion of programmes to quantify and sign off the improved pathway in respect of productivity and efficiency value for the NHS with procurement innovation transformation and finance collaborative working with NHS stakeholders you will influence organisations across the region transform patient doing so you will play a vital role in enabling NHS Supply Chain to achieve its ambition of unlocking 1bn in savings by day you as a trusted strategic partner to NHS stakeholders communicating NHS Supply Chains vision and demonstrating how our solutions support local and national healthcare and grow influential relationships with NHS Trusts Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) commissioners clinicians and healthcare leaders to identify opportunities for service improvement and value a consultative approach to understand NHS stakeholder challenges uncover unmet needs and develop tailored care pathway solutions that improve patient outcomes and system and support the delivery of transformational change programmes helping NHS stakeholders implement new ways of working and realise measurable and engage a wide range of senior clinical and non-clinical stakeholders developing long-term partnerships that drive collaboration and sustainable closely with category clinical and commercial teams to align NHS stakeholder needs with innovative products services and sourcing healthcare trends NHS stakeholder insights and clinical priorities to identify growth opportunities build compelling value propositions and support strategic development of robust business cases and financial models that clearly demonstrate return on investment cost savings and wider healthcare new opportunities to expand NHS Supply Chains impact coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver additional value for NHS as a key NHS stakeholder resource gathering feedback resolving challenges and ensuring a consistently positive NHS stakeholder and deliver regional account and stakeholder engagement plans maintaining regular communication and ensuring alignment with NHS stakeholder to the ongoing development of the Care Pathway Service Offer Development continuously improving our offering to increase NHS stakeholders value drive adoption and maximise savings and revenue can we offer youWe want to reward you for your passion enthusiasm and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:Hybrid working opportunities giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and recognise our employees hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes long service and colleague recognition awards.27 days holiday plus bank holidaysWe are dedicated to your development through in-house training support and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance ProgrammeGenerous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance Critical Illness Cover Income Protection Health Cash Plan Dental Insurance and additional pension contributions that suit you.2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Supply Chain who are weOur role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family and our role is to source deliver and supply healthcare products services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales. We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more thanorders each year to more than 17000 all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient skills will help you thrive in this roleStrong multidisciplinary communication & relationship-building stakeholder management in account management business development consultancy or NHS stakeholder facing understanding of NHS structures programmes and priorities including delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan with established and credible NHS stakeholder acumen planning and organisation skills to act as an agent to influence change complimented by core market / data analysis oversightCommercial awareness with a proven ability to identify opportunities and deliver value through financial planning analysis modelling and reporting of outcomesHighly organised with strong planning and prioritisation skills able to manage competing demands align activity to organisational goals and adapt effectively to in presenting solutions building business cases and demonstrating project / programme management negotiation and problem-solving working across complex organisations and leading change through -level qualification or equivalent experience within the NHS or healthcare sector including a strong understanding of patient pathways and commissioning processes; clinical experience is desirable but not Inclusive Commitment At NHS Supply Chain we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued but celebrated giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesnt match perfectly with the job advert we encourage you to still apply. Struggling to complete our application form and require additional support Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.