EHNA Strategic Lead

EHNA Strategic Lead 
Contract Type Permanent 
Full time (34.5 hours) , we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours 
Location Home-based 
Salary Range £64,000 - £70,000

About us 

At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions.

It’s an exciting time to join us as we drive forward our new five-year strategy and work towards delivering our vision to do whatever it takes to get every person the best support today and spark a revolution in cancer care for the future.

About the role 

Macmillan’s Electronic Holistic Needs Assessment (eHNA) is a vital digital tool that helps ensure people living with cancer and other long-term conditions receive personalised care that addresses their physical, emotional, practical, and financial concerns. Used by over 130 organisations across the NHS and beyond, eHNA facilitates meaningful conversations between healthcare professionals and patients, capturing concerns, actions, and outcomes to support better care planning.

As Strategic Lead, you will be responsible for driving the continued success, growth, and evolution of the eHNA product. This includes leading strategic partnerships, overseeing day-to-day operations such as marketing, contracting, onboarding, and training, and collaborating across Macmillan and with external stakeholders to ensure eHNA delivers maximum impact.

This role can be performed largely from home with occasional travel to Macmillan offices or client partners.

Responsibilities: 

Please see the attached role profile which outlines the full list of tasks and responsibilities for this role. 

About you: 
 
The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience: 

• Proven ability to lead and evolve systems or processes in complex healthcare environments, with direct experience working within or alongside the NHS.
  
  
• Deep understanding of NHS structures, commissioning, procurement, and data governance, particularly in relation to cancer services and patient pathways.
  
  
• Strong influencing and relationship-building skills, with experience representing organisational interests in national healthcare data conversations and policy forums.
  
  
• Operational management experience, including designing and maintaining processes for product delivery, onboarding, training, and partner support across the UK.
  
  
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement and contract negotiation, with the ability to manage re-contracting processes and resolve governance queries in collaboration with legal and policy teams.

Recruitment Process 
Application deadline:  Sunday 30th November at 23:59pm
Interviews will take place between Thursday 4th December and Thursday 11th December

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. 

We are an organisation that is committed to setting candidates up for success, so we can support you to be at your best during the application or selection process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice, or a conversation on reasonable adjustments.  

We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.