Hospital Planner (Consultancy)

Locations: London (ideal), Birmingham, Oxford, or Reading

Seniority: Associate (ideal) to Associate Director

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time, Hybrid

The Opportunity:

Sentinel is working with a well-established consultancy that is looking to hire a Hospital/Healthcare Planner into their growing team.

This is a key hire due to project demand and a rare opportunity to join a specialist team working at the forefront of UK healthcare transformation and major hospital programmes.

This is a hands‑on, client‑facing role where you’ll take ownership of projects, lead workstreams, and play a visible role with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Leading healthcare planning & strategy engagements end-to-end
• Demand & capacity modelling
• Clinical/service planning
• Strategic & outline business cases (SOC/OBC)
• Healthcare facility planning & briefing
• Supporting major hospital programmes (including NHP-aligned projects)
• Running clinical stakeholder workshops and engagement sessions
• Reviewing/coordinating designs, layouts, and equipment planning
• Acting as a trusted advisor to NHS and private clients
• Contributing to bids, proposals, and winning new work

Skills/Experience:

• Consultancy background
• Time spent in an NHS Trust/public sector planning environment
• Strong experience in healthcare strategy/planning/infrastructure
• Strong understanding of hospital planning & clinical workflows
• Experience working on business cases (SOC/OBC)
• Exposure to the New Hospital Programme (NHP) (desirable)

Why Join?

• Work on high-profile UK hospital programmes currently being reset and reshaped
• Strong exposure to international healthcare projects
• Clear pathway to Associate Director (often within 1–2 years)
• Join a growing, well-regarded team with strong market reputation
• Opportunity to broaden into healthcare transformation projects
• Hybrid working (London or Birmingham base preferred)
• Some flexibility on location for the right person
• Collaborative team environment (not a lone contributor role).

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