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South Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) provides specialist business support services to NHS and non-NHS customers.

Based in the south of England, SCW's team of 1,200 skilled professionals provide expert support for over 80 NHS and non-NHS customers - nationally, regionally and locally; making a difference for 14 million people across an area of 15,600 square miles.

As a current delivery partner for 13 STPs we have been at the heart of emerging Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and the increasing adoption of population health management approaches.

Outcomes A partnerships strategy in format/s to be jointly agreed and developed through working closely with Business Development and Winning Work Director and SCW's Offer Leads, and including: • Definition of an appropriate overarching approach to identifying, developing, managing and tracking strategic partnerships for SCW • Strategic view of partnering needs and/or opportunities associated with the 5 SCW Offers • Analysis of key competitors as potential partners (4 box model) • Identification of potential partners with strategic influence on target markets and customers, and provision of support to engagement as required • Prioritised list of target partners, including aims of any partnership for SCW and appropriate SCW ownership identified and agreed. • Draft guidelines for when and how to identify and engage partners • Establishment of a framework that allows SCW to work with strategic partners in an agile manner • Transfer of knowledge into the SCW Customer Development function • Development and delivery of a short training session for SCW partnership owners (around classification and assessment of potential partners, creating win-win, alignment of values, commercial and reputational risk, what 'partner' means to us etc.) This will be a 6 month assignment.