Architect​/Healthcare Planner

Position: Contract Architect / Healthcare Planner
Job Title:

Architect / Healthcare Planner (Contract)
Hourly Rate: £30 - £35 per hour

Location:

Manchester
Contract Duration:
Negotiable

Our client are a well-established Manchester-based practice with a strong track record in healthcare design. Working predominantly with NHS Trusts and healthcare providers, they deliver thoughtful, clinically focused design solutions across acute and community settings.
Due to increased workload on strategic healthcare commissions, they're looking for an experienced Healthcare Planner to join them on a contract basis. This is a front-end focused role, where you'll be instrumental in translating clinical requirements into spatial briefs that inform design development.

The Role
You'll be working on early-stage feasibility and briefing for healthcare schemes, with your day-to-day including:

Leading stakeholder engagement workshops with clinical teams, Trust Estates, and operational staff
Developing functional content briefs, room data sheets, and schedule of accommodation
Preparing departmental adjacency diagrams and space planning studies
Supporting Strategic Outline Case (SOC) and Outline Business Case (OBC) submissions
Producing operational flow analysis and capacity planning assessments
Advising on compliance with Health Building Notes (HBNs) and Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs)
Collaborating with architects, Project Managers, Quantity Surveyors, and Trust Capital Teams
Contributing to options appraisals and feasibility testing

What We're Looking For
Essential:

Proven experience in healthcare planning or front-end medical architecture
Strong understanding of NHS briefing processes and business case development
Detailed working knowledge of HBNs, HTMs, and NHS estates guidance
Experience translating clinical service models into spatial requirements
Confident stakeholder engagement skills, particularly with clinical and operational staff
Ability to hit the ground running on live projects

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