Job summary
Improving the health of our populations is one of GSTT's five strategic priorities up to 2030. The Population Health Management (PHM) Hub is a newly created team that will deliver a step-change in the Trust's approach to population health, contributing towards the delivery of this priority. Consisting of clinical, analytical and change expertise, it will support clinical services adopt preventative and equitable population health approaches.
By collaborating with clinical services, patients, and key partners across the local health and care system, the PHM Hub will support the design, development, and implementation of insight-led redesigns to our models of care. These initiatives will aim to address the most critical health needs of our local population and reduce disparities in access, experience, and outcomes for our patients.
The Population Health Programme Director will be responsible for non-clinical leadership of the Population Health Management Hub and delivering the Trust's vision for population health and health equity. Working closely with the Consultant in Public Health / Head of the Population Health Management Hub and Deputy CMO (Healthcare Public Health) as part of the Senior Leadership Team for the PHM Hub, to collectively deliver the aims of the population health and equity programme.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role will include:
- Provide non-clinical leadership for the Trust's Population Health and Health Equity strategy, ensuring delivery through the Population Health Management hub.
- Ensure the Population Health Management Hub's vision aligns with the Trust and its Partners' priorities.
- Collaborate with key clinicians and clinical services to oversee all Population Health and Health Equity activities and initiatives.
- Develop an effective working model for the Population Health Management Hub, including data and analytics capabilities.
- Ensure robust programme management, strategic delivery, and evaluation of the Population Health and Health Equity agenda.
- Oversee and support the delivery of all programme work streams, enabling key stakeholders to deliver effectively.
- Support clinical service transformation based on population health insights and evidence-based frameworks.
- Enhance the reputation and visibility of the Population Health Management hub and its the clinical service transformation it supports.
- Ensure the long-term sustainability of the Population Health Management Hub beyond the charity grant duration.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will involve designing, developing, and delivering the Population Health & Health Equity Programme in line with GSTT's, and its partners', strategic ambitions. The Programme Director will be responsible for effective programme management and delivery, by ensuring alignment with the Trusts strategic objectives, leading efforts to secure stakeholder support, developing relationships to enable integrated care, and influencing the Trusts data strategy for population health analytics.
The programme will be highly complex and require the postholder to be innovative, collaborative, and driven to make a difference to the health outcomes of the populations served by GSTT. As well possessing strong leadership skills and sound political judgement, in order to influence others to deliver towards this goal.
Please see attached for the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will involve designing, developing, and delivering the Population Health & Health Equity Programme in line with GSTT's, and its partners', strategic ambitions. The Programme Director will be responsible for effective programme management and delivery, by ensuring alignment with the Trusts strategic objectives, leading efforts to secure stakeholder support, developing relationships to enable integrated care, and influencing the Trusts data strategy for population health analytics.
The programme will be highly complex and require the postholder to be innovative, collaborative, and driven to make a difference to the health outcomes of the populations served by GSTT. As well possessing strong leadership skills and sound political judgement, in order to influence others to deliver towards this goal.
Please see attached for the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Masters / MBA, equivalent professional qualification, or equivalent experience
- Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Formal qualification in Programme Management, such as Managing Successful Programmes or equivalent
- Formal qualification in Population Health, Public Health, or Social Sciences
Experience
Essential
- Extensive evidence of leading successful programmes and / or operational performance and improvement at a strategic level; including business case preparation, service initiation / commissioning, contract negotiation, and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures
- Extensive programme management & change management experience in large complex organisations, including design, development, implementation, and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment
- Significant demonstrable experience of developing strategic relationships with Partner organisations and working across boundaries to align strategic priorities and deliver change
- Expert knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas
Desirable
- Demonstrable knowledge of Population Health, Health Inequalities & Prevention Agendas
- Experience delivering change through others, including influencing transformation outside direct line management channels.
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of health policy relevant to prevention, health equity and population health, and its applicability to healthcare providers
- Extensive knowledge of contract management, including working with commissioners to agree a sustainable funding arrangement for a new service or service model.
- Expert knowledge of programme and change management methodologies and techniques
- Excellent understanding and track record of successful change and programme management
- Ability to build credibility outside the immediate team, including with Trust Executives, Clinicians and Partner Organisations
- Ability to deliver sensitive and potentially contentious messages to stakeholders, including patients and the public, on behalf of the organisation
- Ability to take complex information, from multiple sources and deliver clear and concise communications, tailored for the audience
- Use advanced analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data
- Experience of leading a team, which is high performing and meets the business needs of the organisation
- Sound political judgement and ability to represent the organisation externally
- Excellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills with a track record in consistently delivering programme objectives, and writing complex business cases, policies, and change
Desirable
- Experience of using Patient and Public Engagement to shape transformation, and familiarity with public sector requirement 'duty to involve' on service changes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Masters / MBA, equivalent professional qualification, or equivalent experience
- Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Formal qualification in Programme Management, such as Managing Successful Programmes or equivalent
- Formal qualification in Population Health, Public Health, or Social Sciences
Experience
Essential
- Extensive evidence of leading successful programmes and / or operational performance and improvement at a strategic level; including business case preparation, service initiation / commissioning, contract negotiation, and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures
- Extensive programme management & change management experience in large complex organisations, including design, development, implementation, and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment
- Significant demonstrable experience of developing strategic relationships with Partner organisations and working across boundaries to align strategic priorities and deliver change
- Expert knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas
Desirable
- Demonstrable knowledge of Population Health, Health Inequalities & Prevention Agendas
- Experience delivering change through others, including influencing transformation outside direct line management channels.
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of health policy relevant to prevention, health equity and population health, and its applicability to healthcare providers
- Extensive knowledge of contract management, including working with commissioners to agree a sustainable funding arrangement for a new service or service model.
- Expert knowledge of programme and change management methodologies and techniques
- Excellent understanding and track record of successful change and programme management
- Ability to build credibility outside the immediate team, including with Trust Executives, Clinicians and Partner Organisations
- Ability to deliver sensitive and potentially contentious messages to stakeholders, including patients and the public, on behalf of the organisation
- Ability to take complex information, from multiple sources and deliver clear and concise communications, tailored for the audience
- Use advanced analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data
- Experience of leading a team, which is high performing and meets the business needs of the organisation
- Sound political judgement and ability to represent the organisation externally
- Excellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills with a track record in consistently delivering programme objectives, and writing complex business cases, policies, and change
Desirable
- Experience of using Patient and Public Engagement to shape transformation, and familiarity with public sector requirement 'duty to involve' on service changes.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
