Job summary
Are you passionate about improving health outcomes at neighbourhood level? We're looking for a dynamic Project Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping population health management (PHM) across Lambeth and Southwark.
Working in partnership with Lambeth GP Provider Alliance and Southwark GP Federation, this role supports the integrator function for Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs). You'll help drive transformative change by coordinating the delivery of the PHM action plan, supporting the PHM Group, and ensuring PHM insight is embedded into the design and evaluation of neighbourhood health initiatives.
Split across both boroughs, you'll be fully immersed in local health improvement, benefitting from the Trust's infrastructure and the Hub's expert support. You'll lead one or more projects end-to-end--planning, day-to-day delivery, performance management--while proactively managing risks and adapting plans to keep programmes on track.
Working closely with clinicians, managers, and a wide range of stakeholders, you'll help deliver outstanding services and drive meaningful improvements to patient experience. Strong collaboration, relationship-building, and the ability to navigate interdependencies will be key to success.
If you're excited by innovation, motivated by community impact, and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, we'd love to hear from you
Main duties of the job
Guy's and St Thomas', in partnership with Lambeth GP Provider Alliance and Southwark GP Federation, provides the integrator function for Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs) across both boroughs, with population health management (PHM) a key priority.
This Project Manager role supports the development of neighbourhood health and the implementation of PHM across Lambeth and Southwark. Working with the PHM Group and Integrator Delivery Boards, the post holder will coordinate delivery of the PHM action plan, oversee PHM workstreams, and ensure PHM insight is embedded in the design, delivery and evaluation of neighbourhood initiatives.
The role is shared across both boroughs, ensuring strong integration with local teams and access to the Trust's infrastructure and Hub expertise. The post holder will lead one or more projects, managing planning, day-to-day delivery and performance, adapting plans to mitigate risks and issues.
They will work closely with clinicians, managers and wider stakeholders to support high-quality patient experience and service delivery. A core responsibility is defining and overseeing projects, including robust risk and issue management. The post holder will collaborate across organisations to manage interdependencies and ensure successful delivery of objectives.
About us
Population Health Hub (PHH)
The Population Health Hub is a new team driving Guy's and St Thomas' ambition to improve population health by 2030. Bringing together clinical, analytical and improvement expertise, the Hub supports services to adopt preventative, equitable, population-level approaches.
Working with clinical teams, patients, carers and system partners, the Hub helps design and deliver insight-led improvements to care models. Its work focuses on tackling the most pressing health needs in Lambeth and Southwark and reducing inequalities in access, experience and outcomes. The Hub builds on successful local programmes such as CYPHP and LEAP, funded for two years by Guy's and St Thomas' Charity.
The Hub's core responsibilities include:o Building the infrastructure for population health across GSTT.o Delivering integrated data systems enabling large-scale PHM analysis.o Identifying unmet need and opportunities for proactive, preventative care.o Supporting services to transform with a focus on early intervention and equity.o Conducting evaluation and research to strengthen the evidence base.o Collaborating with system partners to embed population health approaches.o Promoting health equity and population health awareness across the organisation.
Our Valueso Caring - putting patients firsto Ambitious - striving for excellenceo Inclusive - respecting each other and working collaboratively
These values guide how we work and shape our culture across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Project Management Work with the PHM Group, neighbourhood teams and partners to define programmes, projects and secure resources. Produce and manage project plans delivering agreed milestones. Develop business cases and feasibility studies. Provide project management expertise to the programme and PHM Group. Lead and facilitate project meetings with strong stakeholder participation. Maintain effective reporting to the PHM Group and IDBs, including dashboards, risks and interdependencies. Proactively identify and mitigate project risks. Allocate and monitor staff/resources to ensure delivery to time, cost and quality. Use recognised PM practices and support multidisciplinary meetings to set priorities. Monitor progress to ensure compliance with Trust values, governance and standards. Plan and implement project evaluation and audit.
Financial Management Support tendering, contract management and procurement. Manage delegated budgets, monitor spend and address variances. Oversee commissioning and complex crossorganisation recharging.
Staff & Stakeholder Management Lead engagement plans ensuring effective relationships with all stakeholders. Build consensus using negotiation and motivational skills. Maintain uptodate delivery plans and communication systems. Provide line management, technical support and PM training. Support the PHM Group with coordination, papers, actions and followup. Build understanding of PHM methods across stakeholders.
Information Management Develop and oversee project information systems and data collection. Maintain databases and translate PHM outputs into accessible narratives and recommendations. Develop supporting policies and contribute to integrated PM systems.
Strategy, Change & Improvement Develop project strategy, applying PHM tools to reduce unwarranted variation. Test and implement new models, methods and technologies. Enable patient and public involvement and codesign with partners. Horizonscan for best practice.
Personal Development Maintain uptodate PM and improvement skills.
Research & Development Deliver research, audits and evaluations aligned to the PHM action plan.
General Lead components of the PHM action plan, balancing risks and priorities. Advise the PHM Group and IDBs and proactively identify crosssystem issues
Job description
Job responsibilities
Project Management Work with the PHM Group, neighbourhood teams and partners to define programmes, projects and secure resources. Produce and manage project plans delivering agreed milestones. Develop business cases and feasibility studies. Provide project management expertise to the programme and PHM Group. Lead and facilitate project meetings with strong stakeholder participation. Maintain effective reporting to the PHM Group and IDBs, including dashboards, risks and interdependencies. Proactively identify and mitigate project risks. Allocate and monitor staff/resources to ensure delivery to time, cost and quality. Use recognised PM practices and support multidisciplinary meetings to set priorities. Monitor progress to ensure compliance with Trust values, governance and standards. Plan and implement project evaluation and audit.
Financial Management Support tendering, contract management and procurement. Manage delegated budgets, monitor spend and address variances. Oversee commissioning and complex crossorganisation recharging.
Staff & Stakeholder Management Lead engagement plans ensuring effective relationships with all stakeholders. Build consensus using negotiation and motivational skills. Maintain uptodate delivery plans and communication systems. Provide line management, technical support and PM training. Support the PHM Group with coordination, papers, actions and followup. Build understanding of PHM methods across stakeholders.
Information Management Develop and oversee project information systems and data collection. Maintain databases and translate PHM outputs into accessible narratives and recommendations. Develop supporting policies and contribute to integrated PM systems.
Strategy, Change & Improvement Develop project strategy, applying PHM tools to reduce unwarranted variation. Test and implement new models, methods and technologies. Enable patient and public involvement and codesign with partners. Horizonscan for best practice.
Personal Development Maintain uptodate PM and improvement skills.
Research & Development Deliver research, audits and evaluations aligned to the PHM action plan.
General Lead components of the PHM action plan, balancing risks and priorities. Advise the PHM Group and IDBs and proactively identify crosssystem issues
Person Specification
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Formal Qualification in Project management (PRINCE 2) to practitioner level or equivalent
- Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in, or closely with, population health management or public health teams, using routinely collected health and care data and evidence to inform service or system-level decision-making
- Evidence of managing successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including business case preparation, service initiation / commissioning, contract negotiation and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
- Project management experience in managing complex services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment.
- Experience of managing complex budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the changing health and care environment, strategy, and policy agendas.
Skills
Essential
- Strong understanding of Population Health Management (PHM) principles, including population segmentation, risk stratification, identification of high-impactable cohorts and approaches to measuring and addressing health inequalities
- Ability to work with complex, multi-source datasets and to translate analysis into clear, actionable insight for programmes and clinical teams
- Experience of turning analytical findings into practical project or service changes, including supporting stakeholders to understand variation, set priorities and agree measurable outcomes
- Ability to summarise and present PHM findings and highlight reports to senior leaders and multi-agency groups, providing clear narratives on progress, risk and impact
- Experience of working with a range of partners to create robust, person centred change programmes
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Strong commitment to reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes for diverse populations through the practical application of PHM approaches within integrated care systems
- A commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration.
- Ability to carry out the physical requirements of the post, with any reasonable adjustment being made under the Equalities Act 2010
Person Specification
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Formal Qualification in Project management (PRINCE 2) to practitioner level or equivalent
- Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in, or closely with, population health management or public health teams, using routinely collected health and care data and evidence to inform service or system-level decision-making
- Evidence of managing successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including business case preparation, service initiation / commissioning, contract negotiation and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
- Project management experience in managing complex services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment.
- Experience of managing complex budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the changing health and care environment, strategy, and policy agendas.
Skills
Essential
- Strong understanding of Population Health Management (PHM) principles, including population segmentation, risk stratification, identification of high-impactable cohorts and approaches to measuring and addressing health inequalities
- Ability to work with complex, multi-source datasets and to translate analysis into clear, actionable insight for programmes and clinical teams
- Experience of turning analytical findings into practical project or service changes, including supporting stakeholders to understand variation, set priorities and agree measurable outcomes
- Ability to summarise and present PHM findings and highlight reports to senior leaders and multi-agency groups, providing clear narratives on progress, risk and impact
- Experience of working with a range of partners to create robust, person centred change programmes
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Strong commitment to reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes for diverse populations through the practical application of PHM approaches within integrated care systems
- A commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration.
- Ability to carry out the physical requirements of the post, with any reasonable adjustment being made under the Equalities Act 2010
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).
