Project Manager - Croydon One Alliance

Job summary

Project manager - One CroydonAlliance

Location: Bernard Weatherill House, CR0 1EA

Division: One Croydon Alliance PMO

Salary: NHS Agenda for Change Band 7

Service: One Croydon Alliance PMO

Contract Type: 12month secondment or fixed term contract

Number of Hours: Full Time

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join the One Croydon Programme Management Office. You will be primarily responsible for the delivery of initiatives within the scope of Integrated Community Network Plus (ICN+) and Frontrunner programmes focused on cross-system multidisciplinary working, integration of core community-based health and care services, and development of integrated intermediate care offerings. However, you will work flexibly across the team, and might be assigned to support other programmes and workstreams as the work of the partnership evolves.

You will ideally have experience of project and change management within a health and social care setting and across multi-agencies, as well as good knowledge of operational social and/or health care delivery. You will understand the national context and policies driving integration and care transformation.

Main duties of the job

Project Manager - Croydon One Alliance (Band 7)

The key responsibilities include:

• Overall coordination and delivery of specific workstreams and projects within the programme(s), including resource availability and allocation.
• Stakeholder engagement - establishing, nurturing, and leveraging relationships across the Alliance with key stakeholders and decision makers.
• Development of project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Establishing an appropriate project governance framework for optimising the flow of information and decision-making across the Alliance, including development of content for board papers, project tracking tools, and highlight reports.
• Development of detailed project plans and tracking mechanisms outlining deliverables, milestones, and resource ownership.
• Overseeing project performance using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Risk & Issue management - highlighting barriers for mitigation and resolution.
• Delivery of projects on-time, within scope, and within budget.
• Creation and maintenance of comprehensive project documentation.

About us

The One Croydon Alliance is a health and care partnership created from a shared ambition to improve the lives of people in Croydon. The partners in this Alliance are: Croydon GP Collaborative, Croydon Council, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, and South London and Maudsley Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have agreed to focus on three key priorities to improve outcomes for Croydon people:

• Focus on prevention and proactive care - supporting local people before things become a problem and encouraging residents to be more proactive in their own health
• Unlock the power of communities by making the most of communities' assets and skills - the key to helping local people stay fit and healthy for longer is connecting them with their neighbours and communities and voluntary organisations
• Put services back into the heart of the community - making sure local people have access to integrated services that are tailored to the needs of local communities