Job summary
Are you passionate about driving meaningful change and delivering efficiency improvements? This is an exciting opportunity to join the expanding EVI PMO Team at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
The EVI PMO Team is at the heart of the Trust's journey to enhance efficiency, productivity, and value, while prioritising clinical, operational, and quality outcomes. As a growing and dynamic team, we are dedicated to supporting the Trust in achieving financial sustainability through transformative projects that improve the quality and delivery of its services.
We are seeking a Head of Programme Management Office (PMO) to play a pivotal role in supporting the Executive, leadership, and management teams. You will lead Trust-wide change initiatives designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our services, ultimately benefiting both patients and staff.
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy managing significant programmes of work, and have a passion for driving continuous improvement, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will play a pivotal leadership role in driving the success of the Efficiency, Value, and Improvement (EVI) PMO by supporting and facilitating multiple high-priority programmes and projects simultaneously.
They will ensure that all initiatives are delivered at pace while embedding sustainable change across the Trust. Operating with significant autonomy, the post holder will act as a key partner to the Executive Directors, senior clinicians, operational managers, and a range of internal and external stakeholders. Their ability to influence and lead at all levels of the Trust will be critical to the success of this role.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- EVI PMO Leadership: Provide strategic direction to the EVI PMO, ensuring alignment with the Trusts overall objectives and priorities. Develop and embed a culture of continuous improvement and excellence across all programmes.
- Programme Governance: Oversee programme governance frameworks to ensure all projects adhere to best practices, with clear accountability, robust reporting, and risk management protocols. Lead the development of governance documentation, including project charters, stage-gate reviews, and performance dashboards.
- Monitoring and Assurance: Provide regular and detailed updates to the EVI Delivery Group and Programme Board on project progress, financial performance, risk mitigation, and forecast positions. Act as the custodian of programme assurance, ensuring initiatives remain on track to deliver their intended outcomes.
- Cost Improvement Leadership: Lead the annual cost improvement programme planning cycle, ensuring alignment with the Trusts business planning processes and financial recovery objectives. Develop strategies to identify, track, and deliver efficiency opportunities across the Trust.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including Executive Directors, clinical leads, operational teams, and external partners. Facilitate collaboration and drive engagement to secure buy-in for transformational initiatives.
- Capability Building: Develop the EVI PMO team, fostering a high-performing environment through coaching, mentoring, and professional development. Promote a shared vision for the EVI PMOs role in delivering Trust-wide improvements.
- Risk and Issue Management: Oversee the identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks across all programmes. Ensure proactive issue resolution and contingency planning to maintain programme momentum.
- Data-Driven Insights: Lead the development and delivery of high-quality analytics and reporting to inform decision-making, highlighting areas of success and identifying opportunities for further improvement.
- Continuous Improvement: Drive the adoption of best practices, tools, and methodologies to enhance project and programme delivery. Champion innovation and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and value across all EVI PMO activities.
** This role is going through job evaluation**
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- EVI PMO Leadership: Provide strategic direction to the EVI PMO, ensuring alignment with the Trusts overall objectives and priorities. Develop and embed a culture of continuous improvement and excellence across all programmes.
- Programme Governance: Oversee programme governance frameworks to ensure all projects adhere to best practices, with clear accountability, robust reporting, and risk management protocols. Lead the development of governance documentation, including project charters, stage-gate reviews, and performance dashboards.
- Monitoring and Assurance: Provide regular and detailed updates to the EVI Delivery Group and Programme Board on project progress, financial performance, risk mitigation, and forecast positions. Act as the custodian of programme assurance, ensuring initiatives remain on track to deliver their intended outcomes.
- Cost Improvement Leadership: Lead the annual cost improvement programme planning cycle, ensuring alignment with the Trusts business planning processes and financial recovery objectives. Develop strategies to identify, track, and deliver efficiency opportunities across the Trust.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including Executive Directors, clinical leads, operational teams, and external partners. Facilitate collaboration and drive engagement to secure buy-in for transformational initiatives.
- Capability Building: Develop the EVI PMO team, fostering a high-performing environment through coaching, mentoring, and professional development. Promote a shared vision for the EVI PMOs role in delivering Trust-wide improvements.
- Risk and Issue Management: Oversee the identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks across all programmes. Ensure proactive issue resolution and contingency planning to maintain programme momentum.
- Data-Driven Insights: Lead the development and delivery of high-quality analytics and reporting to inform decision-making, highlighting areas of success and identifying opportunities for further improvement.
- Continuous Improvement: Drive the adoption of best practices, tools, and methodologies to enhance project and programme delivery. Champion innovation and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and value across all EVI PMO activities.
** This role is going through job evaluation**
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working across Trust and professional boundaries to achieve common goals i.e. PMO governance and leadership of Trustwide Project workstreams supporting project and programme managers to deliver their outputs/ outcomes.
Desirable
- Running a Grip and Control regime under financial distress SOF 4 status (special measures)
Knowledge
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working across Trust and professional boundaries to achieve common goals i.e. PMO governance and leadership of Trustwide Project workstreams supporting project and programme managers to deliver their outputs/ outcomes.
Desirable
- Running a Grip and Control regime under financial distress SOF 4 status (special measures)
Knowledge
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
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).
