Job summary
Are you an experienced project leader who has a background in public health and a passion to improve the health of patients and communities in North West London?
As the Health Improvement Project Lead you will lead the set-up and delivery of a range of health improvement initiatives at the Trust. You will work collaboratively with a range of multidiscinary teams both at the Trust and across the Integrated Care System (local authorities, other acute providers, community services etc). The initial focus for this role will be to establish Smoking Cessation provision for our patients both in our hospitals and in their communities. This aspiration is to develop a range of health improvement initiatives to ensure that we Make Every Contact Count (MECC).
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the broader Health Equity Programme, you will lead the set-up and delivery of a range of health improvement initiatives at the Trust, in the first instance focusing on smoking cessation.
As well as project management skills you will ideally have experience in using quality improvement methods to undertake tests of change and be able to work in an agile and responsive way.
Specifically this includes:
Ensuring that the Trust meets requirements for health improvement initiatives (incl. smoking cessation) as set out in national policy or by commissioners
Working collaboratively with clinical leads, the multidisciplinary team and other key stakeholders across the ICS to design and implement health improvement interventions which are innovative and evidence-based
Engaging, managing and influencing a wide range of stakeholders and complex relationships sometime facilitating large groups of stakeholders at once.
Ensuring there is appropriate resource for the schemes of work including managing any associated project budgets
Developing and measuring key performance indicators for the programme and developing an evaluation framework to understand impact of the initiatives
Providing regular progress reports to Trust committees including the Executives.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community.
Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We welcome discussions about flexible working and encourage a range of flexible working opportunities wherever we can.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area - in particular health improvement and public health
Desirable
- Project and Programme Management qualification e.g. Managing Successful Programmes, Prince 2 or equivalent
- Qualification in change management or quality improvement
Experience
Essential
- Experience of commissioning and service development in the NHS - particular for health improvement or public health interventions
- Experience of working in partnership with clinicians to design and deliver projects.
- Experience of successful delivery of projects that have been dependent on support from individuals not directly managed by the post-holder and potentially external to the organisation
- Extensive experience in leading complex programmes and projects Proven track record of fostering and developing a climate of partnerships and cross directorate / organisational working
- Experience of strategic service delivery Knowledge of emerging policy relating to integrated care and health improvement
Desirable
- Knowledge of different programme and project management methodologies and training programmes
- Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
- Experience of facilitation
- Experience of training design & delivery
- Knowledge of one health improvement approaches in the following areas: smoking cessation, alcohol reduction, hypertension, obesity & weight reduction, MECC (making every contact count)
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex policies, along with large sets of numerical or technical data and make recommendations and decisions accordingly
- Experience of managing a budget
- Experience of financial modelling, for example for the purpose of business cases
- Experience in staff leadership and line management
- Experience of leading multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to promote actively equality, diversity and inclusion within all areas of responsibility
- Able to manage own workload, working to tight and often changing timescales whilst considering and applying new ideas and directives to improve services
Desirable
- Ability to draw together a range of disparate and complex information in order to identify options and make decisions
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area - in particular health improvement and public health
Desirable
- Project and Programme Management qualification e.g. Managing Successful Programmes, Prince 2 or equivalent
- Qualification in change management or quality improvement
Experience
Essential
- Experience of commissioning and service development in the NHS - particular for health improvement or public health interventions
- Experience of working in partnership with clinicians to design and deliver projects.
- Experience of successful delivery of projects that have been dependent on support from individuals not directly managed by the post-holder and potentially external to the organisation
- Extensive experience in leading complex programmes and projects Proven track record of fostering and developing a climate of partnerships and cross directorate / organisational working
- Experience of strategic service delivery Knowledge of emerging policy relating to integrated care and health improvement
Desirable
- Knowledge of different programme and project management methodologies and training programmes
- Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
- Experience of facilitation
- Experience of training design & delivery
- Knowledge of one health improvement approaches in the following areas: smoking cessation, alcohol reduction, hypertension, obesity & weight reduction, MECC (making every contact count)
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex policies, along with large sets of numerical or technical data and make recommendations and decisions accordingly
- Experience of managing a budget
- Experience of financial modelling, for example for the purpose of business cases
- Experience in staff leadership and line management
- Experience of leading multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to promote actively equality, diversity and inclusion within all areas of responsibility
- Able to manage own workload, working to tight and often changing timescales whilst considering and applying new ideas and directives to improve services
Desirable
- Ability to draw together a range of disparate and complex information in order to identify options and make decisions
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
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).
