Job summary
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has an established Transformation function, with Executive Director leadership. The team brings strategic focus and structure to change projects, and ensures alignment with the Trust's overall strategic objectives, both as an organisation and across the local health economy.
This is a key role, helping us to reconfigure our ways of working. The team is delivering results, and you will help us continue to do that. You will report to a Programme Lead, as part of our Transformation Team. The position is based at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, in our team office and will require ad-hoc travel to our other sites Charing Cross Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital as part of the role.
You will have experience of implementing large-scale medium-term transformation projects and be able to hit the ground running. It is a rare, senior opportunity to affect real change within our Trust, and North-West London, and ultimately improve the lives of our patients.
Main duties of the job
- Lead on ad-hoc corporate transformation projects (scoping the issue, creating the project charter with the internal client, assisting with creation of a tactical plan with timing plan, and ongoing coaching and leadership to assure delivery).
- Work with wider stakeholders to ensure that all projects (clinical or corporate) take a holistic and pragmatic view of the issues arising, proposed solutions and benefits realisation.
- Be a 'critical friend' to other Transformation tactical plans that are under way
- Role model leadership behaviours and Trust values, working as part of a collegiate team and ensuring an on-going culture of continuous improvement
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.
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
- Bachelor's degree (or relevant occupational experience).
- Qualification in Change/Project Management/Six Sigma
- Improvement /change management courses undertaken (in-house or commercial) - evidenced
Desirable
- Post -graduate management qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of, and experience of using, operational improvement tools and techniques i.e. lean, six sigma
- Experience of objective setting, performance reviews and performance management
- High level knowledge of systems thinking approach
Desirable
- Private sector improvement consultancy experience
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Project and programme management skills and experience.
- Team building skills
- Advanced keyboard skills, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Highly developed influencing and negotiation skills which need to overcome significant barriers to acceptance.
- Able to produce reports using data that is comprehensive and meets requirements of operational partners.
Desirable
- Financial skills including financial analysis, planning and option appraisal.
- Coaching skills
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor's degree (or relevant occupational experience).
- Qualification in Change/Project Management/Six Sigma
- Improvement /change management courses undertaken (in-house or commercial) - evidenced
Desirable
- Post -graduate management qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of, and experience of using, operational improvement tools and techniques i.e. lean, six sigma
- Experience of objective setting, performance reviews and performance management
- High level knowledge of systems thinking approach
Desirable
- Private sector improvement consultancy experience
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Project and programme management skills and experience.
- Team building skills
- Advanced keyboard skills, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Highly developed influencing and negotiation skills which need to overcome significant barriers to acceptance.
- Able to produce reports using data that is comprehensive and meets requirements of operational partners.
Desirable
- Financial skills including financial analysis, planning and option appraisal.
- Coaching skills
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).
