Job summary
The Race Equity Governance Project Manager role is critical to the Trust's ongoing commitment to race equity. The Post Holder will support the mainstreaming of PCREF principles by ensuring robust governance, timely reporting, and effective coordination of the Trust's race equity structures. This includes supporting the Race Equity Assurance Group and Joint Working Groups [JWGs] and enabling compliance with national expectations through high-quality administrative and stakeholder support.
Main duties of the job
Provide support and coordination to key projects and initiatives, with a focus on delivery and execution of project deliverables
Support will include holding and maintaining project plans; managing budgets; organising and minuting key meetings; oversight of actions;
Work in collaboration with the JWG Joint Chairs and the central PCREF team, across the Trust, to ensure effective communication channels are in place
Develop and put in place robust and consistent processes to manage key pieces of work including effective developmental evaluation throughout the life of the change ideas
Ensure project documentation is in place that is aligned to the project management delivery model
Ensure effective two-way reporting is in place for key governance routes including Trust and Community as defined by the PCREF programme
Work in collaboration with PPI Leads to ensure effective two-way reporting is in place with the current service user/carer constituency
Support the PCREF team with any other duties that may be required.
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Race Equity Governance Project Manager role is critical to the Trusts ongoing commitment to race equity. The Post Holder will support the mainstreaming of PCREF principles by ensuring robust governance, timely reporting, and effective coordination of the Trusts race equity structures. This includes supporting the Race Equity Assurance Group and Joint Working Groups [JWGs] and enabling compliance with national expectations through high-quality administrative and stakeholder support.
The Trusts Partnership Governance arrangements developed during the Pilot phase were particularly commended and a write up of them was published as an exemplar during the launch of the PCREF in 2023. At the heart of the Governance is what we termed Triple Leadership. This means the perspectives of all three constituencies must always be heard, balanced and equally influential. The constituencies are (i) Current Service Users and their Carers; (ii) Community members of the Independent Advisory Groups; (iii) Staff including senior management as well as the staff groups affected by the changes proposed. This Triple Leadership model is reflected in the make-up of all the Groups and their Leadership arrangements. A further requirement of the Governance model is that all proposals from the JWGs must demonstrably have the involvement in a bi-directional way within each constituencys wider membership.
The postholder will play a pivotal role in supporting the coordination and governance of the Trusts Race Equity programme. This includes facilitating the Joint Working Groups and Race Equity Assurance Group and supporting the development and monitoring of co-produced Borough-Level Race Equity Action Plans. The postholder will ensure effective scheduling, stakeholder liaison, and documentation management to uphold high standards of governance and inclusivity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Race Equity Governance Project Manager role is critical to the Trusts ongoing commitment to race equity. The Post Holder will support the mainstreaming of PCREF principles by ensuring robust governance, timely reporting, and effective coordination of the Trusts race equity structures. This includes supporting the Race Equity Assurance Group and Joint Working Groups [JWGs] and enabling compliance with national expectations through high-quality administrative and stakeholder support.
The Trusts Partnership Governance arrangements developed during the Pilot phase were particularly commended and a write up of them was published as an exemplar during the launch of the PCREF in 2023. At the heart of the Governance is what we termed Triple Leadership. This means the perspectives of all three constituencies must always be heard, balanced and equally influential. The constituencies are (i) Current Service Users and their Carers; (ii) Community members of the Independent Advisory Groups; (iii) Staff including senior management as well as the staff groups affected by the changes proposed. This Triple Leadership model is reflected in the make-up of all the Groups and their Leadership arrangements. A further requirement of the Governance model is that all proposals from the JWGs must demonstrably have the involvement in a bi-directional way within each constituencys wider membership.
The postholder will play a pivotal role in supporting the coordination and governance of the Trusts Race Equity programme. This includes facilitating the Joint Working Groups and Race Equity Assurance Group and supporting the development and monitoring of co-produced Borough-Level Race Equity Action Plans. The postholder will ensure effective scheduling, stakeholder liaison, and documentation management to uphold high standards of governance and inclusivity.
Person Specification
Communication
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation, and facilitation and able to convey highly complex information and ideas clearly and succinctly, particularly where results are achieved through others not directly managed by the post holder.
- oHighly skilled in formulating solutions to problems and managing those solutions through to completion.
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Experience coordinating multi-agency or cross-sector working groups.
- Experience in coordinating complex meeting schedules and managing multiple stakeholders.
- Experience in producing high-quality reports, briefings, or minutes for internal and external stakeholders.
Project management experience
Essential
- Previous project management experience
Time Keeping and Prioritisation
Essential
- Prioritisation and time management skills.
Person Specification
Communication
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation, and facilitation and able to convey highly complex information and ideas clearly and succinctly, particularly where results are achieved through others not directly managed by the post holder.
- oHighly skilled in formulating solutions to problems and managing those solutions through to completion.
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Experience coordinating multi-agency or cross-sector working groups.
- Experience in coordinating complex meeting schedules and managing multiple stakeholders.
- Experience in producing high-quality reports, briefings, or minutes for internal and external stakeholders.
Project management experience
Essential
- Previous project management experience
Time Keeping and Prioritisation
Essential
- Prioritisation and time management 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).
