Job summary
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As a Delivery Manager for the Torbay and South Devon (TSDFT) Delivery, Markets and Contracts Team the post holder will play a hands-on role supporting transformation and cost improvement programmes of work, implementing and supporting special projects across the Adult Social Care (ASC) from conception through to implementation.
The ASC Transformation and Cost Improvement workplan (also known as the Adult Social Care Improvement Plan (ASCiP)) within TSDFT will support achieving improved outcomes, client experience, and efficiency (cost reduction, cost avoidance, and productivity). It will also be a significant enabler for the organisation's Care Accounts programme of work, which sees the Trust implement the statutory requirement to deliver the 'Care Cap' obligations which will make a difference in how services are delivered and the environment we need to support delivery of ASC.
The post holder will need to have the ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects/plans concurrently, including interdependencies, within an environment of change. They will communicate effectively with the Integrated Service Units (ISUs) and across the trust to ensure that a culture of improvement and efficient delivery is developed and embedded.
Main duties of the job
The ASC Transformation and Cost Improvement workplan within TSDFT, of which the special project Care Accounts is included, will support achieving improved outcomes, client experience, and efficiency (cost reduction, cost avoidance, and productivity).
About us
We are extremely proud to have been one of the first trusts in the country to pioneer integrated care. We see everyone as an individual and our 6,500 dedicated staff are passionate about working with people on what matters to them. We focus on solutions and people's strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and confidently work outside of traditional organisational boundaries to do what is right for the people we support.
As innovators in health and social care we are looking towards a future where we will continue to be at the cutting edge of integrated care models for future generations.
The special projects manager role offers the ability to work on a range of projects which will improve the outcomes for clients and the efficiency and effectiveness of services.
Seeing the benefits that a project can have to clients and the population we serve is the most rewarding part of the role, but projects will also have a range of deliverables which will aim to ensure the organisation or service is continually improving and learning.
The role provides the ability for the post holder to scope, shape, and plan a project seeing it through from planning to implementation and embedding the improvement into everyday business.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitablilty to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitablilty to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person Specification
Qualification and Training
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject, or equivalent level qualification, or significant experience of working at a similar level in a specialist area Prince 2, MSP or other relevant project management qualification, or demonstrable relevant experience
Desirable
- Masters level qualification in Management Studies or equivalent
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Knowledge of healthcare services and issues Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments Knowledge and understanding of national and local performance targets Experience of delivering projects that successfully provided cost improvementsExperience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes Understanding of the public sector Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment Experience of delivering projects that deliver cost improvements within a healthcare or other public sector setting Delivery of specific projects relating to implementation of, or development of, national best practice in a health and social care settingEvidence of previous involvement in change management to improve services Experience of managing risks and reporting Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at Senior Management Team level Experience of staff/team management Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes Understanding of the public sector Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment Experience of delivering projects that deliver cost improvements within a healthcare or other public sector setting Delivery of specific projects relating to implementation of, or development of, national best practice in a health and social care settingExperience of staff/team management
Specific Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources. Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly Ability to create and present complex data in a way which is understood by a variety of stakeholders both internal and external Holding stakeholders to account for delivery of actions
Desirable
- Delivery of specific projects relating to implementation of or development of national best practice in a health and social care setting Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement
Person Specification
Qualification and Training
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject, or equivalent level qualification, or significant experience of working at a similar level in a specialist area Prince 2, MSP or other relevant project management qualification, or demonstrable relevant experience
Desirable
- Masters level qualification in Management Studies or equivalent
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Knowledge of healthcare services and issues Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments Knowledge and understanding of national and local performance targets Experience of delivering projects that successfully provided cost improvementsExperience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes Understanding of the public sector Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment Experience of delivering projects that deliver cost improvements within a healthcare or other public sector setting Delivery of specific projects relating to implementation of, or development of, national best practice in a health and social care settingEvidence of previous involvement in change management to improve services Experience of managing risks and reporting Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at Senior Management Team level Experience of staff/team management Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes Understanding of the public sector Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment Experience of delivering projects that deliver cost improvements within a healthcare or other public sector setting Delivery of specific projects relating to implementation of, or development of, national best practice in a health and social care settingExperience of staff/team management
Specific Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources. Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly Ability to create and present complex data in a way which is understood by a variety of stakeholders both internal and external Holding stakeholders to account for delivery of actions
Desirable
- Delivery of specific projects relating to implementation of or development of national best practice in a health and social care setting Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement
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).
