Band 8a Project Manager

Job summary

Thrive LDN is a citywidepartnership to ensure all Londoners have an equal opportunity to good mental health and wellbeing, hosted by the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust as part of Transformation Partners in Health and Care.The post-holderwillbe responsible forproject managing a new, three-yearmental health and climate actionproject funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.

This is a fixed term contract (FTC) for until end of November 2028.The ideal post holder will have a passion forpublic mental health andclimate action, and will be required to have and maintain specialist knowledge of these fields (for example, climate change theory, climate mitigation and adaption methodologies, the public health evidence base on the effects of climate change on mental health,evidence of effective interventions and evidence gaps,climate actioncampaigns andmovements).

The post-holder willberesponsible forproviding planning, co-ordination, direct projectmanagementandmonitoring to the projectto ensure project outputsare delivered effectively,to time andthat outputsalign withrequirements of the grant.

Main duties of the job

• Lead one or more projects within the programme ensuring they are planned, managedand evaluated ina timelyand effective way to ensure high quality of delivery across their portfolio of projects

• Be responsible forleading the review of a discrete area of acute and specialist care, interpreting evidence and nationalguidanceand formulating into new models of care and action plans to bring about the implementation of these models
• Responsible foridentifyingand reporting on issues and risks and undertaking mitigating actions
• Take responsibility for the accuracy, timeliness, reliabilityand appropriateness of data ensuring quality decisions can be made
• Take a lead for analysis and reporting of specific target areas as agreed
• Be responsible forsupporting the Programme Manager and Director of Programmes in the production of strategic reports and briefings for the project's Senior Responsible Officer, Clinical Lead, London Transformation Group, ICBs, NHS England (London), and other stakeholders as appropriate
• Be responsible forassistingthe Programme Manager and Director of Programmes in the development of the team and the setting of its strategic direction,identifyingfuture opportunities for pan-London projects as they arise
• Be responsible fordeputising for the Programme Manager to ensure high quality of delivery across their portfolio of projects asrequired.

About us

As ProjectManageryou will work as part of a dynamic team to supportTransformation Partners in Health and Care (TPHC)to transform care for patients. This will include providing project management support to the delivery lead of a programme to ensure outputs are delivered effectively and to time, and that all pan-London outputs align with, and support, local transformation programmes acrossIntegrated Care Boards(ICBs),Integrated Care Systems (ICSs)and Strategic Planning Groups. This role isflexible,and you will beallocatedto projects that match your skill setprovidingthe opportunity to work across a range of projects in both health and care. We will work with you to ensure that you are supported in developing your career whilst having the opportunity to work on some of the most strategic and transformative programmes in London.