Job summary
The Maternity Systems Programme Manager will be responsible for supporting the Local Maternity and Neonatal System within BNSSG ICB. The post will bring greater alignment between strategic commissioning, delivery of the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) programme and wider ICS priorities driven by the Long-Term Plan.
The Chief Nursing Officer Directorate supports the delivery of the LMNS key priorities.
The post is responsible for providing professional expertise to support these outcomes and the post holder will provide advice, guidance and deliver activity accordingly.
Main duties of the job
o Programme management across BNSSG of the national LMNS Programme
o Be a point of contact and key interface with the regional NHSE Maternity Team
o Programme manage the LTP deliverables for Maternity and Neonatal Services
o Interpret national strategies and policy in relation to Maternity and Neonatal services
o Lead the preparation of LMNS Board papers in liaison with the LMNS SRO
o Maintain oversight of delivery against the LTP and LMNS priorities and escalate accordingly if these are off track.
o The role has responsibility for triangulating value for money, local performance and national requirements (including benchmarking) against mandated priorities within the BNSSG local area.
About us
We are committed to creating an inclusive organisation that promotes and values diversity. We know from experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger, more creative workplace that helps us to deliver the best services. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of our community; from people of all ages, disabled people, all genders, people from ethnic minority groups, LGBTQ+ people, people with diverse gender identity and expression, people from all religions and beliefs and other diverse characteristics, and we have processes in place to ensure that all applications are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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- Link with managers and members of other functions, to address inter-dependencies and ensure alignment.
- Work effectively with a variety of external consultancies working on other projects and programmes within other NHS directorates as required.
- Deliver projects to comply with key performance indicators.
- Champion equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and ensure that activities take account of EDI requirements.
- Support the Maternity and Neonatal programme in demonstrating value for money for the current spend through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits.
- To support the delivery of day to day activities and projects.
- Develop a comprehensive and cohesive plan for the transition period, which is consistent with the overall project timetable, meets the strategic direction of the team and minimises unnecessary disruption to stakeholders involved in the process and is operationally sound.
- Be responsible for a high standard of work supporting the delivery of projects on time, to quality standards and in a cost-effective manner. Maintain the project initiation document and associated plans with regular team meetings to monitor progress and resources.
- Ensure the flexibility of the project if required to meet conflicting/changing requirements.
- Ensure that the projects maintain business focus, have clear authority and that the context, including risks, are actively managed in alignment with the strategic priorities of NHS.
- Support other project managers as and when required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
- Link with managers and members of other functions, to address inter-dependencies and ensure alignment.
- Work effectively with a variety of external consultancies working on other projects and programmes within other NHS directorates as required.
- Deliver projects to comply with key performance indicators.
- Champion equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and ensure that activities take account of EDI requirements.
- Support the Maternity and Neonatal programme in demonstrating value for money for the current spend through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits.
- To support the delivery of day to day activities and projects.
- Develop a comprehensive and cohesive plan for the transition period, which is consistent with the overall project timetable, meets the strategic direction of the team and minimises unnecessary disruption to stakeholders involved in the process and is operationally sound.
- Be responsible for a high standard of work supporting the delivery of projects on time, to quality standards and in a cost-effective manner. Maintain the project initiation document and associated plans with regular team meetings to monitor progress and resources.
- Ensure the flexibility of the project if required to meet conflicting/changing requirements.
- Ensure that the projects maintain business focus, have clear authority and that the context, including risks, are actively managed in alignment with the strategic priorities of NHS.
- Support other project managers as and when required.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHSE, the ICB and individual provider organisations
- Member of relevant professional body.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
Analytical
Essential
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
Desirable
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
Management Skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
Autonomy Freedom to Act
Essential
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
Physical Skills
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of issues affecting equality, diversity and inclusion, including how individual actions make a difference to this agenda.
- inclusion, including how individual actions make a difference to this agenda.
Financial and Physical Resources
Essential
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes.
Other
Essential
- Used to working in a busy environment.
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
- Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions.
- Professional calm and efficient manner.
- Effective organizer, influencer and networker.
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Completer/Finisher.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHSE, the ICB and individual provider organisations
- Member of relevant professional body.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
Analytical
Essential
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
Desirable
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
Management Skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
Autonomy Freedom to Act
Essential
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
Physical Skills
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of issues affecting equality, diversity and inclusion, including how individual actions make a difference to this agenda.
- inclusion, including how individual actions make a difference to this agenda.
Financial and Physical Resources
Essential
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes.
Other
Essential
- Used to working in a busy environment.
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
- Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions.
- Professional calm and efficient manner.
- Effective organizer, influencer and networker.
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Completer/Finisher.
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.
