Job summary
About the opportunity
There is currently a programme of extensive investment in healthcare infrastructure across the country with a number of large redevelopment programmes across London and the Southeast of England including new hospital builds and major refurbishment projects.
This pivotal rolewill manage and lead the programme team, working with local and regional stakeholders, to design and deliver the hospitals. This will promote best practice, value for money and shared learning across the healthcare schemes in the programme.
The scope and ambition of this new programme. From green, energy-efficient buildings which benefit the environment to healthcare facilities using state-of-the-art technology to improve the health of the local population, this is an opportunity to make a real difference to the health and lives of our communities.
Main duties of the job
The Programme Manager will need to oversee and support the continued development of our Transformation Services (including but not limited to):
- PMO and Governance
- Stakeholder management and executive support
- Programme reporting and controls.
- Risk and Issue management and oversight
- Project and Programme Delivery
- Business Case Development and Delivery
- Programme Health check and Assurance
The Programme Manager will need to strategically lead programmes, working closely with the SRO and Executive Leads. Considerable experience in programme management is necessary as you will be required to work across a diverse client base to inspire, design and lead improvement programmes. As well as being technically competent, you will need to possess excellent interpersonal and communication so you can work effectively with multiple stakeholders different organisations.
The role requires you to effectively balance driving the growth of the Consultancy business with successful, high-quality delivery across the portfolio. You will need to be an ambassador for improvement and model the integrity, patient focused and value for money behaviours essential to sustainable improvement.
About us
- 25 days annual leave + public holidays
- Hybrid working
- NEST Pension scheme - 6% employer pension contribution
- Great learning and development opportunities to support career progression
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Advanced communication skills both written (complex report writing) and orally including advanced formal presentation / facilitation skills.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Commitment to, and experience of, multiprofessional working arrangements and projects.
- Takes appropriate action or make decisions in a changing environment and to prioritise work
- Has the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Relevant Masters qualification or equivalent experience of working as a senior operational or strategic manager in a relevant field.
- Project or programme management training or qualification
- Evidence on ongoing CPD activity
Desirable
- Construction management training or qualification
Experience
Essential
- Established programme management experience, including experience of leading / multi-site complex change programmes
- Experience of managing a team to achieve delivery of planned benefits
- Experience influencing staff at all levels to ensure project objectives are owned by all members of the team including users and stakeholders. Evidence of the ability to involve teams in analysis of situation and solution development; persuade teams to take on new ways of working and to constructively challenge the status quo.
- Experience of budget management
- Experience of financial recovery and turnaround, or improving financial sustainability within an organisation
- Experience of working in a demanding environment with many, sometimes conflicting priorities.
- Experience of successfully developing collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
Desirable
- Previous NHS and/or construction management experience
Person Specification
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Advanced communication skills both written (complex report writing) and orally including advanced formal presentation / facilitation skills.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Commitment to, and experience of, multiprofessional working arrangements and projects.
- Takes appropriate action or make decisions in a changing environment and to prioritise work
- Has the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Relevant Masters qualification or equivalent experience of working as a senior operational or strategic manager in a relevant field.
- Project or programme management training or qualification
- Evidence on ongoing CPD activity
Desirable
- Construction management training or qualification
Experience
Essential
- Established programme management experience, including experience of leading / multi-site complex change programmes
- Experience of managing a team to achieve delivery of planned benefits
- Experience influencing staff at all levels to ensure project objectives are owned by all members of the team including users and stakeholders. Evidence of the ability to involve teams in analysis of situation and solution development; persuade teams to take on new ways of working and to constructively challenge the status quo.
- Experience of budget management
- Experience of financial recovery and turnaround, or improving financial sustainability within an organisation
- Experience of working in a demanding environment with many, sometimes conflicting priorities.
- Experience of successfully developing collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
Desirable
- Previous NHS and/or construction management experience
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).
