Senior Project Manager

NHS England

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Job summary

We are looking for a senior project manager to join our team and lead a programme support team to help plan, coordinate, monitor and assess the impact of our regional elective care improvement programme.

The regional elective care improvement team support our ICBs with elective care recovery and the delivery of elective care clinical improvement programmes including outpatient transformation and elective productivity (GIRFT).

You will be responsible for the day to day leadership, oversight, coordination, resource management, reporting and impact assessment of our regional elective care improvement programme. This will include supporting the wider team with the development, management and reporting of programme plans. Additionally ensuring progress is tracked and reported on our Aspyre digital project management system and risks and issues are identified, managed and escalated as appropriate,

This is an exciting and varied role offering the opportunity to influence and manage a range of high profile improvement projects and programmes to benefit patients, support regional elective care recovery and embed an improvement approach to programme management. There is the scope for the post holder to further influence and shape this role and function and continue to develop the existing operating model.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for candidates who have extensive programme management experience and a track record of coordinating and managing the resources and reporting for multiple projects in a health and social care environment.

This role requires an individual to work proactively and on their own initiative, with the ability to manage integrated programmes of work. The ability to work in a fast paced work environment with competing priorities will be a necessary requirement. Curiosity and a desire to explore how we can continuously seek to improve how we deliver our work are assets we are looking for.

We work across a wide range of stakeholders including national teams, other regional Directorates, ICBs, Trusts as well as clinicians and operational leads so excellent communication and relationship building skills are necessary.

The use of data and information to inform and track our work plans and impact are essential and a good working knowledge of how to use and visualise date to demonstrate progress and impact, working in partnership with our regional data analysts is important for this role.

A good working knowledge of national and regional elective care priorities to support elective care recovery based on relevant national programmes including GIRFT (Get It Right First Time), the National Elective recovery programme, improvement approaches and methodologies is desirable.

About us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

Date posted

08 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

990-EOE-6674234-E

Job locations

Victoria House or any other NHS England East of England office

Camlife

Fulbourn

CB21 5XB

Job description

Job responsibilities

It is essential for this role that the postholder can quickly gain an understanding of the elective care programmes, and existing programme management systems and processes and build relationships with key stakeholders.

This is a hybrid post. Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person. There is also an expectation of attendance at monthly, face to face meetings at Victoria house, Cambridge.

Please confirm in your application that you are able to attend interviews in person.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please confirm in your application that you are able to attend interviews in person.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of managing projects and delivering them within agreed timescales and budgets.
Experience of working in portfolio and/or programme management environment.
Previous experience in a similar role in a healthcare or public sector environment.

Knowledge

Essential

Must understand the background to and aims of current elective care recovery healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this.

Desirable

Knowledge and understanding of elective care and relevant national programmes (National Elective Recovery Programme, GIRFT, Further Faster)
Knowledge and understanding of improvement methodologies and approaches.

Skills

Essential

Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
Ability to effectively plan and think strategically and analyse and resolve problems in a multi-disciplinary environment.
Good analytical skills with an ability to analyse and consider complex information and develop a range of options.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of managing projects and delivering them within agreed timescales and budgets.
Experience of working in portfolio and/or programme management environment.
Previous experience in a similar role in a healthcare or public sector environment.

Knowledge

Essential

Must understand the background to and aims of current elective care recovery healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this.

Desirable

Knowledge and understanding of elective care and relevant national programmes (National Elective Recovery Programme, GIRFT, Further Faster)
Knowledge and understanding of improvement methodologies and approaches.

Skills

Essential

Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
Ability to effectively plan and think strategically and analyse and resolve problems in a multi-disciplinary environment.
Good analytical skills with an ability to analyse and consider complex information and develop a range of options.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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