Job summary
Our Clinical Networks have a national mandate for transformational change in CVD, Stroke, Diabetes and Respiratory. They bring stakeholders together to:
Improve quality outcomes
Advance the delivery of services
Reduce unacceptable variations of care
We are seeking to appoint two Programme Managersto support leading key developments in the delivery of our clinical programmes, including CVD Prevention, Treating Tobacco Dependency, and Obesity. You will:
Have a high level of autonomy and self-drive
Be able to manage multiple priorities and provide direction to teams to achieve the agreed plan
Have highly developed communication skills; will have experience of communicating on highly complex matters in difficult situations and in a politically sensitive environment
Need to demonstrate effective leadership skills in leading a clinical network team and in working with a range of stakeholders, including through a "team of teams" approach with wider teams
Have the ability to work face to face with the team and to travel across multiple sites where required
Main duties of the job
The post holders will:
Ensure the effective engagement of patients, professionals and constituent organisations in clinical networks that supports the delivery of national outcome ambitions in line with national and locally agreed priorities, needs and resource
Develop support for systems at different stages of delivery in implementing national deliverables for the programme areas to improve their quality and outcomes, promote equality of provision and evidence based sustainable local services across the South West region
Support the implementation of integrated care models and population health approaches with a clear focus on Prevention, Cardiac, Stroke, Diabetes and Respiratory
Ensure the collection, evaluation and spread of good practice and excellence across the South West, working with ICSs, Health Innovation Networks and other improvement organisations
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holders will support the Assistant Director Clinical Programmes / Networks to develop an effective strategy and operational policies for promoting innovation across the South West, working closely with colleagues across the sector, ensuring a coherent strategy and will:
Work to reduce inequalities in all Prevention and Long Term Conditions workstreams
Drive the strategy for supporting and ensuring alignment across the region
Drive reform, support organisational change and uptake of initiatives that support excellence and develop the innovation infrastructure and capacity in organisations
Develop and communicate the vision for the role of innovation, and the development of strategy and operational policies to support this vision
Engage with key strategic regional and national policy makers to inform the development of strategy and policies
Identify examples of national and international best practice and ensure that the South West region benefits from relevant innovations in healthcare, and develop and champion new initiatives or projects as necessary
Provide expertise of best practice methodologies, regulatory requirements, policy imperatives, innovation and technological developments and stakeholders knowledge
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holders will support the Assistant Director Clinical Programmes / Networks to develop an effective strategy and operational policies for promoting innovation across the South West, working closely with colleagues across the sector, ensuring a coherent strategy and will:
Work to reduce inequalities in all Prevention and Long Term Conditions workstreams
Drive the strategy for supporting and ensuring alignment across the region
Drive reform, support organisational change and uptake of initiatives that support excellence and develop the innovation infrastructure and capacity in organisations
Develop and communicate the vision for the role of innovation, and the development of strategy and operational policies to support this vision
Engage with key strategic regional and national policy makers to inform the development of strategy and policies
Identify examples of national and international best practice and ensure that the South West region benefits from relevant innovations in healthcare, and develop and champion new initiatives or projects as necessary
Provide expertise of best practice methodologies, regulatory requirements, policy imperatives, innovation and technological developments and stakeholders knowledge
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Significant evidence of continued professional development
Experience
Essential
- In depth additional expert knowledge of Prevention and LTC clinical areas acquired over a significant period of time.
- Proven and significant leadership and management experience within a Healthcare environment.
- Experience of leading major change initiatives within a challenging organisational environment and of delivery of complex improvement and transformation programmes.
- Significant understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
Skills, Capabilities and Aptitudes
Essential
- Skills for delivering results through managing through others and using range of levers in absence of mandated authority.
- Strong external communication skills in a politically sensitive environment and highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations.
- High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner.
- Demonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Self-awareness in teams of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across multiple sites where required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Significant evidence of continued professional development
Experience
Essential
- In depth additional expert knowledge of Prevention and LTC clinical areas acquired over a significant period of time.
- Proven and significant leadership and management experience within a Healthcare environment.
- Experience of leading major change initiatives within a challenging organisational environment and of delivery of complex improvement and transformation programmes.
- Significant understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
Skills, Capabilities and Aptitudes
Essential
- Skills for delivering results through managing through others and using range of levers in absence of mandated authority.
- Strong external communication skills in a politically sensitive environment and highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations.
- High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner.
- Demonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Self-awareness in teams of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across multiple sites where required
Additional information
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).
