Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic and self-motivated Senior Implementation Manager to drive the delivery of innovation and implementation projects that can improve adolescent mental health across North London and the Essex Coast. The Senior Implementation Manager will be a dynamic manager and leader, driven by improving health and social care to solve the biggest health challenges in our communities.
While the role may evolve over time, in the first year the role will be focussed on improving adolescent mental health, focusing on predictive and early treatment interventions.
Please find out more and apply for this role via our website at:
https://uclpartners.com/vacancy/senior-implementation-manager-5/
Interviews will be held on2nd or 3rd October 2024
Main duties of the job
Senior Implementation Managers work within our Implementation function, which delivers proven interventions across our strategic priority areas. They lead significant implementation projects and hold responsibility for associated stakeholders, project teams and resources.
This role is suited to experienced project/programme managers, ideally with experience of delivering and managing innovation, improvement or transformation projects in the NHS or related health and social care services.
About us
We are a health innovation partnership. Our mission is to help five million people from North London to the Essex coast live longer, healthier lives. We solve the biggest health challenges through research and innovation, speeding up the delivery of solutions that improve health and care.
Please visit our website to find out more about us, our values and how we work: https://uclpartners.com/who-we-are/our-values/
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead and manage the successful design and delivery of key programmes and large projects in strategic priority areas, including through:
- Managing and supporting project teams, enabling collaboration, structuring decision-making and delivery and supporting the development of individuals
- Planning a broad range of complex activities, spotting risks and opportunities early
- Manages complex relationships and influences wider organisation and external stakeholders
- Ensuring projects produce high-quality work, providing challenge, problem-solving and support where necessary
- Responsible for the design and development of major reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
- Lead transformational projects that often includes presenting sensitive or complex information
- Build and maintain excellent and effective working relationships with key stakeholders including senior patient and public representatives, local clinicians and partners across care settings
- Initiate, design and facilitate key meetings and workshops in support of implementation at ICS/CCG, ICP/borough, Primary Care Network (PCN) and practice level
- Capture and share lessons from implementation with the wider organisation and stakeholders across the UCLPartners geography
- Provide coaching and management support to staff leading implementation
- Support other teams delivering implementation programmes across UCLPartners for example teaching or devising staff development programmes across the organisation
- Work closely with other relevant national programmes to identify collaborative opportunities
- Proactively seek feedback from key stakeholders and, where relevant, make adjustments to the programme as required
- Ensure the involvement of patient and public representatives in programme design and delivery
- Ensure programme implementation is accessible and equitable and does not exacerbate health inequalities
- Coordinate evaluation and data collection including learning and insights for the programme
- A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and an understanding of how these principles apply to this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead and manage the successful design and delivery of key programmes and large projects in strategic priority areas, including through:
- Managing and supporting project teams, enabling collaboration, structuring decision-making and delivery and supporting the development of individuals
- Planning a broad range of complex activities, spotting risks and opportunities early
- Manages complex relationships and influences wider organisation and external stakeholders
- Ensuring projects produce high-quality work, providing challenge, problem-solving and support where necessary
- Responsible for the design and development of major reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
- Lead transformational projects that often includes presenting sensitive or complex information
- Build and maintain excellent and effective working relationships with key stakeholders including senior patient and public representatives, local clinicians and partners across care settings
- Initiate, design and facilitate key meetings and workshops in support of implementation at ICS/CCG, ICP/borough, Primary Care Network (PCN) and practice level
- Capture and share lessons from implementation with the wider organisation and stakeholders across the UCLPartners geography
- Provide coaching and management support to staff leading implementation
- Support other teams delivering implementation programmes across UCLPartners for example teaching or devising staff development programmes across the organisation
- Work closely with other relevant national programmes to identify collaborative opportunities
- Proactively seek feedback from key stakeholders and, where relevant, make adjustments to the programme as required
- Ensure the involvement of patient and public representatives in programme design and delivery
- Ensure programme implementation is accessible and equitable and does not exacerbate health inequalities
- Coordinate evaluation and data collection including learning and insights for the programme
- A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and an understanding of how these principles apply to this role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Were looking for a dynamic senior implementation manager, ideally with experience of delivering and managing innovation, improvement or transformation projects in the NHS. Below we have outlined key skills and experience required for this role:
- Demonstrable experience and specialised skills in project/programme management methodologies and techniques for planning, monitoring, and controlling, including resource planning and risk management
- Demonstrable experience of working in a complex environment delivering and/or leading multiple concurrent and successful projects and programmes
- Experience of exhibiting credibility to build relationships and influence others
- Understanding of a range of practices to support the adoption of information or transformation
- Demonstrable experience of overcoming barriers to change, innovation or transformation
- Ability to work with and through others
- Ability to develop and build networks and alliances to achieve objectives
- A strong commitment to equity, and diverse and inclusive teams and principles
- Experience in preparing, delivering and facilitating online and in-person meetings to share learning and insights around complex programmes of work
- Ability to effectively manage a complex range of competing priorities to achieve goals
- Ability to capture, synthesise and present complex data and information in order to engage stakeholders and measure progress
- Ability to actively identify opportunities and respond to feedback to improve projects and programmes
- Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically, and creatively
- A working knowledge of health inequalities and what is needed to ensure equity of access to services
- An understanding of the importance of patient, carer and community involvement in the effective development, adoption and spread of health innovation
- Experience in delivering a supportive and collaborative approach to people management
- Project and/or programme management qualifications is desirable
- Good IT skills, particularly in the use of MS Office.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Were looking for a dynamic senior implementation manager, ideally with experience of delivering and managing innovation, improvement or transformation projects in the NHS. Below we have outlined key skills and experience required for this role:
- Demonstrable experience and specialised skills in project/programme management methodologies and techniques for planning, monitoring, and controlling, including resource planning and risk management
- Demonstrable experience of working in a complex environment delivering and/or leading multiple concurrent and successful projects and programmes
- Experience of exhibiting credibility to build relationships and influence others
- Understanding of a range of practices to support the adoption of information or transformation
- Demonstrable experience of overcoming barriers to change, innovation or transformation
- Ability to work with and through others
- Ability to develop and build networks and alliances to achieve objectives
- A strong commitment to equity, and diverse and inclusive teams and principles
- Experience in preparing, delivering and facilitating online and in-person meetings to share learning and insights around complex programmes of work
- Ability to effectively manage a complex range of competing priorities to achieve goals
- Ability to capture, synthesise and present complex data and information in order to engage stakeholders and measure progress
- Ability to actively identify opportunities and respond to feedback to improve projects and programmes
- Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically, and creatively
- A working knowledge of health inequalities and what is needed to ensure equity of access to services
- An understanding of the importance of patient, carer and community involvement in the effective development, adoption and spread of health innovation
- Experience in delivering a supportive and collaborative approach to people management
- Project and/or programme management qualifications is desirable
- Good IT skills, particularly in the use of MS Office.
