Job summary
Fixed term contract 12 months, 2 days per week (possibility of additional day).
Hosted by North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWAngliaFT), based at Peterborough City Hospital
This role is to lead on the development of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Faculty and its related work streams for the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough STP.
Were looking for an enthusiastic, results orientated person with good project management skills. You will also need to be able to effectively communicate and influence to drive the Faculty within the system. There will be opportunities to work with AHP leaders across the county, gaining valuable experience and strategic insight.
You will have knowledge of clinical and operational practice in the NHS and experience of project management and it will be important to be able to understand issues from the user perspective, ensuring the deliverable of the project are aligned with stakeholder needs.
Main duties of the job
Principle Objectives:
- To support the C&P AHP Faculty programmes to deliver business process and service improvement changes.
- To assemble and manage System wide change projects and project teams required to deliver the projects. Ensure projects are aligned with AHP Faculty requirements.
- To ensure project benefits realisation.
- To ensure safe and seamless integration with other existing projects and services.
About us
Agile Working
We recognise the need to develop modern working practices to enable our employees to maximise their performance and productivity whilst maintaining a good work life balance and so have adopted an Agile working methodology as outlined within our Agile and Flexible Working Policy.
Agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust and options are detailed on the Agile Working Matrix attached to this post.Talk to the recruiting manager about what this means in practice for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for planning and advising on the implementation of new and changing business processes to facilitate and realise quality of service and financial benefits. This may include working with stakeholders to prepare business cases and change management plans.
- To ensure impacts to services and business processes are properly considered, understood and managed as part of any service improvement or change within the organisations
**Please read full job description attached. **
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for planning and advising on the implementation of new and changing business processes to facilitate and realise quality of service and financial benefits. This may include working with stakeholders to prepare business cases and change management plans.
- To ensure impacts to services and business processes are properly considered, understood and managed as part of any service improvement or change within the organisations
**Please read full job description attached. **
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent level of knowledge, experience and skills
- Training or experience in Programme Management
- In depth knowledge of NHS hospital systems acquired through formal study & self-study. Ongoing self-led programme of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Clear understanding of NHS management and reporting requirements
- Master's degree or equivalent level of knowledge, experience and skills
- Project Management Qualification e.g. Prince 2 Practitioner
- Leadership course or qualification
- Formal training in Quality, service improvement and redesign or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of implementing a wide variety of business change projects to a formal methodology within large public sector organisations
- Experience of risk, issue and project change management
- Experience in building credible project plans, identifying activities, resources, timescales and milestones and critical path.
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries and of delivering projects across multi-disciplined sites working with multiple stakeholders
- Experience of using and implementing a wide range of quality project management tools, templates and techniques
- Experience of writing clear and concise checkpoint and highlight reports on a number of complex issues.
Desirable
- Implementation of complex programmes within the NHS
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the NHS environment and the current change agenda.
- Developed knowledge of project management methodology, processes, structure and governance.
- Able to provide subject matter expertise on project management in complex environments
- Knowledge of benefits management processes
- Knowledge of formal stakeholder management and communication tools and techniques and their use in projects
Desirable
- QSIR, Lean, Six Sigma or other business process reengineering methodologies
- Knowledge of a wider range of useful tools used during the implementation of change, for example RACI charts estimation tools, SPC charts etc.
Skills
Essential
- Able to develop a range of plans based on strategic objectives and CIP's within the given timescales
- Able to think strategically and evaluate the longer term impact of proposals
- Able to gain the confidence and respect of others in order to deliver within a complex function and be able to build positive relationships with managers, colleagues and key stakeholders
- Able to provide constructive feedback to others in a supportive encouraging way
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Able to present effectively, to a wide variety of audiences in an engaging manner that makes information clear and obtains buy in.
- Able to work independently where necessary, to tight deadlines and to prioritise effectively against conflicting priorities.
- Able to work as part of a team and able to lead and direct multi skilled teams
- Able to use the Microsoft Office Suite to an advanced standard (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,)
Desirable
- Able to use Microsoft Project
- Facilitation skills
- Budget and financial management skills
Other
Essential
- Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours
- Be prepared to work across sites as and when required
- Professional appearance & behaviour
- Good previous attendance record
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent level of knowledge, experience and skills
- Training or experience in Programme Management
- In depth knowledge of NHS hospital systems acquired through formal study & self-study. Ongoing self-led programme of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Clear understanding of NHS management and reporting requirements
- Master's degree or equivalent level of knowledge, experience and skills
- Project Management Qualification e.g. Prince 2 Practitioner
- Leadership course or qualification
- Formal training in Quality, service improvement and redesign or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of implementing a wide variety of business change projects to a formal methodology within large public sector organisations
- Experience of risk, issue and project change management
- Experience in building credible project plans, identifying activities, resources, timescales and milestones and critical path.
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries and of delivering projects across multi-disciplined sites working with multiple stakeholders
- Experience of using and implementing a wide range of quality project management tools, templates and techniques
- Experience of writing clear and concise checkpoint and highlight reports on a number of complex issues.
Desirable
- Implementation of complex programmes within the NHS
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the NHS environment and the current change agenda.
- Developed knowledge of project management methodology, processes, structure and governance.
- Able to provide subject matter expertise on project management in complex environments
- Knowledge of benefits management processes
- Knowledge of formal stakeholder management and communication tools and techniques and their use in projects
Desirable
- QSIR, Lean, Six Sigma or other business process reengineering methodologies
- Knowledge of a wider range of useful tools used during the implementation of change, for example RACI charts estimation tools, SPC charts etc.
Skills
Essential
- Able to develop a range of plans based on strategic objectives and CIP's within the given timescales
- Able to think strategically and evaluate the longer term impact of proposals
- Able to gain the confidence and respect of others in order to deliver within a complex function and be able to build positive relationships with managers, colleagues and key stakeholders
- Able to provide constructive feedback to others in a supportive encouraging way
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Able to present effectively, to a wide variety of audiences in an engaging manner that makes information clear and obtains buy in.
- Able to work independently where necessary, to tight deadlines and to prioritise effectively against conflicting priorities.
- Able to work as part of a team and able to lead and direct multi skilled teams
- Able to use the Microsoft Office Suite to an advanced standard (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,)
Desirable
- Able to use Microsoft Project
- Facilitation skills
- Budget and financial management skills
Other
Essential
- Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours
- Be prepared to work across sites as and when required
- Professional appearance & behaviour
- Good previous attendance record
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
