Job summary
From the Catford Cat to the Brixton Windmill and Chislehurst Caves, South East London is a vibrant, fun, unique and richly diverse place to live, grow, learn and work.
The South East London integrated care system (ICS) brings together the organisations responsible for health and care services in south east London, to make the greatest possible contribution to the health and wellbeing of people living in our six boroughs.
Staff are at the centre of our collective ambition for greater integration and better care.
The SEL ICS People Function has been established to bring these partners together to deliver the 'one workforce' ambition, making the health and care system a better place to work and live.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Health and Care Hub Manager supported by the Mayor's Academy Programme and hosted by Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
In this role you will work closely with service and education providers to support recruitment and retention within health and care. This forms a key part of our commitment to the Anchor agenda and supporting our local population
You will need to have extensive project management experience. You will be experienced in delivering against strategic workforce priorities with a clear understanding of education, recruitment and retention issues across all staff groups - including root cause issues. You will support the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda and exhibit strong communication and organisation skills.
Main duties of the job
This role will be part of the SEL ICS People Function the post holder will report into the Head of Workforce Strategy and Planning.
On a day-to-day basis, the post holder will:
- Work with the SEL Health and Care Hub Steering group and associated sub groups to develop and agree a phased programme plan for Hub activity
- Play a key role in ensuring that all stakeholders feel engaged with the hub and are pivotal in the overall design
- Work closely with HEIs who will be providing skills training on behalf of the hub
- Grow networks in the local community to raise awareness and engagement
- Lead on delivery of set targets through a range of initiatives including strategic planning for borough based actions, key contributions to a communication strategy and partnership working with education and service providers
In return you will be working with a wide range of stakeholders from across the ICS, who are ambitious and dedicated to creating a better experience for all our staff across health and care in South East London.
About us
This post is part of the SEL ICS Workforce Programme hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and as such the post holder will be an employee of GSTT and expected to adhere to the Trust values and standards.
We are offering this opportunity as a 2 year fixed term or secondment, and particularly welcome applications from within our partner organisations across South East London. We are committed to supporting our staff and welcome applications for both full, part and flexible working patterns
Job description
Job responsibilities
Prospective candidates should review the job description which provides a clear oversight of the expected values, behaviours and competencies we expect of the Health and Care Hub Manager.
For further details and to arrange an informal conversation contact SELICSworkforce@gstt.nhs.uk
Interview Date 10th March
Job description
Job responsibilities
Prospective candidates should review the job description which provides a clear oversight of the expected values, behaviours and competencies we expect of the Health and Care Hub Manager.
For further details and to arrange an informal conversation contact SELICSworkforce@gstt.nhs.uk
Interview Date 10th March
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience
- Formal qualification in Project management (PRINCE 2) or equivalent
Previous experience
Essential
- Evidence of leading successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including business case preparation, service initiation / commissioning, contract negotiation, and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures
- Extensive programme management experience in large complex organisations, including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment
- Experience of managing large, multi-stranded budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas
Skills / Knowledge / Ability
Essential
- Work flexibly, prioritise workloads and resource them in response to changing demands and requirements
- Excellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills with a track record in consistently delivering performance targets and writing complex business cases, policies and change
- Ability to find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience
- Formal qualification in Project management (PRINCE 2) or equivalent
Previous experience
Essential
- Evidence of leading successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including business case preparation, service initiation / commissioning, contract negotiation, and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures
- Extensive programme management experience in large complex organisations, including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment
- Experience of managing large, multi-stranded budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas
Skills / Knowledge / Ability
Essential
- Work flexibly, prioritise workloads and resource them in response to changing demands and requirements
- Excellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills with a track record in consistently delivering performance targets and writing complex business cases, policies and change
- Ability to find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems
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).
