Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two ambitious project managers to lead the implementation improvement work through the South London Cardiac Operational Delivery Network (ODN).
The networks bring together partners across South London to drive clinically led improvements in outcomes and cost effectiveness, whilst reducing health inequalities for our populations. We are looking to recruit two substantive project managers to lead a portfolio of workstreams alongside the network manager and relevant clinical leads.
The successful candidates will be responsible for ensuring patients have equitable, timely and, where appropriate, local access to comprehensive, high quality, clinically sustainable and financially viable cardiac services irrespective of where, when, or how, they access services.
The Cardiovascular Networks are hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, with an office based predominantly at St Thomas' Hospital, working with and across all network sites in South London and potentially beyond. The team have a hybrid working arrangement, working from home, the office and provider sites.
Interviews will be held W/C 19 August 2024.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will work closely with clinical leaders and colleagues across the network, programmes, and initiatives both at local and London levels.
You will need to be able to work across a range of clinical teams and have the experience to navigate multiple organisations. You will work with the existing overarching workstreams of cardiac interventions, directing and advancing their progress toward high quality healthcare, with targeted improvement of patient experience, quality, and value for money.
The role is suitable for those with excellent project management skills and coming from an operational/clinical background wishing to broaden their experience, as well as those coming from a strategic and/or clinical network background. Candidates should have demonstrable experience of delivering clinical pathway redesign, transformational change initiatives and have significant influencing and persuasions skills to engage with the wide range of teams and stakeholders for the programmes.
About us
The South London Cardiovascular Networks bring together partners from across South London and neighbouring Kent, Surrey, and Sussex to drive clinically-led improvements in outcomes and quality of care across patient pathways, in patient experience, and in value for money.
The Networks support integrated commissioning boards (ICBs), provider organisations, clinicians and patients by providing access to specialist resources and expertise, including objective analysis and advice on strategic change and co-commissioning. This clinical leadership enables partnership working to achieve benefits, in particular reconfiguration of pathways through prioritisation of interventions which will result in significant savings, contributing to the delivery of high quality, cost effective patient care.
The elements within the Networks include the Cardiac Operational Delivery Network, the South East Vascular Network, and the South West Vascular Network. The work programmes are harmonious and interrelated, creating a streamlined, yet holistic, solution to strategic and operational improvements in cardiovascular services in South London, with reach into Kent, Surrey, and Sussex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
About the South London Cardiac ODN
Established in 2018 following an NHS England analysis of South London specialised commissioning, the ODN was tasked with accelerating improvements in care pathways, strategic procurement, inter hospital transfers and multidisciplinary team working.
Since then, the ODN has expanded its work programme to encompass many clinical workstreams with cross cutting work areas. There are three main functions to the ODN, underpinned by focussing on health inequalities, population health, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability:
- Improving patient experience, redesigning end to end pathways that support patient led care;
- Improving quality, for optimal safe quality services provided in line with best practice standards; and
- Improving value for money to bridge the gap between rate of growth in service funding and allocated spend.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
About the South London Cardiac ODN
Established in 2018 following an NHS England analysis of South London specialised commissioning, the ODN was tasked with accelerating improvements in care pathways, strategic procurement, inter hospital transfers and multidisciplinary team working.
Since then, the ODN has expanded its work programme to encompass many clinical workstreams with cross cutting work areas. There are three main functions to the ODN, underpinned by focussing on health inequalities, population health, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability:
- Improving patient experience, redesigning end to end pathways that support patient led care;
- Improving quality, for optimal safe quality services provided in line with best practice standards; and
- Improving value for money to bridge the gap between rate of growth in service funding and allocated spend.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Formal qualification in project management (PRINCE 2) to practitioner level or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Project management experience in managing complex services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment.
- Experience of managing complex budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas.
Skills
Essential
- Use advanced analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data.
- Work flexibly, prioritise workloads and resource them in response to changing demands and requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Formal qualification in project management (PRINCE 2) to practitioner level or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Project management experience in managing complex services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment.
- Experience of managing complex budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas.
Skills
Essential
- Use advanced analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data.
- Work flexibly, prioritise workloads and resource them in response to changing demands and requirements.
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
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).
