Job summary
This is an exciting new position as the NCA embarks on an organisation wide Electronic Patient Programme. This role will be instrumental in establishing and leading the programme to achieve a successful delivery of transformational change across the NCA.
Establishing and leading a multi-disciplined team with a strong focus on clinical engagement and digital as a critical enabler to NCA wide business change in our processes, patient experience and for colleagues, patients and service users.
This is a senior level role working with stakeholders across the trust at all levels and wider across Greater Manchester.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for oversight of all aspects of the programme life cycle including:
Responsible for the development of Programme Plans for the Readiness and Implementation Phases of the EPR programme.
Responsible for ensuring Risks and Issues are appropriately documented, managed and escalated as required to the SRO.
Responsible for all Programme reporting requirements for the unified EPR programme.
Lead Programme Boards comprising Group and / or Hospital Senior Management and / or clinical teams to ensure that the programmes and individual projects are being delivered on time, in budget and using influencing and persuasive skills to ensure programme /project outcomes are managed and agreed and there is maximum benefit realisation. This will involve analysing highly complex facts or situations and making contentious decisions such as, to exclude clinical scope and / or functionality.
Engage with clinical and managerial stakeholders to develop, agree, maintain and implement roll out plans, reporting key milestones and escalating slippages and other issues where necessary.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible for oversight of all aspects of the programme life cycle including:
Responsible for the development of Programme Plans for the Readiness and Implementation Phases of the EPR programme.
Responsible for ensuring Risks and Issues are appropriately documented, managed and escalated as required to the SRO.
Responsible for all Programme reporting requirements for the unified EPR programme.
Work alongside the EPR Procurement Lead to undertake the procurement, negotiation, and finalisation of contract through to signature.
Ensuring programme milestones are achieved through management of the programme team and ensuring that effective programme management and governance structures and arrangements are in place.
Lead Programme Boards comprising Group and / or Hospital Senior Management and / or clinical teams to ensure that the programmes and individual projects are being delivered on time, in budget and using influencing and persuasive skills to ensure programme /project outcomes are managed and agreed and there is maximum benefit realisation. This will involve analysing highly complex facts or situations and making contentious decisions such as, to exclude clinical scope and / or functionality.
Engage with clinical and managerial stakeholders to develop, agree, maintain and implement roll out plans, reporting key milestones and escalating slippages and other issues where necessary.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible for oversight of all aspects of the programme life cycle including:
Responsible for the development of Programme Plans for the Readiness and Implementation Phases of the EPR programme.
Responsible for ensuring Risks and Issues are appropriately documented, managed and escalated as required to the SRO.
Responsible for all Programme reporting requirements for the unified EPR programme.
Work alongside the EPR Procurement Lead to undertake the procurement, negotiation, and finalisation of contract through to signature.
Ensuring programme milestones are achieved through management of the programme team and ensuring that effective programme management and governance structures and arrangements are in place.
Lead Programme Boards comprising Group and / or Hospital Senior Management and / or clinical teams to ensure that the programmes and individual projects are being delivered on time, in budget and using influencing and persuasive skills to ensure programme /project outcomes are managed and agreed and there is maximum benefit realisation. This will involve analysing highly complex facts or situations and making contentious decisions such as, to exclude clinical scope and / or functionality.
Engage with clinical and managerial stakeholders to develop, agree, maintain and implement roll out plans, reporting key milestones and escalating slippages and other issues where necessary.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level/ equivalent professional qualification or relevant experience
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Portfolio, Programme and or Project Management qualification i.e., MSP, PRinCE 2
Experience
Essential
- Significant leadership experience at a senior level in the NHS
- Experience at Director level in an NHS Acute Trust or healthcare related environment
- Experience of leading a similarly complex EPR implementation(s) with a minimum of five years transformation and change programme experience across an NHS or Healthcare setting
- Experience of leading complex large scale Transformation projects /programmes with system wide Health and Social Care senior stakeholders
- Proven experience and ability in managing operational performance with tight financial constraints demonstrating effective budget management
- Demonstrate experience of building, maintaining and leveraging successful relationships with all colleagues especially clinicians within complex organisations
Leadership and Management Skills
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills - must be able to articulate complex issues to a wide range of recipients, both written and verbally
- Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills, with the ability to engage, build and sustain relationships both within the Trust and within external organisations
- Able to demonstrate sound financial management skills and understand business centred approach to healthcare provision
- Excellent project and programme management skills as project manager or sponsor. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Exhibits a drive, energy and enthusiasm and resilience to drive through and achieve end results and improvements
Desirable
- oWell-developed IT literacy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level/ equivalent professional qualification or relevant experience
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Portfolio, Programme and or Project Management qualification i.e., MSP, PRinCE 2
Experience
Essential
- Significant leadership experience at a senior level in the NHS
- Experience at Director level in an NHS Acute Trust or healthcare related environment
- Experience of leading a similarly complex EPR implementation(s) with a minimum of five years transformation and change programme experience across an NHS or Healthcare setting
- Experience of leading complex large scale Transformation projects /programmes with system wide Health and Social Care senior stakeholders
- Proven experience and ability in managing operational performance with tight financial constraints demonstrating effective budget management
- Demonstrate experience of building, maintaining and leveraging successful relationships with all colleagues especially clinicians within complex organisations
Leadership and Management Skills
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills - must be able to articulate complex issues to a wide range of recipients, both written and verbally
- Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills, with the ability to engage, build and sustain relationships both within the Trust and within external organisations
- Able to demonstrate sound financial management skills and understand business centred approach to healthcare provision
- Excellent project and programme management skills as project manager or sponsor. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Exhibits a drive, energy and enthusiasm and resilience to drive through and achieve end results and improvements
Desirable
- oWell-developed IT literacy
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).