Job summary
The Black Country and West Birmingham Integrated Care System has four acute trusts- Royal Wolverhampton NHS trust, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Dudley Group of Hospitals and Walsall Healthcare.
Development of a provider collaborative between the four trusts in the Black Country and West Birmingham commenced in December 2020. Since then, a programme of work has developed centring on clinical services and back office as delivery work streams, with a range of enabling work streams covering IT, workforce, governance, intelligence and communications.
As a project manager within the Black Country Provider Collaborative you will work across the clinical services and enabling workstreams to progress plans for each area, working with colleagues across the four trusts to deliver the vision and ambition. You will work with a range of clinical, nursing and managerial colleagues to develop speciality networks, plan programmes of work and implement change through clearly defined projects as part of the Provider Collaboratives Acute Services Reconfiguration programme.
Hosted by Dudley Group of Hospitals, you will work with colleagues across all four acute trusts in the Black Country which includes Royal Wolverhampton, Walsall Healthcare and Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trusts.
Main duties of the job
- Providing high-quality project management including project planning and administration, risk management, and reporting
- Co-ordinating, supporting and attending programme meetings and events as required, eg supporting forward agenda planning, co-ordinating papers and contributions, taking meeting minutes, managing and following up action logs.
- Managing and maintaining high quality project and programme documentation, consistent with the overall approach of the PMO, eg programme/project plans, risks and issues log
- Supporting the proactive management of key risks and issues ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate or respond.
- Supporting in the development of policies or standard operating procedures in relation to specialist area of work
- Develop and maintain excellent collaborative working relationships, fostering working in an integrated way across the four acute providers and with other stakeholders beyond the APC.
- Supporting and working closely with operational and clinical teams within Trusts to ensure the delivery of project and overall programme objectives
- Supporting the development of short, medium and long term business plans.
- Presenting project information and issues, explaining complexities, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Supporting the development of good communication and information flows regarding the APC within the four acute providers
- Operating effectively in a highly political and sensitive environment
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as BAME, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.
We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Evidence of continued professional development
Knowledge and Training
Essential
- Demonstrated experience of managing and coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- Qualification in Project Management or equivalent demonstrable relevant experience
- Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
- Experience of managing risks and reporting
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence for a senior audience
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence for a senior audience
- Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise communications for dissemination to a broad range of stakeholders as required;
- Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information and present complex and sensitive information to large groups and senior stakeholders
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- Numerate, with excellent analytical skills including ability to use Excel to analyse and present complex quantitative data
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Commitment to collaborative working and to the goals and purpose of the APC
Physical Skills
Essential
- Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Tenacity: demonstrates high levels of self-belief, drive, enthusiasm and stamina to achieve goals and see things through
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Evidence of continued professional development
Knowledge and Training
Essential
- Demonstrated experience of managing and coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- Qualification in Project Management or equivalent demonstrable relevant experience
- Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
- Experience of managing risks and reporting
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence for a senior audience
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence for a senior audience
- Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise communications for dissemination to a broad range of stakeholders as required;
- Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information and present complex and sensitive information to large groups and senior stakeholders
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- Numerate, with excellent analytical skills including ability to use Excel to analyse and present complex quantitative data
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Commitment to collaborative working and to the goals and purpose of the APC
Physical Skills
Essential
- Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Tenacity: demonstrates high levels of self-belief, drive, enthusiasm and stamina to achieve goals and see things through
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances
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).
