Job summary
Do you want to help improve the quality of maternity care for Women in East London?
At The Royal London we have a vacancy for a Maternity Project lead who will work with clinical and managerial colleagues across our services and wider health system to deliver improvement projects on a wide range of topics from staffing establishments to estates to care pathways.
If you are a skilled project manager who is keen to achieve real positive change whilst living by our WeCare values, then please do apply to join our team.
Your role will be instrumental in ensuring our service is fully functional to support transformational change and a provide a safe service that is aligned to the Better births and national agenda.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with clinical and managerial colleagues across the maternity services and wider health systems, they will lead on scoping current practices including but not exclusively, staffing establishments, community estates and maternity care pathways. They will ensure the service is fully functional to support transformational change and a safe service that is aligned to the Better births and national agenda.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the maternity service. Other duties may be added as appropriate.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake a programme of work, with regular review and support, to help meet the objectives of RLH Maternity
- Support clinical staff in the delivery of identified workstreams in the maternity programme
- Work closely with clinical colleagues and stakeholders as part of a team to support the delivery of projects, identify and overcome health inequities within the maternity services across The Royal London
- Support the monitoring and reporting on the programme progress and outcomes, including gathering data and completing reporting and assurance templates.
- Communicate effectively and promote the Trusts Equality and Diversity policy. with a range of stakeholders, service leads and clinicians across The Royal London Hospital, community midwifery services and East London local maternity system, an ethnically and culturally diverse area.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake a programme of work, with regular review and support, to help meet the objectives of RLH Maternity
- Support clinical staff in the delivery of identified workstreams in the maternity programme
- Work closely with clinical colleagues and stakeholders as part of a team to support the delivery of projects, identify and overcome health inequities within the maternity services across The Royal London
- Support the monitoring and reporting on the programme progress and outcomes, including gathering data and completing reporting and assurance templates.
- Communicate effectively and promote the Trusts Equality and Diversity policy. with a range of stakeholders, service leads and clinicians across The Royal London Hospital, community midwifery services and East London local maternity system, an ethnically and culturally diverse area.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oKnowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training.
- oMust understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policies.
- oProven track record of successful and sustained management in an NHS Trust or similar organisation.
- oEvidence of a track record in change management
- oHas experience of putting together a business case and contributing to its implementation
- oExperience of managing people and teams
- oExperience in developing creative solutions to problems
- oLeading capacity planning, influencing behaviours of external bodies
Desirable
- oInvolvement in NHS service development and reconfiguration.
- oLeading capacity planning, influencing behaviours of external bodies.
- oSuccessful delivery of organisational change.
- oExperience of acute Hospital Information System or Patient Administration Systems
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent verbal and written communication skills
- oExperience and confidence in engaging with diverse groups of people from all sectors and levels
- oAbility to pull together comprehensive draft reports, data analysis and presentations
- oNegotiating, networking and persuasive/influencing skills
Desirable
- oExperience of improvement methodologies & successful delivery in acute services
Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to degree level or equivalent qualification and or experience
- oIn-depth knowledge in several management principles acquired through training and experience to Masters level or equivalent
Desirable
- oEvidence of further professional academic or management studies
- oPrince 2 qualification
- oPostgraduate management diploma or equivalent or equivalent
Specific requirements
Essential
- oProblem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- oProven ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative information to identify key themes and issues and make recommendations
- oAbility to manage wide and ever- changing workload building knowledge and understanding of new areas quickly
- oExcellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise
- oStrategic Planning
- oInter-agency communication and negotiation
- oProject management
- oImplementing change and evaluation
- oAnalytical skills
- oInfluencing and creativity
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oKnowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training.
- oMust understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policies.
- oProven track record of successful and sustained management in an NHS Trust or similar organisation.
- oEvidence of a track record in change management
- oHas experience of putting together a business case and contributing to its implementation
- oExperience of managing people and teams
- oExperience in developing creative solutions to problems
- oLeading capacity planning, influencing behaviours of external bodies
Desirable
- oInvolvement in NHS service development and reconfiguration.
- oLeading capacity planning, influencing behaviours of external bodies.
- oSuccessful delivery of organisational change.
- oExperience of acute Hospital Information System or Patient Administration Systems
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent verbal and written communication skills
- oExperience and confidence in engaging with diverse groups of people from all sectors and levels
- oAbility to pull together comprehensive draft reports, data analysis and presentations
- oNegotiating, networking and persuasive/influencing skills
Desirable
- oExperience of improvement methodologies & successful delivery in acute services
Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to degree level or equivalent qualification and or experience
- oIn-depth knowledge in several management principles acquired through training and experience to Masters level or equivalent
Desirable
- oEvidence of further professional academic or management studies
- oPrince 2 qualification
- oPostgraduate management diploma or equivalent or equivalent
Specific requirements
Essential
- oProblem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- oProven ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative information to identify key themes and issues and make recommendations
- oAbility to manage wide and ever- changing workload building knowledge and understanding of new areas quickly
- oExcellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise
- oStrategic Planning
- oInter-agency communication and negotiation
- oProject management
- oImplementing change and evaluation
- oAnalytical skills
- oInfluencing and creativity
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).
