MHLDA Project Manager

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

The closing date is 06 May 2024

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced project lead or manager to join our MHLDA Collaborative in a project manager capacity; the role supports the MHLDA Collaborative in Northamptonshire in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service delivery. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery, developing and implementing policy and engaging with our partners across our system.

We are particularly interested to hear from individuals who have experience of supporting reducing health inequalities and can work across multiple different organisations to ensure that we are improving access and outcomes for our whole population.

Main duties of the job

Operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment and proactively engage with ICB and ICBs working on a variety of topics.
Work effectively with a variety of external consultancies working on other projects and programmes within other NHS directorates as required.
Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, presenting information, to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting.
Have the ability to deal with resulting potentially aggressive/antagonistic situations.
Committed to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of business sensitive issues.
Nurture key relationships and maintains networks internally and externally, including national networks. Close liaison with the Communications and Stakeholder team on public relations and marketing activities.
Link with managers and members of other functions, to address inter- dependencies and ensure alignment.
Apply a structured change management approach and methodology for the impact of any change.
Deputise for the MHLDA Programme Manager lead as required, expanding on knowledge, skills and experience within personal professional development.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

19 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TF121-MH

Job locations

Kettering

NN15 7PW

Job description

Job responsibilities

To oversee team members to deliver the requirements listed above; engage and liaise with key stakeholder, in particular:
- To support the delivery of day to day activities and projects.
- To manage team and drive delivery of a range of business initiatives and projects.
- To support the identification and sharing of best practice in employee engagement.
- To operate in a highly political and sensitive environment.
- Support the portfolio of initiatives in demonstrating value for money for the current spend through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits.
- To support the delivery of strategy defined by national and local policy, (Right Care, Right Person, etc), NHS England publications (NHS Long Term Plan, Suicide Prevention Strategy), research papers or clinical practice guidance (NICE Guidance, RCPscyh, Kings Fund, etc)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To oversee team members to deliver the requirements listed above; engage and liaise with key stakeholder, in particular:
- To support the delivery of day to day activities and projects.
- To manage team and drive delivery of a range of business initiatives and projects.
- To support the identification and sharing of best practice in employee engagement.
- To operate in a highly political and sensitive environment.
- Support the portfolio of initiatives in demonstrating value for money for the current spend through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits.
- To support the delivery of strategy defined by national and local policy, (Right Care, Right Person, etc), NHS England publications (NHS Long Term Plan, Suicide Prevention Strategy), research papers or clinical practice guidance (NICE Guidance, RCPscyh, Kings Fund, etc)

Person Specification

Essential

Experience as a project lead, project manager or programme lead
Understanding of MHLDA
Qualified in project management - PRINCE, QSIR or equivalent

Desirable

Demonstrable awareness of health inequalities
Demonstrable awareness of system working and/or partnership working

Essential

Experience of system working
Experience of policy development and implementation

Desirable

Leadership of complex projects

Person Specification

Essential

Experience as a project lead, project manager or programme lead
Understanding of MHLDA
Qualified in project management - PRINCE, QSIR or equivalent

Desirable

Demonstrable awareness of health inequalities
Demonstrable awareness of system working and/or partnership working

Essential

Experience of system working
Experience of policy development and implementation

Desirable

Leadership of complex projects

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.