Job summary
On behalf of the Great North Healthcare Alliance, the successful applicant will provide the coordination and collaboration of improvements to Urology services. The individual, with the help of the clinical teams and the individual service management teams, will help to improve access and standardise pathways of care (in particular cancer) for patients across the three Trusts (Newcastle, Gateshead and Northumbria). The individual will report to the relevant organisations and give updates to the Alliance on progress.
The post holder is required to plan and implement the most appropriate way of working to ensure delivery of the complex broad range of project objectives and to deliver a performance plan which will be sustainable and will impact across the Great North Healthcare Alliance.
Working collaboratively across all 3 organisations, the focus will be on optimising clinical pathways by establishing the demand and associated capacity across all Trusts.
This role offers an exciting and unique opportunity to work across several large organizations with the aim of improving clinical care across the network.
- Interview Date Friday, 16 August 2024
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
Main duties of the job
- Work closely with managers, clinicians, department heads, HR and Finance across the three Trusts in the alliance
- Plan and organise a range of complex activities and programmes
- Understand clinical pathways and work with clinical teams in identifying and introducing improvements
- communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to a range of different audiences using a range of different communication methods
- working with a range of clinicians to bring about service change across complex pathways
- negotiate and influence to deliver change
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage, on behalf of the Great North Healthcare Alliance, the coordination and collaboration of improvements to Urology services. The individual, working closely the clinical teams and the individual service management teams, will help to improve access and standardise pathways of care (in particular cancer) for patients across the three Trusts (Newcastle, Gateshead and Northumbria). The individual will report to the relevant organisations and give updates to the Alliance on progress.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage, on behalf of the Great North Healthcare Alliance, the coordination and collaboration of improvements to Urology services. The individual, working closely the clinical teams and the individual service management teams, will help to improve access and standardise pathways of care (in particular cancer) for patients across the three Trusts (Newcastle, Gateshead and Northumbria). The individual will report to the relevant organisations and give updates to the Alliance on progress.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development through postgraduate training and study appropriate to the post, equivalent to Masters Level.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of successful organisational change management in a complex environment.
- Strong knowledge and experience of project management.
- Recent experience in a range of different NHS environments.
- Previous experience in the area of project management with highly developed project management skills and knowledge to work independently in this field.
Desirable
- Experience of working between multiple service providers within a network or collaboration within the NHS
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to work autonomously, interpreting national policy and regulations for the benefit of the Alliance
- Ability to make judgements involving highly complex facts and situations
- Able to plan and organise a range of complex activities and programmes
- Able to communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to a range of different audiences using a range of different communication methods
- Experience of working with a range of clinicians to bring about service change across complex pathways
- Able to negotiate and influence to deliver change
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development through postgraduate training and study appropriate to the post, equivalent to Masters Level.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of successful organisational change management in a complex environment.
- Strong knowledge and experience of project management.
- Recent experience in a range of different NHS environments.
- Previous experience in the area of project management with highly developed project management skills and knowledge to work independently in this field.
Desirable
- Experience of working between multiple service providers within a network or collaboration within the NHS
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to work autonomously, interpreting national policy and regulations for the benefit of the Alliance
- Ability to make judgements involving highly complex facts and situations
- Able to plan and organise a range of complex activities and programmes
- Able to communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to a range of different audiences using a range of different communication methods
- Experience of working with a range of clinicians to bring about service change across complex pathways
- Able to negotiate and influence to deliver change
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).
