Transformation Project Manager

Job summary

Our staff are our biggest asset, and as an organisation we have an obligation to get the right balance between patient safety, cost and efficiency. The Right People Programme is our Trustwide transformation programme which will enable us to achieve this.

The programmes vision is: 'to enable the delivery of patient centred exceptional care by working together, to ensure we have the right people with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time'.

Benefits of the programme are multifaceted, primarily focusing on people and quality, whilst ensuring the effective use of our resources. Effective rostering is fundamental in looking after our people, providing equity and certainty for our staff, enabling people to plan their lives, achieving work/life balance, and positively impacting on wellbeing.

This is a pivotal role within the core programme team, requiring the postholder to work in partnership with colleagues to deliver transformational change, engaging at a senior level with a wide range of stakeholders across the Trust.

This postholder will be responsible for providing expert project / improvement knowledge and techniques to support in the co-ordination, scoping and implementation of work streams under the Right People Programme. This role will also support the programme and workstreams in ensuring projects are established, run and monitored as part of the Trust Programme Management Office governance framework.

Main duties of the job

Core responsibilities may include but are not limited to;

To have experience and knowledge of robust project management methodologies and ensuring they are followed, to include project definition, scoping, implementation, timescales, monitoring of financial and non-financial benefits, risk, governance, reporting, communication and evaluating.

To have experience and knowledge and understanding of continuous improvement.

To support the development of effective partnership working with key service providers, internal managers, and other stakeholders in relation to projects, often acting as a central point of contact, responding proactively, and highlighting issues raised to the appropriate improvement lead.

To engage, facilitate and motivate multi-disciplinary teams, working with staff at all levels in the organisation.

Promoting new behaviours, culture and ways of working associated with the Improvement Practice.

Deliver presentations on progress with areas of work.

Closing date of applications: 9 October 2024

Interview date: 23 October 2024

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your linemanagerand have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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