Job summary
The main purpose of the post is leading delivery of large scale improvement programmes for service improvement.
The role will support both the Senior Programme Development Lead and Associate Director of Programmes and Performance in implementing large-scale innovation improvement programmes across Greater Manchester
Main duties of the job
This post is fixed term up to 31st March 2025.
We are seeking an experienced programme manager to programme manage our Cardiovascular programme. Candidates should have demonstrable experience and expertise in programme management and hold relevant qualifications. This role will act as a coordinator between multiple health and care projects supporting our Cardiovascular programme within the Health Innovation Manchester portfolio. You will need to be agile and adaptive to manage and monitor multiple projects, be experienced in Microsoft Programmes (MSP) software and possess excellent communication skills. Being flexible in your approach and able to develop effective solutions is vital to the success of this role.
About us
Health Innovation Manchester works at the forefront of healthcare innovation to discover, develop and deploy new healthcare solutions.
We harness the power of the NHS, wider health and care systems, industry and academia within our region to address major challenges and tackle inequalities.
We are fast becoming an international leader in health innovation and digital healthcare, transforming the health & wellbeing of citizens across Greater Manchester.
Here at HInM we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes.
We are positively challenging traditional organisational barriers which get in the way of care delivery and are continuously working to improve our collective offer to staff in areas including health & wellbeing, benefits, including training and development along with flexible working.
Working in a hybrid model, our offices in Citylabs Manchester provide a great collaborative and creative working space.
If you want to experience working for an organisation that is empowering teams to create a positive working culture in a supportive and safe environment, making their staff feel valued and motivated then apply now.
We may close the vacancy as soon as sufficient applications have been received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details, please refer to the job description ...
- Educated to masters degree level or relevant healthcare setting or equivalent level in experience and further training.
- Experience of working within and/or with multi-disciplinary teams, a proven track record of successful transformative and innovative working within health or health related settings.
- Manage projects and programmes within the Directorates portfolio, providing leadership and direction to ensure delivery on time and to desired quality.
- Management responsibilities for Project Managers.
- Provide advice, support, and guidance to Junior Project Managers in the team.
- Manage key relationships within the areas leading on maintaining effective and mutually supportive relationships with key partners NHS England, Health Education England, area teams, Clinical Commissioning Groups, patient groups, Healthcare professionals, Healthcare providers, the Department of Health, Local Government.
- Plan and execute engagement with stakeholders to understand the case for change, developing ways of working and implementing change.
- Providing project and change management expertise for the planning, execution and implementation of projects and programmes.
- Experience of leading on the understanding and documenting healthcare pathways including analysis of impact.
- Experience of systems that harness new technology and innovations.
- Experience of leading the production of Business Cases with recommendations and costings, project plans, risk logs, issues logs, milestones, resource requirements, training, and communication plans.
- Evidence of leading on quality improvement techniques and assurance mechanisms.
- Professional knowledge and specialist experience of leading successful programmes within a complex stakeholder environment within the NHS or similar sector.
- Provides support to senior colleagues on projects and programme, ensuring adequate briefings and notes are provided.
- Lead and facilitate stakeholder events and workshops.
- Able to manage challenging issues.
- Facilitate system integration of improvement work across the HInM footprint, working to align the priorities and work of GM Health and Social Care Partnership, NHS, HEI and Local Authority bodies.
- Support patient and community engagement for the delivery of business plan objectives.
- Experience of using tools and techniques to implement change including patient and process flow mapping.
- Able to communicate sensitive information about review of recommendations, change or performance with a high level of diplomacy.
- Able to manage implications for change and politically astute.
- Extensive programme and project management skills and experience.
- Actual use of the principles and theories of Quality Improvement.
- Knowledge and use of information and information systems used in the NHS.
- Able to handle large data sets to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Ability to make the connection between a vision and delivering real improvements at the frontline.
- Ability to identify, assimilate and interpret national strategies and policies to influence local practice.
- Evidence of advance analytic and problem-solving skills, specifically including measurement of improvement.
- Ability to manage a complex workload under pressure to deliver outcomes to fixed deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication, facilitation and presentation skills, organisational skills with demonstrated ability to execute projects.
- Experience of leading and delivery of projects and programmes, producing detailed programmes of work, scoping documents, case for change, project initiation documents with clear, realistic timelines and identified owners.
- Ability to manage risk and issues against timescales and initiating action where appropriate and escalating where necessary.
- Ability to plan, organise and deliver communications activity such as meeting, workshops, presentation, and events.
- Ability to effectively organise own time and priorities, excellent self-management, motivation, and time management skills.
- Ability to lead the implementation, management, and support change processes.
- Ability to negotiate, persuade and stimulate staff that may be resistant to change.
- Manage the collection, analysis and modelling and presentations of complex adapt to support projects and programmes.
- To undertake research to support project and programme activity.
- Providing advice and guidance to Junior Project Managers, line management to junior colleagues as directed by Director.
- Support recruitment, selection, task management and performance management.
- Able to assess robustness of data and ensure data for projects and programmes is sufficient and will pass scrutiny.
- Able to present data in a variety of formats, including bar charts and statistical process charts.
- An excellent listener and a clear and consistent communicator.
- Energetic and determined with a positive can do sense of confidence and high degree of personal integrity and emotional self-awareness.
- Independent, flexible, and entrepreneurial thinker, capable of working with ambiguity, results focused and resilient in the face of resistance.
- Able to take personal responsibility for operational objectives and learn and develop from success and failure.
- Supporting projects and programmes that will improve patient care and outcomes. Ensuring that patient and public involvement is a core element of all relevant programme/project activity.
- Keep abreast of changes to national policy and legislation, translating changes to internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure that standardised project plans and risk management tools are used and maintained relevant. Lead on the development of tools, templates, documentation methodologies and approaches used by the team.
- Works on own initiative, work is managed rather than supervision, within clearly defined policies/procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details, please refer to the job description ...
- Educated to masters degree level or relevant healthcare setting or equivalent level in experience and further training.
- Experience of working within and/or with multi-disciplinary teams, a proven track record of successful transformative and innovative working within health or health related settings.
- Manage projects and programmes within the Directorates portfolio, providing leadership and direction to ensure delivery on time and to desired quality.
- Management responsibilities for Project Managers.
- Provide advice, support, and guidance to Junior Project Managers in the team.
- Manage key relationships within the areas leading on maintaining effective and mutually supportive relationships with key partners NHS England, Health Education England, area teams, Clinical Commissioning Groups, patient groups, Healthcare professionals, Healthcare providers, the Department of Health, Local Government.
- Plan and execute engagement with stakeholders to understand the case for change, developing ways of working and implementing change.
- Providing project and change management expertise for the planning, execution and implementation of projects and programmes.
- Experience of leading on the understanding and documenting healthcare pathways including analysis of impact.
- Experience of systems that harness new technology and innovations.
- Experience of leading the production of Business Cases with recommendations and costings, project plans, risk logs, issues logs, milestones, resource requirements, training, and communication plans.
- Evidence of leading on quality improvement techniques and assurance mechanisms.
- Professional knowledge and specialist experience of leading successful programmes within a complex stakeholder environment within the NHS or similar sector.
- Provides support to senior colleagues on projects and programme, ensuring adequate briefings and notes are provided.
- Lead and facilitate stakeholder events and workshops.
- Able to manage challenging issues.
- Facilitate system integration of improvement work across the HInM footprint, working to align the priorities and work of GM Health and Social Care Partnership, NHS, HEI and Local Authority bodies.
- Support patient and community engagement for the delivery of business plan objectives.
- Experience of using tools and techniques to implement change including patient and process flow mapping.
- Able to communicate sensitive information about review of recommendations, change or performance with a high level of diplomacy.
- Able to manage implications for change and politically astute.
- Extensive programme and project management skills and experience.
- Actual use of the principles and theories of Quality Improvement.
- Knowledge and use of information and information systems used in the NHS.
- Able to handle large data sets to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Ability to make the connection between a vision and delivering real improvements at the frontline.
- Ability to identify, assimilate and interpret national strategies and policies to influence local practice.
- Evidence of advance analytic and problem-solving skills, specifically including measurement of improvement.
- Ability to manage a complex workload under pressure to deliver outcomes to fixed deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication, facilitation and presentation skills, organisational skills with demonstrated ability to execute projects.
- Experience of leading and delivery of projects and programmes, producing detailed programmes of work, scoping documents, case for change, project initiation documents with clear, realistic timelines and identified owners.
- Ability to manage risk and issues against timescales and initiating action where appropriate and escalating where necessary.
- Ability to plan, organise and deliver communications activity such as meeting, workshops, presentation, and events.
- Ability to effectively organise own time and priorities, excellent self-management, motivation, and time management skills.
- Ability to lead the implementation, management, and support change processes.
- Ability to negotiate, persuade and stimulate staff that may be resistant to change.
- Manage the collection, analysis and modelling and presentations of complex adapt to support projects and programmes.
- To undertake research to support project and programme activity.
- Providing advice and guidance to Junior Project Managers, line management to junior colleagues as directed by Director.
- Support recruitment, selection, task management and performance management.
- Able to assess robustness of data and ensure data for projects and programmes is sufficient and will pass scrutiny.
- Able to present data in a variety of formats, including bar charts and statistical process charts.
- An excellent listener and a clear and consistent communicator.
- Energetic and determined with a positive can do sense of confidence and high degree of personal integrity and emotional self-awareness.
- Independent, flexible, and entrepreneurial thinker, capable of working with ambiguity, results focused and resilient in the face of resistance.
- Able to take personal responsibility for operational objectives and learn and develop from success and failure.
- Supporting projects and programmes that will improve patient care and outcomes. Ensuring that patient and public involvement is a core element of all relevant programme/project activity.
- Keep abreast of changes to national policy and legislation, translating changes to internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure that standardised project plans and risk management tools are used and maintained relevant. Lead on the development of tools, templates, documentation methodologies and approaches used by the team.
- Works on own initiative, work is managed rather than supervision, within clearly defined policies/procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline or equivalent level of experience
- Project Management qualification
Desirable
- Recognised programme management qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- A proven track record of successful transformative and innovative working within health or health related settings
- Programme and project management skills and experience
- Successful track record of involving clinicians, service users and other stakeholders in implementing change.
Desirable
- experience of using principles and theories of Quality Improvement
Training & Experience
Essential
- Experience of establishing effective working relationships and delivering improvement across organisational boundaries
- Experience of leading on the development of new pathways, processes, protocols and policies to support change management work arising within the programme areas.
- Experience of leading the production of Business Cases with recommendations and costings, project plans, risk logs, issues logs, milestones, resource requirements, training and communication plans.
- Experience of supporting projects and programmes which improve patient care and outcomes.
Desirable
- Evidence of leading on quality improvement techniques and assurance mechanisms.
- Demonstrable experience of successful multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of systems that harness new technology and innovations.
- Experience of providing advise and guidance to junior project managers
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to identify, assimilate and interpret national strategies and policies to influence local practice.
- Evidence of advanced analytic and problem-solving skills, specifically including measurement of improvement.
- Ability to manage a complex workload under pressure to deliver outcomes to fixed deadlines.
- Ability to lead and facilitate stakeholder events and workshops. Able to manage challenging issues.
Desirable
- Able to present data in a variety of formats, including bar charts and Statistical Process Charts (SPC's).
Attributes
Essential
- Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
- Understands a patient focused approach to all work
- Proven ability to work on own initiative, work is managed rather than supervision, within clearly defined policies/procedures.
- nformed about information governance requirements as they relate to programme and project activity
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline or equivalent level of experience
- Project Management qualification
Desirable
- Recognised programme management qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- A proven track record of successful transformative and innovative working within health or health related settings
- Programme and project management skills and experience
- Successful track record of involving clinicians, service users and other stakeholders in implementing change.
Desirable
- experience of using principles and theories of Quality Improvement
Training & Experience
Essential
- Experience of establishing effective working relationships and delivering improvement across organisational boundaries
- Experience of leading on the development of new pathways, processes, protocols and policies to support change management work arising within the programme areas.
- Experience of leading the production of Business Cases with recommendations and costings, project plans, risk logs, issues logs, milestones, resource requirements, training and communication plans.
- Experience of supporting projects and programmes which improve patient care and outcomes.
Desirable
- Evidence of leading on quality improvement techniques and assurance mechanisms.
- Demonstrable experience of successful multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of systems that harness new technology and innovations.
- Experience of providing advise and guidance to junior project managers
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to identify, assimilate and interpret national strategies and policies to influence local practice.
- Evidence of advanced analytic and problem-solving skills, specifically including measurement of improvement.
- Ability to manage a complex workload under pressure to deliver outcomes to fixed deadlines.
- Ability to lead and facilitate stakeholder events and workshops. Able to manage challenging issues.
Desirable
- Able to present data in a variety of formats, including bar charts and Statistical Process Charts (SPC's).
Attributes
Essential
- Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
- Understands a patient focused approach to all work
- Proven ability to work on own initiative, work is managed rather than supervision, within clearly defined policies/procedures.
- nformed about information governance requirements as they relate to programme and project activity
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).
