Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join Manchester Foundation Trust in this key role within Group Informatics responsible for the assurance and delivery of the Informatics Portfolio made up of change initiatives ranging from service improvements to large scale digital programmes. The Head of Group Informatics Portfolio & Strategy will lead the the Portfolio Office in the organisation, prioritisation, scheduling and assurance of the full range of digital initiatives. The Portfolio office will assure, report and liaise across Group Informatics and work in partnership with the Digital Delivery Team and Informatics leads in the strategically led delivery of digital change.
If you would like an informal discussion regarding the role please contact :
Matt Watson by email to matt.watson@mft.nhs.uk, or by telephone on 07360 642687.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Group Informatics Portfolio and Strategy reports to and supports the Director for Digital Strategy, Portfolio, & Governance, in the effective delivery of their strategic vision and is responsible for shaping and leading the Group Informatics Portfolio Office (PO) function.They lead and champion a robust and appropriate portfolio management office discipline across Group Informatics to ensure that the constituent programmes and projects, in parallel to operational BAU activities, which form the overall portfolio of work, delivers its contribution to Group Informatics, and the wider MFT strategic objectives.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level degree or equivalent or equivalent experience
- Clear evidence of continued professional development relating to programme or project management and PMO such as P3O or ISEB PPSO
- Clear evidence of continued Personal Development
Desirable
- Masters level degree or equivalent within a Business or IT specific subject
- Professional qualifications such as MSP, P3O, ISEB PPSO, MSP, MOR
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience in the direct management of multiple Programme-level PMO functions across a complex change delivery environments, including a complex NHS organisation
- Substantial demonstrable experience in designing and delivering best practice PMO functions and services across complex organisations including NHS experience
- Direct experience and application of project and programme management methodologies within complex organisations, including NHS
- Substantial people management experience both direct and matrix management
- Significant experience and a proven ability to deal effectively with senior stakeholders across internal and external organisational functions
- Significant experience in translating organisational vision and change agendas into an aligned strategy and objectives for their team
Desirable
- Experience of leading Portfolio-level PMO functions, ideally in an NHS context
- Significant experience of designing and successfully implementing portfolio level tools and techniques
- Wide exposure to change delivery approaches incorporating range of delivery methodologies such as waterfall, agile, ASAP
- Ability to address issues relating to underperformance and coaching and development of staff
- Understands scope of influence and has engaged senior management to adopt new ways of working
- Evidence of the design and analysis of change performance metrics to monitor and control performance
Attributes
Essential
- Ability to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where developed persuasive, motivational, negotiation, training, empathic or re-assurance skills are required.
- Ability to present complex, sensitive or contentious information to a large group
- Ability to make judgements on multi-stranded or complex problems which may have no precedent or where there are conflicting opinions
- Ability to formulate long-term, strategic plans which involve uncertainty and which may impact across the whole organisation
- Ability to manage, motivate and develop staff
- Collaborative approach and good team working
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure to lead an effective highperforming servic
Desirable
- Evidence of reinvigorating an existing PMO team structure or the turnaround of a failing service
Other
Essential
- Ability to undertake shift working including out-of-hours, weekend and Public Holidays
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level degree or equivalent or equivalent experience
- Clear evidence of continued professional development relating to programme or project management and PMO such as P3O or ISEB PPSO
- Clear evidence of continued Personal Development
Desirable
- Masters level degree or equivalent within a Business or IT specific subject
- Professional qualifications such as MSP, P3O, ISEB PPSO, MSP, MOR
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience in the direct management of multiple Programme-level PMO functions across a complex change delivery environments, including a complex NHS organisation
- Substantial demonstrable experience in designing and delivering best practice PMO functions and services across complex organisations including NHS experience
- Direct experience and application of project and programme management methodologies within complex organisations, including NHS
- Substantial people management experience both direct and matrix management
- Significant experience and a proven ability to deal effectively with senior stakeholders across internal and external organisational functions
- Significant experience in translating organisational vision and change agendas into an aligned strategy and objectives for their team
Desirable
- Experience of leading Portfolio-level PMO functions, ideally in an NHS context
- Significant experience of designing and successfully implementing portfolio level tools and techniques
- Wide exposure to change delivery approaches incorporating range of delivery methodologies such as waterfall, agile, ASAP
- Ability to address issues relating to underperformance and coaching and development of staff
- Understands scope of influence and has engaged senior management to adopt new ways of working
- Evidence of the design and analysis of change performance metrics to monitor and control performance
Attributes
Essential
- Ability to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where developed persuasive, motivational, negotiation, training, empathic or re-assurance skills are required.
- Ability to present complex, sensitive or contentious information to a large group
- Ability to make judgements on multi-stranded or complex problems which may have no precedent or where there are conflicting opinions
- Ability to formulate long-term, strategic plans which involve uncertainty and which may impact across the whole organisation
- Ability to manage, motivate and develop staff
- Collaborative approach and good team working
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure to lead an effective highperforming servic
Desirable
- Evidence of reinvigorating an existing PMO team structure or the turnaround of a failing service
Other
Essential
- Ability to undertake shift working including out-of-hours, weekend and Public Holidays
Desirable
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).
