Job summary
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the largest providers of Cancer Care in GM .
These posts will play a key role in supporting the delivery of the cancer improvement collaborative, developing significant improvement projects to support our continued improvement trajectory and ensure that current ways of working begin the journey towards a new and modern healthcare setting. As a Transformation Delivery Manager, you will be a key part of helping realise those improvements, through leading your own portfolio of change projects and supporting the delivery of others. The posts will work across MFT across various tumour groups. The posts are fixed term or secondment basis until March 26
Main duties of the job
As a Transformation Delivery Manager, you will work alongside the clinical and operational teams to deliver change to integrate clinical services, coordinating change projects both within and across hospitals and partners. Degree educated or equivalent and with excellent project management and organisational skills, you will have a proven track record of delivering practical change and/or quality improvement projects within acute settings. Proactive and motivated, you will have high level interpersonal skills and be able to bring people with you, overcome resistance and operate comfortably at all levels. The successful post holder will have a deep understanding of the healthcare landscape and be able to interpret and analyse complex information in service of evidence-based improvement. Successful candidates will thrive in a team-oriented environment but should also be capable of working independently, leading every aspect of a transformation project or programme.
If you are passionate about providing the best possible patient care through improvement and change and would like an opportunity to be part of this exciting journey for North Manchester General Hospital, please apply now or contact Linda Dalton-Hudda, Head of Delivery for Transformation at Linda.Dalton-Hudda@mft.nhs.ukwith any questions.
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 Matters
MFT 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 Matters
MFT 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
- Educated to Degree Level or equivalent level of experience
Desirable
- Post-graduate degree or equivalent level of experience
- Project Management Methodology or Quality Improvement Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in an NHS acute trust, including with clinical teams
Desirable
- Understanding of broad NHS roles and responsibilities, structures and processes.
Experience
Essential
- Proven track record of designing & delivering change management and/or quality improvement projects (ideally in healthcare)
- Practical experience of project & programme management (ideally in healthcare)
Desirable
- Examples of leading on service improvement/workforce redesign projects
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and information to support improvement
- Knowledge of workforce re-design, quality improvement or service improvement methodology and tools
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of Statistical Process Control
- Experience of devising training and development plans to support sustainable change
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Ability to motivate and influence others at all levels to manage resistance to change
- Ability to gain confidence and credibility with a range of professionals
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree Level or equivalent level of experience
Desirable
- Post-graduate degree or equivalent level of experience
- Project Management Methodology or Quality Improvement Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in an NHS acute trust, including with clinical teams
Desirable
- Understanding of broad NHS roles and responsibilities, structures and processes.
Experience
Essential
- Proven track record of designing & delivering change management and/or quality improvement projects (ideally in healthcare)
- Practical experience of project & programme management (ideally in healthcare)
Desirable
- Examples of leading on service improvement/workforce redesign projects
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and information to support improvement
- Knowledge of workforce re-design, quality improvement or service improvement methodology and tools
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of Statistical Process Control
- Experience of devising training and development plans to support sustainable change
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Ability to motivate and influence others at all levels to manage resistance to change
- Ability to gain confidence and credibility with a range of professionals
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).
