Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Transformation Team at Stockport NHS FT as the Senior Transformation Manager.
The role will support the Assistant Director of Transformation, taking a lead role for managing major service transformation programmes across the organisation which includes the integration agenda across health and social care.
The post holder will be expected to engage key stakeholders in the delivery of a number of programmes through the management of complex change and transformation in order to secure optimal service outcomes.
The post holder will act as ambassador for transformation and promotion of a range of recognised quality improvement approaches and change management models to identify opportunities to support teams to deliver their financial, activity, user experience and clinical and quality outcomes and supporting teams to implement new clinical care pathways which improves health and wellbeing.
The post holder will drive and enable innovation and maintain a continuous improvement culture amongst staff, leading by example by constantly challenging current practice, whilst identifying opportunities for improvement for the benefit of our patients. They will support the delivery of the continuous improvement strategy across the organisation.
The post holder will have line management responsibility for the Transformation Team over a range of cross cutting programmes, including training and development, monitoring of work and progress.
Main duties of the job
Communications:
- Develop and maintain strong networks and partnerships in order to support the delivery of transformation programme objectives.
- Engage clinicians, managers, and other staff in developing an environment and culture which is focussed on providing efficient and effective services for patients.
- Act as a catalyst for change, ensuring that solutions and outcomes are based upon recognised best practice and innovation.
- Communicate effectively with senior managers and clinicians demonstrating excellent negotiation, influence and persuasive skills.
- Produce highly complex and comprehensive reports regarding project plans, risks, and issues.
Planning & organising:
- Provide expert strategic leadership, implementing complex large-scale change across the hospital, community and the wider health & social care economy.
- Provide expertise and senior leadership on the transformation agenda aligned to the delivery of long term strategic plans.
- Act as the lead expert and an advisor to key stakeholders on the detail of specific programmes, best practice across the national community, and the best ways to implement at a local level.
- Develop medium/long term service objectives which are driven by local and national priorities, safe patient care, patient experience, robust information, evidence of capacity and demand analysis & clinical governance requirements.
- Lead and provide assurance on the programme management of a number of improvement and development programmes and projects.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for the detailed job description and main responsibilities of the role.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for the detailed job description and main responsibilities of the role.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree level qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Project management qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of health service management including change management and service design
- Wide knowledge and understanding of the current NHS policy agenda.
- Programme and project management skills
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Understanding or organisational development principles
Experience
Essential
- Experience of senior management role within an NHS Trust
- Experience of programme and project management in the health, social care, or other public sector organisation
- Experience of developing and implementing robust governance systems and quality management processes
Desirable
- Experience of implementing and developing Programme Management Office approach
- Previous experience in a clinical role
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work on multiple projects with multiple stakeholders at any one time
- Ability to develop service development plans, care pathways and service specifications
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Well-developed problem solving, decision-making, consulting and negotiating skills, with ability to manage conflict
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including ability to prepare and deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent time management skills, including the ability to manage frequent interruptions and changing priorities
- Ability to prioritise, organise and plan own workload, and that of the team, effectively and respond to pressure/change in a positive manner
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex data/information for use in service improvement decisions
- Motivational skills to encourage collaborative working to improve services / performance
- Excellent skills in leadership and management
- Ability to work across organisational boundaries
- Ability to manage a budget
- Excellent facilitation skills
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- A completer finisher
- Resilience and drive
- Personal and professional integrity and confidence
- Open and honest
- Flexible
- Self Starter
- Self motivated & enthusiastic
- Calm and resolute under pressure
- Political awareness
- High workload capacity and capable to sustained effort over a long period of time
- Occupational Health Clearance
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree level qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Project management qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of health service management including change management and service design
- Wide knowledge and understanding of the current NHS policy agenda.
- Programme and project management skills
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Understanding or organisational development principles
Experience
Essential
- Experience of senior management role within an NHS Trust
- Experience of programme and project management in the health, social care, or other public sector organisation
- Experience of developing and implementing robust governance systems and quality management processes
Desirable
- Experience of implementing and developing Programme Management Office approach
- Previous experience in a clinical role
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work on multiple projects with multiple stakeholders at any one time
- Ability to develop service development plans, care pathways and service specifications
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Well-developed problem solving, decision-making, consulting and negotiating skills, with ability to manage conflict
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including ability to prepare and deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent time management skills, including the ability to manage frequent interruptions and changing priorities
- Ability to prioritise, organise and plan own workload, and that of the team, effectively and respond to pressure/change in a positive manner
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex data/information for use in service improvement decisions
- Motivational skills to encourage collaborative working to improve services / performance
- Excellent skills in leadership and management
- Ability to work across organisational boundaries
- Ability to manage a budget
- Excellent facilitation skills
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- A completer finisher
- Resilience and drive
- Personal and professional integrity and confidence
- Open and honest
- Flexible
- Self Starter
- Self motivated & enthusiastic
- Calm and resolute under pressure
- Political awareness
- High workload capacity and capable to sustained effort over a long period of time
- Occupational Health Clearance
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).
