Job summary
NHS NWLA Leadership Development Coordinator
Please note: This post is based in Manchester City Centre, not within Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has become available to be part of a dynamic team committed to making a difference to health and care through leadership development in the North West.
What are we looking for?
- An enthusiastic and motivated project manager who will have key involvement in the commissioning of our leadership development offers.
- The ability to work in a matrix style with different leaders, teams, customers, and reporting lines.
- Significant project management experience with a proven track record in delivery.
- Experience in managing people and an understanding of how to build a high performing team.
Interested - We'd love to meet you! Apply now !
The closing date for applications is Midnight 14th March 2024.
Interviews are scheduled to take place Monday 25th March 2024.
Please note this advert may close early if there is a high level of interest
For further information please contact Kelly Woods kelly.woods12@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
Key Job Specifics and Responsibilities
As part of a successful commissioning organisation the Leadership Development Coordinator provides project and programme coordination and management, across leadership development activity, and a range of associated projects.
Supporting the coordination and implementation of effective leadership development across the North West in line with regional and national policies and priorities, contributing to the delivery of key results in line with the business plan.
Through intelligent commissioning, support the Senior Leadership team (SLT) with the development of leadership and system development capability in North West NHS organisations. Supporting SLT members to undertake consultancy to increase understanding of emerging needs at the various levels where leaders are working to transform and integrate services.
Supporting and working closely with SLT to ensure Northwest senior leaders have equitable access to leadership development interventions to support both core skills development and future focused skills, behaviours, and mindsets.
About us
Who are we?
NHS North West Leadership Academy is a proud member led NHS organisation providing leadership development and consultancy supporting NHS England North West's regional workforce strategy and priorities.
We work to develop compassionate and future-focused leaders to secure better health, care and wellbeing outcomes through leadership.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Project Management
- Responsible for organising key project meetings, engagement, and workshop sessions, booking venues, sending invites, taking minutes.
- Attending and/or facilitating meetings where agreed and present on progress, ensuring that all actions are logged and followed up as required.
- Manage programme schedules and resource dependencies and conflict between initiatives.
- Manage the end-to-end procedures relating to all aspects of the project lifecycle.
- Support the team to ensure the timely capture of lessons learned throughout the project life cycle.
- Responsible for developing and managing project tracking, control and reporting arrangements ensuring that project/programmes objectives can be achieved.
Service Improvement
- Responsible for the development of operational processes and improvements to ensure robust coordination and alignment across the team in the delivery of its operational plan.
- To promote learning, sharing and evaluation of support delivered to appropriate stakeholders.
- Contribute to strategic planning.
- Contribute to the development of project and programme management approaches and way of working across the organisation.
Analysis and Judgement
- Support the SLT with the commissioning of leadership development and board interventions.
- Responsible for ensuring all stages of the commissioning cycle are delivered in line within agreed timescales and monitored in line with governance guidelines.
- Responsible for effective and efficient planning, implementation, and management of performance and contracts relating to commissioned providers and key projects.
- Ensure consistently high levels of professionalism regarding all aspects of account management with commissioning providers.
- Analysing bookings and evaluation data to review leadership development interventions and presenting summary findings to support business planning.
- Undertakes evaluation surveys as necessary to review commission leadership development interventions ensuring evaluation is embedded throughout the commissioning cycle to inform future business planning.
Communications:
- Use effective negotiating skills to improve understanding e.g when dealing with potential providers to the NWLA.
- Use analytical skills and judgement to analyse programme and project information to support effective interpretation and decision making.
- Be an advocate and role model for the NWLA, attending meetings and where necessary formally present to a diverse range of stakeholders, with the ability to adjust approach to different audiences.
- Ensure communication channels are used appropriately, accurately, and effectively to facilitate the flow of information between the internal team and member organisations.
- To work closely with other NHS NWLA colleagues and networks.
Financial Management
- Support budgets/matching the available budget to the appropriate staff resources and projects.
- Supporting the commissioning of projects and procurement of services to support programme and project delivery, acting in accordance with standing orders and standing financial Instruction.
- Develop financial reports as required.
People Management
- To line manage staff, including recruitment, performance management (appraisals, attendance, sickness/absence), disciplinary and grievance matters.
- Promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging staff to learn from each other.
- To ensure health, safety, and wellbeing of all staff.
- To ensure compliance with all confidentiality and governance requirements within the organisation.
- To always adhere to the NHS Managers Code of Conduct and any other relevant professional codes of conduct.
- To supervise other staff as necessary, delegating appropriate tasks and responsibility for areas of activity, ensuring that targets and deadlines met.
Personal Development
- Take responsibility for own professional development, knowledge and competence, maximising opportunities for on the job learning and participating in personal objective setting and review.
- Support organisational development of the NHS NWLA team, ensuring organisational objectives are understood by all members of the team, embedded within personal objectives, and regularly assessed.
- Be responsible for the maintenance and improvement of professional knowledge and competence.
Health and Safety
- The post holder must be responsible for all NWLA property and the reporting of all potential or actual breaches of
- To ensure the adoption of safe work practices consistent with Health and Safety. The post holder must not, by act or omission, willfully endanger themselves or others whilst at work. All accidents and untoward occurrences must be reported, and potential hazards
Physical Effort
- Combination of sitting, standing and walking.
- Inputting at keyboard.
- Occasions to exert moderate physical effort.
Mental Effort
- Concentration required when completing tasks and dealing with people.
- Dealing with interruptions and competing demands from staff and work-related queries.
- Constant pressures to meet target deadlines.
Working Conditions
- Occasional exposure to unpleasant working conditions.
- Temperature of the office environment may fluctuate.
Emotional Effort
- Ability to cope with difficult or distressing situations and support staff during pastoral support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Project Management
- Responsible for organising key project meetings, engagement, and workshop sessions, booking venues, sending invites, taking minutes.
- Attending and/or facilitating meetings where agreed and present on progress, ensuring that all actions are logged and followed up as required.
- Manage programme schedules and resource dependencies and conflict between initiatives.
- Manage the end-to-end procedures relating to all aspects of the project lifecycle.
- Support the team to ensure the timely capture of lessons learned throughout the project life cycle.
- Responsible for developing and managing project tracking, control and reporting arrangements ensuring that project/programmes objectives can be achieved.
Service Improvement
- Responsible for the development of operational processes and improvements to ensure robust coordination and alignment across the team in the delivery of its operational plan.
- To promote learning, sharing and evaluation of support delivered to appropriate stakeholders.
- Contribute to strategic planning.
- Contribute to the development of project and programme management approaches and way of working across the organisation.
Analysis and Judgement
- Support the SLT with the commissioning of leadership development and board interventions.
- Responsible for ensuring all stages of the commissioning cycle are delivered in line within agreed timescales and monitored in line with governance guidelines.
- Responsible for effective and efficient planning, implementation, and management of performance and contracts relating to commissioned providers and key projects.
- Ensure consistently high levels of professionalism regarding all aspects of account management with commissioning providers.
- Analysing bookings and evaluation data to review leadership development interventions and presenting summary findings to support business planning.
- Undertakes evaluation surveys as necessary to review commission leadership development interventions ensuring evaluation is embedded throughout the commissioning cycle to inform future business planning.
Communications:
- Use effective negotiating skills to improve understanding e.g when dealing with potential providers to the NWLA.
- Use analytical skills and judgement to analyse programme and project information to support effective interpretation and decision making.
- Be an advocate and role model for the NWLA, attending meetings and where necessary formally present to a diverse range of stakeholders, with the ability to adjust approach to different audiences.
- Ensure communication channels are used appropriately, accurately, and effectively to facilitate the flow of information between the internal team and member organisations.
- To work closely with other NHS NWLA colleagues and networks.
Financial Management
- Support budgets/matching the available budget to the appropriate staff resources and projects.
- Supporting the commissioning of projects and procurement of services to support programme and project delivery, acting in accordance with standing orders and standing financial Instruction.
- Develop financial reports as required.
People Management
- To line manage staff, including recruitment, performance management (appraisals, attendance, sickness/absence), disciplinary and grievance matters.
- Promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging staff to learn from each other.
- To ensure health, safety, and wellbeing of all staff.
- To ensure compliance with all confidentiality and governance requirements within the organisation.
- To always adhere to the NHS Managers Code of Conduct and any other relevant professional codes of conduct.
- To supervise other staff as necessary, delegating appropriate tasks and responsibility for areas of activity, ensuring that targets and deadlines met.
Personal Development
- Take responsibility for own professional development, knowledge and competence, maximising opportunities for on the job learning and participating in personal objective setting and review.
- Support organisational development of the NHS NWLA team, ensuring organisational objectives are understood by all members of the team, embedded within personal objectives, and regularly assessed.
- Be responsible for the maintenance and improvement of professional knowledge and competence.
Health and Safety
- The post holder must be responsible for all NWLA property and the reporting of all potential or actual breaches of
- To ensure the adoption of safe work practices consistent with Health and Safety. The post holder must not, by act or omission, willfully endanger themselves or others whilst at work. All accidents and untoward occurrences must be reported, and potential hazards
Physical Effort
- Combination of sitting, standing and walking.
- Inputting at keyboard.
- Occasions to exert moderate physical effort.
Mental Effort
- Concentration required when completing tasks and dealing with people.
- Dealing with interruptions and competing demands from staff and work-related queries.
- Constant pressures to meet target deadlines.
Working Conditions
- Occasional exposure to unpleasant working conditions.
- Temperature of the office environment may fluctuate.
Emotional Effort
- Ability to cope with difficult or distressing situations and support staff during pastoral support.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in supporting project/programmes.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of building productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing business and/or Project management support to senior managers and managing relationships between senior professionals.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a commissioning role and/or supporting commissioning activity.
Qualifications
Essential
- Further training or significant experience to post-graduate diploma level
Skills
Essential
- Strong report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately from or diverse audience.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, preempt, and evaluate complex issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in supporting project/programmes.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of building productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing business and/or Project management support to senior managers and managing relationships between senior professionals.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a commissioning role and/or supporting commissioning activity.
Qualifications
Essential
- Further training or significant experience to post-graduate diploma level
Skills
Essential
- Strong report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately from or diverse audience.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, preempt, and evaluate complex issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues.
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).
