Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of the largest Transformation team in a North Central London trust as a Programme Manager where you will play a key role in supporting colleagues to transform and improve services.
We are interested in receiving applications from individuals with a passion for change. You will be enthusiastic, motivated, and dynamic and will have experience of working on change/ or improvement programmes in any field.If you are excited by the challenge of leading change to deliver world class healthcare for patients, as well as supporting front line colleagues, we look forward to hearing from you.
Our team works on a variety of programmes and projects, with the primary objective of delivering sustainable change and improving the lives of our patients and staff. We do this by:Providing a structured and focused approach to the management of large-scale complex change programmes and delivery of their benefitsFocusing on what matters to our patients & staff and ensuring that everything we do is about improving healthcare systems and processesDelivering transformative change that aligns with RFL's governing objectives and delivery priorities and ensures that the Trust is a sustainable organisation.
Providing objective challenge, support, and expertise in the pursuit of increased value through programme and project delivery.Researching and benchmarking best practice from national initiatives which focus on improvement and efficiency
*** Please note, this vacancy may close early if high levels of applications are received. ***
Main duties of the job
The role provides an opportunity to join this exciting and driven team to strengthen the capacity and capability across the organisation and its workforce, particularly in relation to leadership, improvement and change. As a Programme Manager you will lead several complex programmes or strategic commissions, ensuring that the core principles of programme management are adhered to, whilst maintaining a focus on continuous quality improvement which underpins the way we work. You will be responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating these programmes and ensuring that they are set up to deliver over a number of years.
You will need to strategically as well as operationally lead the programmes, working closely with the SRO and Executive Lead. Significant experience in programme management is a must as you will be required to work across departments and all levels of the organisation to inspire, design and lead these improvement programmes. As well as being technically competent, you will need to possess excellent interpersonal and communication so you can work effectively with multiple stakeholders across the organisation.
About us
How we can help youWe offer a range of fantastic opportunities and support, including:* Exposure to projects within all parts of one of the largest NHS organisations* Joining a large supportive team with a wealth of change experience* Commitment to embedding agile working principles* Access to an internal leadership tool kit and development programme* A robust competency framework to shape career progression* An environment that fosters continuous development of the individual and team
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Relevant Masters qualification or equivalent experience of working as a senior operational or strategic manager in a relevant field
- Project management training or qualification
Desirable
- Quality Improvement training or qualification
Experience
Essential
- Programme management experience - experience of driving Trustwide / multi-site change programme
- Experience of managing a team to achieve delivery of planned benefits
- Evidence of the ability to involve teams in analysis of situation and solution development; persuade teams to take on new ways of working and to constructively challenge the status quo
- Experience of working in a demanding environment with many, sometimes conflicting priorities
- Experience of successfully developing collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Experience of financial recovery and turnaround, or improving financial sustainability within an organisation
Skills & knowledge
Essential
- Ability to create a clear programme plan and prioritise workloads and resource them in response to changing demands and requirements
- Established leadership skills - with the ability to direct, empower, motivate, challenge, and facilitate in order to deliver results
- Able to work autonomously and use own initiative
- Ability to build and manage good relationships among stakeholders build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the programme as required
- Strong analytical skills; able to analyse and interpret complex data to identify opportunities for improvement
- Proven change management and leadership skills, able to deploy a range of approaches to influence people and drive change
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Relevant Masters qualification or equivalent experience of working as a senior operational or strategic manager in a relevant field
- Project management training or qualification
Desirable
- Quality Improvement training or qualification
Experience
Essential
- Programme management experience - experience of driving Trustwide / multi-site change programme
- Experience of managing a team to achieve delivery of planned benefits
- Evidence of the ability to involve teams in analysis of situation and solution development; persuade teams to take on new ways of working and to constructively challenge the status quo
- Experience of working in a demanding environment with many, sometimes conflicting priorities
- Experience of successfully developing collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Experience of financial recovery and turnaround, or improving financial sustainability within an organisation
Skills & knowledge
Essential
- Ability to create a clear programme plan and prioritise workloads and resource them in response to changing demands and requirements
- Established leadership skills - with the ability to direct, empower, motivate, challenge, and facilitate in order to deliver results
- Able to work autonomously and use own initiative
- Ability to build and manage good relationships among stakeholders build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the programme as required
- Strong analytical skills; able to analyse and interpret complex data to identify opportunities for improvement
- Proven change management and leadership skills, able to deploy a range of approaches to influence people and drive change
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
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).
