Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work strategically across the Cheshire and Merseyside region to support the AHP Faculty Lead to project manage a portfolio of workforce projects as part of the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan. Current projects are focussed on Early careers/Preceptorship; Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; Return to Practice; Apprenticeships; AHP support workforce.
The C&M AHP Faculty is the operational aim of the C&M AHP Council. The Faculty membership consists of a small project team and a blend of stakeholders from health, social care, Higher Education Institutions, primary care and private, independent and voluntary organisations volunteers. Its purpose is to support and deliver a collective approach to workforce initiatives by increasing placement capacity, supporting continuing professional development (CPD), developing Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) roles, building partnerships with education providers and addressing other local training and education priorities. The aim is to develop sustainable innovative approaches to recruitment and retention in order to provide high quality care, as well as offer training and development opportunities to support staff to realise their potential.
Main duties of the job
The post will initially be for a 6 month period on a secondment/fixed term contract basis, and would be open to application from anyone who is interested in supporting and gaining experience of working strategically across multiple organisations. This is a great opportunity for your CV and as a stepping stone for future career opportunities and it offers opportunities to network across a wide range of stakeholders.
Interviews, medicals and DBS checks will be made prior to acceptance.
The successful candidate will have a valid DBS check with the Trust and will be required to pay for the cost of the DBS disclosure which is £44 for an enhanced disclosure, the cost of which will be deducted from their first salary.
Please note- it is the applicants responsibility to seek authorisation from their current manager to be released for the secondment before a formal application is made.
Interview date 10th November 2021
About us
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and one of the few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.
We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 360,000 and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and Isle of Man. We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.
Our '5 Star Patient Care' strategy is at the heart of all that we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.
Our latest achievements include:
- Acute Trust of the Year HSJ Awards November 2019
- Trust rates Outstanding by the CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers and Health Service Journal)
- Best acute Trust in England for quality of care for the 3rd year running (NHS Staff Survey)
In the NHS Staff Survey 2020 the Trust scored the highest marks in the following areas;
- Quality of care
- Staff engagement
- Support from managers
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
Manage a large, complex project from initiation to delivery to include:
- To use advanced problem solving skills, business skills, solid verbal and written communication skills, excellent relationship building skills, as well as strong leadership and team management skills to manage the project.
- To produce fully costed option appraisals.
- To undertake detailed project planning, developing and utilising a robust project plan that will incorporate multiple smaller project streams.
- To implement and monitor agreed plans to ensure they are delivered within time, costs and the quality specified.
- To identify, record and resolve project risks and issues, manage scope and budget, oversee design, development, and deployment activities.
- Deliver timely, accurate, and comprehensive progress reports to achieve full project visibility.
- To facilitate change management and issue resolution.
- To manage each identified stage of each project ensuring all relevant milestones are attained and where necessary escalate deviations to the AHP Faculty Chair. When necessary to recommend and initiate remedial action to ensure the project remains on schedule, in budget and to quality specification.
- To identify, recruit and liaise with key members of each organisation to ensure effective clinical engagement with the project.
- Communicate the project, where appropriate to all levels of the healthcare community utilising excellent communication organisational and presentational skills
- To negotiate, influence and resolve issues with key internal and external stakeholders, involving senior level negotiation, and/or third party suppliers, where appropriate, to obtain high level commitment to the project
- To liaise with senior management, stakeholders, regulatory bodies, external agencies and everyone contributing to the project.
- Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams
- Coordinate work and resource allocation of the project
- Implement and monitor proper usage of appropriate standard project management methodology
- Liaise with other project managers to ensure dissemination of information; and adoption of best practice
- To produce reports to update the Trust Board and the C&M AHP Council.
- To manage the organisational change and development issues of a project and ensure appropriate training is identified and facilitated within project tasks.
- To participate in and organise project reviews
- To manage post project evaluation.
- Process lessons learned from the finished project and implement them in practice (methodology, deliverables, processes)
- To manage the handover of the project to operational staff within the organisation.
- To ensure termination of the project is documented and signed off with the Project Faculty.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
Manage a large, complex project from initiation to delivery to include:
- To use advanced problem solving skills, business skills, solid verbal and written communication skills, excellent relationship building skills, as well as strong leadership and team management skills to manage the project.
- To produce fully costed option appraisals.
- To undertake detailed project planning, developing and utilising a robust project plan that will incorporate multiple smaller project streams.
- To implement and monitor agreed plans to ensure they are delivered within time, costs and the quality specified.
- To identify, record and resolve project risks and issues, manage scope and budget, oversee design, development, and deployment activities.
- Deliver timely, accurate, and comprehensive progress reports to achieve full project visibility.
- To facilitate change management and issue resolution.
- To manage each identified stage of each project ensuring all relevant milestones are attained and where necessary escalate deviations to the AHP Faculty Chair. When necessary to recommend and initiate remedial action to ensure the project remains on schedule, in budget and to quality specification.
- To identify, recruit and liaise with key members of each organisation to ensure effective clinical engagement with the project.
- Communicate the project, where appropriate to all levels of the healthcare community utilising excellent communication organisational and presentational skills
- To negotiate, influence and resolve issues with key internal and external stakeholders, involving senior level negotiation, and/or third party suppliers, where appropriate, to obtain high level commitment to the project
- To liaise with senior management, stakeholders, regulatory bodies, external agencies and everyone contributing to the project.
- Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams
- Coordinate work and resource allocation of the project
- Implement and monitor proper usage of appropriate standard project management methodology
- Liaise with other project managers to ensure dissemination of information; and adoption of best practice
- To produce reports to update the Trust Board and the C&M AHP Council.
- To manage the organisational change and development issues of a project and ensure appropriate training is identified and facilitated within project tasks.
- To participate in and organise project reviews
- To manage post project evaluation.
- Process lessons learned from the finished project and implement them in practice (methodology, deliverables, processes)
- To manage the handover of the project to operational staff within the organisation.
- To ensure termination of the project is documented and signed off with the Project Faculty.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent Qualification and /or equivalent experience in a relevant subject area
- Management or project management qualification i.e. PRINCE 2 and /or equivalent experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a project in a similar environment
- Experience of working with stakeholders to inform and implement change
- Knowledge of project management methodologies
- Production and delivery of reports and presentations
- Detailed understanding of the dynamics and interface between primary, acute, community and social care provision and the commissioning landscape
Desirable
- Experience of service user involvement
- Experience of working in healthcare
- Experience of undertaking patient engagement events and evidence of service improvement change
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to manage own workload, with minimal supervision in a high pressure environment
- Presentation and facilitation Excellent skills
- Excellent leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams
- Ability to look beyond existing structures and ways of working to produce innovative and more effective ways of working
- Ability to meet deadlines and complete tasks within agreed time scales
- IT literate; proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages
- Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Effective negotiation and persuasion skills
Desirable
- Sound judgement in knowing when to formally and informally escalate matters crucial to achieving outcomes
- Understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups
Other
Essential
- To remain calm and measured under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent Qualification and /or equivalent experience in a relevant subject area
- Management or project management qualification i.e. PRINCE 2 and /or equivalent experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a project in a similar environment
- Experience of working with stakeholders to inform and implement change
- Knowledge of project management methodologies
- Production and delivery of reports and presentations
- Detailed understanding of the dynamics and interface between primary, acute, community and social care provision and the commissioning landscape
Desirable
- Experience of service user involvement
- Experience of working in healthcare
- Experience of undertaking patient engagement events and evidence of service improvement change
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to manage own workload, with minimal supervision in a high pressure environment
- Presentation and facilitation Excellent skills
- Excellent leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams
- Ability to look beyond existing structures and ways of working to produce innovative and more effective ways of working
- Ability to meet deadlines and complete tasks within agreed time scales
- IT literate; proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages
- Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Effective negotiation and persuasion skills
Desirable
- Sound judgement in knowing when to formally and informally escalate matters crucial to achieving outcomes
- Understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups
Other
Essential
- To remain calm and measured under pressure
