Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available within the integrated Alder Hey and Liverpool Heart and Chest Digital Service. We are looking for a talented, highly motivated Programme Manager to work across both trusts, running a broad range of large-scale programmes that form both organisations Digital Strategies.
Main duties of the job
Alder Hey is currently working through it's Digital Futures strategy which centres around digital improvements which improve patient and staff experience and safety. Alongside this, the Trust is currently in an exciting optimisation phase for the Electronic Patient Record (Meditech), which has recently been upgraded to the latest version available, thus maximising our investment in core clinical systems to ensure our staff have the best tools available when providing patient care.
Liverpool Heart and Chest have recently become part of the Digital Aspirant scheme, which helps NHS Trusts raise their Digital Maturity. The Trust has also recently commissioned the Digital Excellence Strategy, a 5-year programme to deliver digital initiatives enabling a wide range of benefits. The 3 core themes that underpin the strategy are 'Connecting Digitally with our Patients and Families', 'Digital Safety and Outstanding Care' and 'Insight Led Care', all underpinned by a 'back to basics' service improvement plan.
About us
We pledge to use digital to ensure that we are safer and deliver the best possible care at every step, for our staff we pledge their working day will be made better by delivery of a digital infrastructure that is based around their day to day needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be responsible for the initiation, ongoing management and delivery of the work streams that comprise the Digitisation Programme including but not limited to:-
- Digital Futures & Digital Excellence
- HIMSS accreditations
- IT Business as usual Projects/Programmes
- Day to day running of the Programme and Project Team acting as an initial point of escalation for any Programme/Project issues and risks
- Ensure projectsand initiatives are delivered on time, to quality standards and in a cost effective manner, making recommendations to adjust plans as required.
- Highlight exceptions and risks ensuring mitigating action can be taken to keep the programme on track.
- Prepare programme reports and briefings for Trust Board, Trust Directors and stakeholders inc NHS England and NHS Digital
- Co-ordinate agenda and content for Programme Board meetings ensuring strong governance
- Work with team and partners as appropriate using professional programme, project and change management skills.
- Responsible for supporting the commissioning of projects and procurement of services to support project delivery.
- Ensure all projects have up to date Benefits realisation plans and provide guidance on best practice throughout Benefits Lifecycle
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be responsible for the initiation, ongoing management and delivery of the work streams that comprise the Digitisation Programme including but not limited to:-
- Digital Futures & Digital Excellence
- HIMSS accreditations
- IT Business as usual Projects/Programmes
- Day to day running of the Programme and Project Team acting as an initial point of escalation for any Programme/Project issues and risks
- Ensure projectsand initiatives are delivered on time, to quality standards and in a cost effective manner, making recommendations to adjust plans as required.
- Highlight exceptions and risks ensuring mitigating action can be taken to keep the programme on track.
- Prepare programme reports and briefings for Trust Board, Trust Directors and stakeholders inc NHS England and NHS Digital
- Co-ordinate agenda and content for Programme Board meetings ensuring strong governance
- Work with team and partners as appropriate using professional programme, project and change management skills.
- Responsible for supporting the commissioning of projects and procurement of services to support project delivery.
- Ensure all projects have up to date Benefits realisation plans and provide guidance on best practice throughout Benefits Lifecycle
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in programme/project management
Desirable
- Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
Experience
Essential
- NHS specialist project management experience or equivalent
Desirable
- Experience in implementing clinical systems
Knowledge
Essential
- Business support programmes, providers, products and tools
Desirable
- A broad but determined view of emerging technologies, trends and opportunities
Skills
Essential
- Outstanding relationship management skills. Ability to build and maintain positive and productive relationships across a range of partners and stakeholders, working across organisational boundaries
- Excellent communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation.
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to programme delivery.
- Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution
- Ability to make decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Confident use of the Microsoft(TM) Office toolset, email and web browsers and project management tools
Desirable
- Proven programme budgetary control skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Team working skills
- Self-motivated
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
Desirable
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in programme/project management
Desirable
- Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
Experience
Essential
- NHS specialist project management experience or equivalent
Desirable
- Experience in implementing clinical systems
Knowledge
Essential
- Business support programmes, providers, products and tools
Desirable
- A broad but determined view of emerging technologies, trends and opportunities
Skills
Essential
- Outstanding relationship management skills. Ability to build and maintain positive and productive relationships across a range of partners and stakeholders, working across organisational boundaries
- Excellent communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation.
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to programme delivery.
- Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution
- Ability to make decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Confident use of the Microsoft(TM) Office toolset, email and web browsers and project management tools
Desirable
- Proven programme budgetary control skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Team working skills
- Self-motivated
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
Desirable
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
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).
