Job summary
Internal Applicants Only
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Martha's Rule Project Manager. This is a temporary post from 2 December 2024 to 30 March 2025 to implement Martha's Rule across the Trust and is open to internal applicants only. The post is a clinical role and the successful candidate will be working full time alongside the Martha's Rule Implementation Leadership Team.
Martha's Rule is an initiative aimed at enhancing patient safety and empowering patients and families. The implementation of Martha's Rule at Sheffield Children's will transform patient safety and the patient experience to involve children and families as partners in their care. The successful candidate will be an autonomous clinician who would embrace the opportunity to focus on the clinical elements of the implementation of Martha's Rule.
The post holder will be responsible for embedding the work on Martha's Rule into business as usual initially across the acute site settings.
Main duties of the job
The Martha's Rule Implementation Project Manager will be a key member of the Leadership team with responsibility for supporting the implementation of the three components of Martha's Rule.
The post holder will be responsible for scoping the project, making recommendations, implementing initiatives and ensuring the delivery of best practice interventions.
About us
At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
1. Outstanding Patient Care
2. Brilliant Place to work
3. Leaders in Children's Health
We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children's health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist areas.
- Postgraduate qualifications at Masters level or equivalent in a relevant subject or significant experience of working at a similar level.
- Health Care Professional with current registration with relevant body and licence to practice.
- Recognised teaching qualification or experience of delivering training/teaching.
Desirable
- Leadership/Management Course or Project Management qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated experience of leading and project managing projects/programmes in complex environments.
- Evidence of leadership skills and effective multi-disciplinary and partnership working, influencing and motivating peers and senior stakeholders, including clinicians.
- Experience of assessing the evidence-base and using a range of tools to assess and respond to the health needs of service users to inform programme/service development.
- Experience of developing strategies and implementing policy to facilitate and achieve change in health care practice.
- Experience of staff management and/or managing a team without direct line management.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to motivate and enthuse others.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with an ability to negotiate complex issues and influence senior stakeholders, displaying credibility and political acumen.
- Ability to perform well against a background of change and uncertainty.
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities and the promotion of equality of opportunity.
- Ability to travel locally to meet with stakeholders.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist areas.
- Postgraduate qualifications at Masters level or equivalent in a relevant subject or significant experience of working at a similar level.
- Health Care Professional with current registration with relevant body and licence to practice.
- Recognised teaching qualification or experience of delivering training/teaching.
Desirable
- Leadership/Management Course or Project Management qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated experience of leading and project managing projects/programmes in complex environments.
- Evidence of leadership skills and effective multi-disciplinary and partnership working, influencing and motivating peers and senior stakeholders, including clinicians.
- Experience of assessing the evidence-base and using a range of tools to assess and respond to the health needs of service users to inform programme/service development.
- Experience of developing strategies and implementing policy to facilitate and achieve change in health care practice.
- Experience of staff management and/or managing a team without direct line management.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to motivate and enthuse others.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with an ability to negotiate complex issues and influence senior stakeholders, displaying credibility and political acumen.
- Ability to perform well against a background of change and uncertainty.
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities and the promotion of equality of opportunity.
- Ability to travel locally to meet with stakeholders.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
