Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Service Improvement Project Manager

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Job summary

The Project Manager role will support the delivery and implementation of a number of projects; bringing together the expertise of the clinical team and NHS England with commissioners and stakeholders in determining the future of Talking Therapies services across Coventry and Warwickshire.

The post-holder will support various stakeholders on a day-to-day basis to ensure that key project management activities are completed to a high standard. The post-holder will manage a number of projects, which support the Trust and wider system to deliver against their strategic priorities.

The post-holder will have autonomous responsibility and will have the ability to balance a very busy workload and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

This role is being offered on a 2 year fixed term basis.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will provide expert support to the Talking Therapies Management Team to deliver strategic programmes of improvement. This will enable the organisation to create improved customer value with respect to pathways and services, giving higher quality, improved clinical and operational outcomes, with less human effort, space and capital employed.

The Service Improvement Project Manager has responsibility for supporting change and improvement within the Talking Therapies Service. The post holder will work alongside the Clinical and Management Team to provide practical support in the development and delivery of projects that support cost improvement and quality service improvement.

Provide robust project management using appropriate project

Facilitate the provision of change capability to support the deployment of the Service's Improvement Portfolio, ensuring improvements are sustainable, by supporting and facilitating service improvement interventions with all staff across the

The post holder will impart improvement expertise gained through relevant learning and significant experience and application to the organisation as a whole and support the on-going development of the Trust's Vision and Values and principles required to achieve cultural

Supporting Operations Managers, Senior Clinician and clinical staff in the definition of benefits and development of a benefits model, testing benefit assumptions and defining appropriate measures to assess benefits

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

  • generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
  • excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
  • salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
  • discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
  • wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
  • staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Details

Date posted

16 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

444-5935767-CG

Job locations

Newfield House

Kingfield Road

Coventry

CV1 4NZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job Description and Person Spec for full details.

Enthusiasm, confidence and the ability to work flexibly and without close direction are essential. In return, you will have the opportunity of being in the forefront of primary care mental health service delivery. In addition to the satisfaction of working in a progressive, dynamic service there will be excellent development opportunities.

Please note this is an essential car user post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job Description and Person Spec for full details.

Enthusiasm, confidence and the ability to work flexibly and without close direction are essential. In return, you will have the opportunity of being in the forefront of primary care mental health service delivery. In addition to the satisfaction of working in a progressive, dynamic service there will be excellent development opportunities.

Please note this is an essential car user post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
  • Educated to Post Graduate level in relevant area or significant experience of working at an equivalent level

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrable understanding of Transformational Change Agenda and National Drivers for Change
  • High level of understanding of Service Redesign Methodologies and evidence of application over sustained period of time
  • High level of understanding of Change Management Methodology and evidence of successful application over sustained period of time
  • High level of skill acquired through experience of Project Management IT packages
  • Ability to collect, analyse and interpret complex data and information from a variety of sources ensuring high degree of accuracy
  • Excellent Communication skills including presentation skills

Experience

Essential

  • Significant demonstrable experience of delivering change programmes
  • Experience of planning and delivering cost improvement projects
  • Experience of planning and delivering quality service improvement and redesign projects
  • Significant demonstrable experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
  • Experience of managing risks and issues
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
  • Educated to Post Graduate level in relevant area or significant experience of working at an equivalent level

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrable understanding of Transformational Change Agenda and National Drivers for Change
  • High level of understanding of Service Redesign Methodologies and evidence of application over sustained period of time
  • High level of understanding of Change Management Methodology and evidence of successful application over sustained period of time
  • High level of skill acquired through experience of Project Management IT packages
  • Ability to collect, analyse and interpret complex data and information from a variety of sources ensuring high degree of accuracy
  • Excellent Communication skills including presentation skills

Experience

Essential

  • Significant demonstrable experience of delivering change programmes
  • Experience of planning and delivering cost improvement projects
  • Experience of planning and delivering quality service improvement and redesign projects
  • Significant demonstrable experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
  • Experience of managing risks and 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Newfield House

Kingfield Road

Coventry

CV1 4NZ


Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Newfield House

Kingfield Road

Coventry

CV1 4NZ


Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Talking Therapies Service

Sheri Ashton

sheri.ashton@covwarkpt.nhs.uk

07879626660

Details

Date posted

16 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

444-5935767-CG

Job locations

Newfield House

Kingfield Road

Coventry

CV1 4NZ


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