Job summary
Birmingham Community Healthcare (BCHC) has established a reputation for providing high quality, accessible and responsive community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. The Trust delivers over 100 clinical services, out in people's homes and in over 400 facilities including hospitals, health centres, schools and clinics.
The Trust is also a key partner within the wider Birmingham and Solihull (BSol) Integrated Care System (ICS) as a specialist community provider and also the lead organisation for the development of the Community Care Collaborative (CCC). The Trust therefore has a key role in the integration of health and care services across BSol to ensure that wherever possible.
Sutton Cottage Hospital (SCH), in the centre of Sutton Coldfield, is the focus of a significant £10m investment by BSol ICB, which will become a key focus for the delivery of a locality-based hub to provide integrated health and care services for the older citizens of North Birmingham.
SCH will adopt an integrated model of care, with specific service focus for the older population of Sutton Coldfield, in addition to the inclusion of primary care service provision and diagnostics. This forms part of the work of the Community Care Collaborative and in particular the integrated teams in localities and neighbourhoods work programme.
Main duties of the job
If you are an ambitious and highly motivated individual, this could be an ideal opportunity to make a real difference to help shape how health and care is designed and delivered going forward for the benefit of its older citizens in North Birmingham.
The postholder will be play an influential part in the redevelopment of Sutton Cottage Hospital and will have an opportunity to work alongside some inspirational people and teams, all striving to provide the best care for their community.
You will demonstrate an excellent understanding of project management; supported by a recognised project management qualification, as well as experience of leading significant redevelopment/service redesign in a health (Acute/Community/Primary Care) or social service sector. You will have a proven track record of delivering redevelopment projects, sustainable service transformation in a complex and dynamically changing environment and the ability to win the support of key stakeholders to maximise the impact of delivering improved models of care that have made a measurable difference to patients' lives.
The postholder is deemed key in fostering positive relationships with all associated stakeholders with the ability to negotiate and provide solutions as required, with the principal aim of securing the delivery of co-ordinated integrated care for the benefits of the local community.
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Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Postholder will have line management responsibility for staff designated to support the delivery of the project and will include project administrative support.
Postholder will be responsible for delegated budget of c£10m and for ensuring project delivery does not exceed designated budget. Responsible for budgetary controls to facilitate this. They will also be responsible for procurement of all aspects of the transformation of SCH.
To act as Project Leader for the multi-disciplined Sutton Cottage redevelopment project which includes acting as single point of contact for the project and to ascertain the client brief and expectations. The project will involve working closely with multiple internal and external stakeholders where effective working relationships are instrumental to the success of the project.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Postholder will have line management responsibility for staff designated to support the delivery of the project and will include project administrative support.
Postholder will be responsible for delegated budget of c£10m and for ensuring project delivery does not exceed designated budget. Responsible for budgetary controls to facilitate this. They will also be responsible for procurement of all aspects of the transformation of SCH.
To act as Project Leader for the multi-disciplined Sutton Cottage redevelopment project which includes acting as single point of contact for the project and to ascertain the client brief and expectations. The project will involve working closely with multiple internal and external stakeholders where effective working relationships are instrumental to the success of the project.
Person Specification
Qualificaitons
Essential
- Master's Degree Level or equivalent qualification
- Management Qualification
- Recognised Programme/Project/PM O Management Qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, P30)
- Evidence of continuous personal and professional development in leadership and management
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- High level of political acumen/astuteness - notably having a high level of credibility with peers and key players in stakeholder organisations
- Ability to actively engage and challenge clinicians and other professionals in looking at new ways of working
- Excellent communication skills, oral and written including ability to disseminate highly complex information to a range of staff and stakeholders.
- Effective influencing and negotiating skills
Experience
Essential
- Extensive NHS experience at senior management level including line/ matrix management of teams and presenting at a senior level i.e. Board / sub-committees
- Significant experience of successfully delivering large-scale programmes and projects in a health or service sector.
- Experience of leading significant service redesign in a health or service sector.
- Experience of developing effective networks and strong relationships with clinicians, managers and other partners
- Experience of utilising service improvement tools
Person Specification
Qualificaitons
Essential
- Master's Degree Level or equivalent qualification
- Management Qualification
- Recognised Programme/Project/PM O Management Qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, P30)
- Evidence of continuous personal and professional development in leadership and management
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- High level of political acumen/astuteness - notably having a high level of credibility with peers and key players in stakeholder organisations
- Ability to actively engage and challenge clinicians and other professionals in looking at new ways of working
- Excellent communication skills, oral and written including ability to disseminate highly complex information to a range of staff and stakeholders.
- Effective influencing and negotiating skills
Experience
Essential
- Extensive NHS experience at senior management level including line/ matrix management of teams and presenting at a senior level i.e. Board / sub-committees
- Significant experience of successfully delivering large-scale programmes and projects in a health or service sector.
- Experience of leading significant service redesign in a health or service sector.
- Experience of developing effective networks and strong relationships with clinicians, managers and other partners
- Experience of utilising service improvement tools
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).
