Job summary
Specialised services support people with a range of rare and complex conditions. They often involve treatments provided to patients with rare cancers, genetic disorders or complex medical or surgical conditions. They deliver cutting-edge care and are a catalyst for innovation, supporting pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. The services in the specialised portfolio (currently around 149 in number) range from the higher volume services such as renal dialysis or chemotherapy, secure inpatient mental health services, through to treatments for rare cancers and genetic disorders or complex medical or surgical interventions.
Main duties of the job
The specialised commissioning Strategy, Transformation and Quality team is responsible for leading the strategic direction, transformational change, and quality oversight of specialised services. It works across other specialised commissioning national teams, regional teams, and ICSs, to secure high quality, integrated services for patients and the public.
The PMO and the Business Office is a central, over-arching team within Specialised Commissioning which sets consistent standards and provides best-practice guidance to all teams within the Specialised Commissioning. In exceptional cases, the team also provides direct support to teams with specific pieces of work.
The team is responsible for:
- Providing a single-point-of-contact interface with functions in the wider organisation (for example, central Finance, HR, procurement, risk, governance and assurance)
- Developing and holding information resources on directorate-wide activity (for example, portfolio of projects and programmes, organisational structures)
- Developing and maintaining consistent standards, templates and tools for use across the directorate
- Sharing and training staff on NHS England standards, templates and tools
- Supporting local teams with advice and guidance and proactively engage to encourage best practice and use of the consistent standards, tools and templates
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a PMO Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Specialised Commissioning, Health and Justice and Armed Forces team to carry out the following duties:
- Ensure NHS Englands internal business planning process for specialised commissionings programme-related workstreams are aligned to support the delivery of the Specialised Commissioning Strategic Framework
- Provide advice and guidance on programme planning to support successful delivery, including business cases, resourcing, and risk management.
- Develop reports and reporting processes for senior management team on the directorates delivery against the strategic framework.
- Demonstrate, train and coach teams in best practice programme/project management methodologies.
- Support the senior management team with portfolio database maintenance, portfolio reporting and portfolio secretariat service.
- Develop and manage a content management service to ensure information is properly management and best practice is shared across the directorate.
- Ensure robust quarterly programme financial forecasting is undertaken and reported to central finance
- Ensure that corporate, department and wider government standards on programme and project assurance are reflected in specialised commissionings local processes.
The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.
This is a national team role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a PMO Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Specialised Commissioning, Health and Justice and Armed Forces team to carry out the following duties:
- Ensure NHS Englands internal business planning process for specialised commissionings programme-related workstreams are aligned to support the delivery of the Specialised Commissioning Strategic Framework
- Provide advice and guidance on programme planning to support successful delivery, including business cases, resourcing, and risk management.
- Develop reports and reporting processes for senior management team on the directorates delivery against the strategic framework.
- Demonstrate, train and coach teams in best practice programme/project management methodologies.
- Support the senior management team with portfolio database maintenance, portfolio reporting and portfolio secretariat service.
- Develop and manage a content management service to ensure information is properly management and best practice is shared across the directorate.
- Ensure robust quarterly programme financial forecasting is undertaken and reported to central finance
- Ensure that corporate, department and wider government standards on programme and project assurance are reflected in specialised commissionings local processes.
The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.
This is a national team role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Programme and Project management qualification (e.g. Prince2 Practitioner; Agile Project Management Practitioner or APM qualification) or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Master level qualification or equivalent experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing projects, including project planning, project control and project management.
- Experience in managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
Desirable
- Previous experience in similar role in a healthcare or public sector environment.
- Experience of working in portfolio and/or programme management environment.
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Well-developed data analysis and interpretation skills involving highly complex data, with good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Ability to build relations with internal and external partners which are critical in securing the strategic objectives of the business.
- Able to deal with challenging people and to cope with confidential and sensitive information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Programme and Project management qualification (e.g. Prince2 Practitioner; Agile Project Management Practitioner or APM qualification) or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Master level qualification or equivalent experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing projects, including project planning, project control and project management.
- Experience in managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
Desirable
- Previous experience in similar role in a healthcare or public sector environment.
- Experience of working in portfolio and/or programme management environment.
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Well-developed data analysis and interpretation skills involving highly complex data, with good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Ability to build relations with internal and external partners which are critical in securing the strategic objectives of the business.
- Able to deal with challenging people and to cope with confidential and sensitive 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).
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).
