Job summary
Are you experienced in providing excellent programme management and looking for a challenge within a small team, where you can make real difference?
The Blended Learning Programme, set up in September 2019, provides an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a Senior Programme Manager to provide additional leadership to a small and dynamic team in the delivery of various projects and programmes.
Ourcore values are that everyone feels valued and respected and are included and involved in everything that affects them; are trusted to make decisions with clear reasons in order to be empowered to deliver; are committed to clear, effective communication, which is transparent and open when sharing information; takes pride and has integrity in everything they do and recognises that everyone has a significant contribution whilst taking personal responsibility and accountability for actions and behaviours.
Main duties of the job
The NHS England blended learning programme aims to fully exploit innovation in digital and other technologies to provide fully interactive and innovative blended learning programmes that will meet the requirements that regulatory bodies set for pre-registration, undergraduate and postgraduate clinical programmes, where required. This is critical for the delivery of the reform ambition in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.
This roleisfundamental to the programme achieving its strategic aims,
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will deputise to the Head of Blended Learning and support the Blended Learning Project Manager to ensure that a portfolio of high-profile blended learning programmes within NHS England are delivered and promoted effectively.
The post holder will work collaboratively with key stakeholders including local and central government, regulators, regional NHS teams, Arms Length Bodies, Education Providers, and other key partners to provide assurance, guidance, and leadership. The post holder will lead the delivery of key national priorities within agreed timescales, cost and quality specifications.
Delivery of these objectives will require the post-holder to:
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lead / chair relevant internal / external working groups, stakeholder meetings, events, and projects
- lead the production of a series of business communication products that improve staff knowledge, awareness and engagement of NHS Englands Blended Learning mandate
We offer a generous benefits package which you can learn more about in the attached document
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will deputise to the Head of Blended Learning and support the Blended Learning Project Manager to ensure that a portfolio of high-profile blended learning programmes within NHS England are delivered and promoted effectively.
The post holder will work collaboratively with key stakeholders including local and central government, regulators, regional NHS teams, Arms Length Bodies, Education Providers, and other key partners to provide assurance, guidance, and leadership. The post holder will lead the delivery of key national priorities within agreed timescales, cost and quality specifications.
Delivery of these objectives will require the post-holder to:
-
lead / chair relevant internal / external working groups, stakeholder meetings, events, and projects
- lead the production of a series of business communication products that improve staff knowledge, awareness and engagement of NHS Englands Blended Learning mandate
We offer a generous benefits package which you can learn more about in the attached document
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent in relevant field or holding the equivalent level of experience
- Extensive knowledge/clinical experience of specialist area acquired through postgraduate education or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Project/Programme management, contract management or leadership training
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable track record of delivery of high stakes complex projects
- Evidence of strong stakeholder engagement skills at strategic level e.g. working with regulators, professional bodies etc
- Demonstrable track record of leading, managing and delivering multiple high stake complex initiatives simultaneously in rapidly evolving, political, and high- pressured environments- including effective management of risk
Desirable
- Experience of working with a variety of partners to commission services from a range of organisations (public, private and not for profit)
Skills
Essential
- Able to provide and receive highly contentious, sensitive or confidential information from a range of senior stakeholders.
- Skilled communicator able to select from, and utilise, a range of high-level negotiating and influencing strategies appropriate to different audiences and environments
- Able to evaluate and interpret a broad range of complex information from a variety of sources quickly, generating insights to inform an evidence-based approach to decision making
- Strong ability to draft, redraft and present various materials (board and briefing papers and policy documents) verbally and in written formats for a range of audiences
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent in relevant field or holding the equivalent level of experience
- Extensive knowledge/clinical experience of specialist area acquired through postgraduate education or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Project/Programme management, contract management or leadership training
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable track record of delivery of high stakes complex projects
- Evidence of strong stakeholder engagement skills at strategic level e.g. working with regulators, professional bodies etc
- Demonstrable track record of leading, managing and delivering multiple high stake complex initiatives simultaneously in rapidly evolving, political, and high- pressured environments- including effective management of risk
Desirable
- Experience of working with a variety of partners to commission services from a range of organisations (public, private and not for profit)
Skills
Essential
- Able to provide and receive highly contentious, sensitive or confidential information from a range of senior stakeholders.
- Skilled communicator able to select from, and utilise, a range of high-level negotiating and influencing strategies appropriate to different audiences and environments
- Able to evaluate and interpret a broad range of complex information from a variety of sources quickly, generating insights to inform an evidence-based approach to decision making
- Strong ability to draft, redraft and present various materials (board and briefing papers and policy documents) verbally and in written formats for a range of audiences
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.
