Job summary
This Programme Manager post provides a unique opportunity to:
Drive forward a new, innovative workforce, training and education portfolio, that is critical to the successful delivery of the Long-term Workforce Plan, working with sub-regional systems of health and social care to deliver improved patient care and population health.
Create transformational change in the future and current AHP workforce to ensure improved and safe patient care.
Work locally and regionally, influencing and shaping the transformation agenda for AHP innovation and practice.
Provide comprehensive, high quality project leadership working with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
Contribute to medium and long-term AHP workforce strategies for the region and sub-regional systems.
Main duties of the job
As a Programme Manager the post holder will work as part of a dynamic AHP clinical team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff.
The post holder will support the Regional Head of AHP's and their team, to ensure successful implementation of the AHP portfolio's of work at regional and sub-regional level andhave specific responsibility for:
Providing comprehensive project management dutiesoverseeing the delivery of the work streams identified as Regional priorities for the AHP workforce.
Working with key partners internal and external to NHS England to ensure the successful implementation of the teams delivery plan of Workforce, Training and Education.
Liaising closelywith the National AHP Programme
Ensuring attention to detail in all aspects of their work.
The post holder will have experience of working at senior manager level and with Directors.
They will have strong personal credibility, excellent leadership, communication, and programme management skills.
They will be able to evidence sound project management experience and high-quality skills and be confident with reporting software and processes.
The Programme Manager must demonstrate the ability to function competently both as a leader and member of the AHP team and must understand and enable the role and contribution of other team members.
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
Improving quality and outcomes
To work with senior colleagues in Integrated Care Boards and in a range of organisations, at a senior level.
To work collaboratively across the NHS Englands matrix, including integrating the National Directors portfolio.
Enabling patient and public involvement
To act as a champion for patients and their interests and involve the public and patients in the policy development and decision-making of NHS England to support the delivery of excellent healthcare and improvement, by holding the interests of patients and public at the heart of what they do.
To ensure all public and patient contact with the office is of the highest professional standard.
To embed patient and public involvement within NHS England and at all levels of decision making
Promoting equality and reducing inequalities
To uphold organisational policies, principles and a commitment on the promotion of equality and diversity in the workforce, good practice and support of the equalities agenda
To create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday actionensure we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality.
Partnership and cross boundary working
To establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders from a range or organisations (health, social care, voluntary sector, patient groups) and from a range of professional backgrounds.
Leadership for transformational change
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To monitor, interpret and quality assure progress against deliverables to NHS England and NHS Improvement that often require adjustments specifically in relation to the complex corporate business agenda, strategic objectives and the business planning process
Project Management
Lead the team in the delivery of project plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues and dependencies, considering best practice and current options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the project.
Pro-actively manage stakeholders, respond to and resolve conflict when this arises through facilitation or other appropriate mechanisms.
Be responsible for a high standard of work supporting the delivery of projects on time, to quality standards and in a cost-effective manner.
Maintain the project initiation document and associated plans with regular team meetings to monitor progress and resources.
Demonstrate effective stakeholder management.
Support other project managers as and when required.
Take into account the impact of any change the projects will have on the business and oversee handover of any products to ensure full ownership and buy-in within the business Advocate the projects at senior and executive levels and ensure active engagement and sponsorship within NHS as a whole.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Improving quality and outcomes
To work with senior colleagues in Integrated Care Boards and in a range of organisations, at a senior level.
To work collaboratively across the NHS Englands matrix, including integrating the National Directors portfolio.
Enabling patient and public involvement
To act as a champion for patients and their interests and involve the public and patients in the policy development and decision-making of NHS England to support the delivery of excellent healthcare and improvement, by holding the interests of patients and public at the heart of what they do.
To ensure all public and patient contact with the office is of the highest professional standard.
To embed patient and public involvement within NHS England and at all levels of decision making
Promoting equality and reducing inequalities
To uphold organisational policies, principles and a commitment on the promotion of equality and diversity in the workforce, good practice and support of the equalities agenda
To create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday actionensure we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality.
Partnership and cross boundary working
To establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders from a range or organisations (health, social care, voluntary sector, patient groups) and from a range of professional backgrounds.
Leadership for transformational change
-
To monitor, interpret and quality assure progress against deliverables to NHS England and NHS Improvement that often require adjustments specifically in relation to the complex corporate business agenda, strategic objectives and the business planning process
Project Management
Lead the team in the delivery of project plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues and dependencies, considering best practice and current options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the project.
Pro-actively manage stakeholders, respond to and resolve conflict when this arises through facilitation or other appropriate mechanisms.
Be responsible for a high standard of work supporting the delivery of projects on time, to quality standards and in a cost-effective manner.
Maintain the project initiation document and associated plans with regular team meetings to monitor progress and resources.
Demonstrate effective stakeholder management.
Support other project managers as and when required.
Take into account the impact of any change the projects will have on the business and oversee handover of any products to ensure full ownership and buy-in within the business Advocate the projects at senior and executive levels and ensure active engagement and sponsorship within NHS as a whole.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Values and Behavious
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do. Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
Knowledge & Experiance
Essential
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects.
- Competent with Microsoft products with the ability to present effectively for a range of audiences using Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
Skills, capability and Atributes
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Values and Behavious
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do. Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
Knowledge & Experiance
Essential
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects.
- Competent with Microsoft products with the ability to present effectively for a range of audiences using Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
Skills, capability and Atributes
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
Additional information
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).
