Programme Development and Strategy Manager - Rugby, Warwickshire, United Kingdom - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Place Planning and Development Programme Manager

NHS AfC:
Band 8a
Main area Programme Management Grade
NHS AfC:

Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 37.South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS.

We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county.

This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.

We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
We are 'Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care'.

All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees.

We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people.

Agile and Flexible Working

However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service.

However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.

The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.

Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.

Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site.

This ensures all new staff joining the Trust will have access to car parking facilities without the need to go on a waiting list.

The Trust have also been able to freeze car parking charges.

To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).

An exciting opportunity has arisen to take on a new role as Rugby Place Planning and Development Programme Manager.

Hosted by SWFT it is an exciting joint post between the Trust and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire.

This role will be responsible for programmes of work associated with system leadership, transformation and improvement and partnership working across organisations and services.

The role will have a strong link with Rugby Borough Council, particularly the Community Development team, in helping to support the levelling up and health inequalities agenda.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated and will have experience of working in the health and/or local authority sectors.

They will have demonstrable knowledge and expertise across NHS and cross system improvement as well as successful programme management planning and management of risk.

The ICB has endorsed the creation of the Care Collaboratives to enable the transfer or responsibility for commissioning and delivering from the Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board to the Care Collaborative following a three-phase approach.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.

In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4 th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county.

We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. hosted by SWFT it will be a joint post between the Trust and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire.

This role will be responsible for programmes of work associated with system leadership, transformation and improvement and partnership working across organisations and services.

The role will have a strong link with Rugby Borough Council, particularly the Community Development team, in helping to support the levelling up and health inequalities agenda.

The ICB has endorsed the creation of the Care Collaboratives to enable the transfer or responsibility for commissioning and delivering from the Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board to the Care Collaborative following a three-phase approach.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated and will have experience of working in the health and/or local authority sectors.

They will have demonstrable knowledge and expertise across NHS and cross system improvement as well as successful programme management planning and management of risk.

Planning and Programme Management

Support the planning of programmes of work across Rugby Place partners including Primary Care, Warwickshire County Council, Rugby Borough Council, UHCW, SWFT, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, the Coventry and Warwickshire ICS, the voluntary sector and Healthwatch to define priorities, benefits and deliverables.

Manage the lifecycle of programmes of work containing multiple projects. Reporting on progress and managing risks and issues, acting as a point of escalation for projects.
Design of work streams and projects to deliver programme objectives and deliverables.

Development and maintenance of programme documentation which reflects the complexities of a system wide programme and captures cross linkages and dependencies.

Manage the delivery of benefits and track realisation of programme/project outcomes.
Demonstrate a flexible approach to the development and delivery of new programmes as necessary in Rugby Place.
Interrogate and analyse, sometimes highly complex information to support the delivery of clear project reporting and project outcomes.

Write and submit regular high level programme reports for Rugby Place forums showing progress against milestones, status, resource requirements, issues, risks, dependencies and making recommendations where a range of options may exist.

Employ effective communication, negotiation and influencing skills to drive delivery and change management with stakeholders at all levels who may hold differing views
Represent Rugby Place in a variety of formal settings, potentially delivering complex information and difficult messages to senior audiences
Members of Place forums including County Councillors, Primary Care representatives, Healthwatch, Voluntary Sector, SWFT, UHCW, Warwickshire County Council, Public Health, Rugby Borough Council
Programme SROs, clinical leads and executive leads, Trust and other provider programmes of work and local government programme transformation leads
Other stakeholders as required e.g. NHSE, patients and public engagement groups, voluntary sector and community leaders
Responsibility for the management of the lifecycle of programmes of work containing multiple projects. Reporting on progress and managing risks and issues, acting as a point of escalation for projects.
Responsibility for the design of work streams and projects to deliver programme objectives and deliverables.

Responsibility for the development and maintenance of programme documentation which reflects the complexities of a system wide programme and captures cross linkages and dependencies.

Responsibility for the interrogation and analysis of sometimes highly complex information to support the delivery of clear project reporting and project outcomes.

Accountable to write and submit regular high level programme reports for Rugby Place forums showing progress against milestones, status, resource requirements, issues, risks, dependencies and making recommendations where a range of options may exist

Responsibility for effective communication, negotiation and influencing skills to drive delivery and change management with stakeholders at all levels who may hold differing views.

Evidence of Programme/project Management training/qualifications
Evidence of post graduate training or education or work based learning
Proven experience of managing lifecycles of programmes of work containing multiple projects
Proven track record of project management
Proven track record of managing risk
Track record of innovation in transformation, developing new models of care and supporting innovative provider development
Experience of implementation of complex programme delivery and conducting Gateways reviews
Proven experience of managing the delivery of benefits and tracking the realisation of programme/project outcomes.
Proven track recording public and patient engagement in relation to service development and change
Demonstrable experience of utilising programme management methodologies
Able to utilise programme/project/transformation methodologies

Able to interrogate and analyse complex and contentious information to support the delivery of clear project reporting and project outcomes.

Excellent communication skills, ideally demonstrated through experience of writing management reports and project planning documents and through confidently communicating complex arguments and advising senior colleagues
Experienced user of excel, word and PowerPoint
Comprehensive understanding of national, regional and local health and social care policy
Understanding of models and good practice for excellent programme management and transformation methodology
Awareness of and committed to Equality and Diversity policies
Flexible, self motivating and acts on own initiative
Committed to own personable continuing development
The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).

Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.

We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.

Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it's a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.

The Trust is part of a 'Foundation Group' through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.