Business Change and Governance Lead, Band 6 - Gloucester, United Kingdom - Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Gloucester, United Kingdom

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Description

The ability to influence and persuade individuals from within and outside the immediate team, on the importance, direction and outcomes of projects.

- Monitoring and tracking project progress and reporting on such, and knowing who to go to, to clear blockages and when to escalate blockages to progress or deadlines at risk.

- Facilitating meetings and groups for relevant projects/service improvement work.

- Using own judgement and proven project management skills and methodologies to scope, plan and deliver projects within, and occasionally outside, the People & OD office portfolio, as directed by the Director for People & OD and the Deputy Director for People & OD.

These projects could be within the P&OD Directorate or Trust-wide.

- Writing project briefs, where appropriate, which can include input from several teams, as well as project initiation documents (PIDs) and businesses cases for presentation at committees, and understanding the committee structure and how to navigate the project documentation through the various levels of authorisation.

- To work closely with the Trusts PMO function when the scope of the project requires dual PID preparation and support during its life cycle.

- To provide project support and advice to the teams within the P&OD Office, often taking the lead to ensure that initiatives and actions are driven through to completion.

Governance - A detailed understanding of the Corporate Governance functions within the Trust and the responsibilities of the Director for People & ODs office within those functions.

- Ensuring that all Director for People & ODs team who have Board or sub-committee reporting responsibilities, are aware of what is expected and by when, and ensuring that they present ahead of the submission date for review and sign off.

- Responsibility for ensuring that the governance reports for the Board and its sub-committees for the Director for People & ODs office are prepared, quality assured and submitted to published deadlines.

- Ensuring compliance with Trust processes including, but not limited to the Risk Register, Policies, Appraisal and Mandatory Training (of staff in the Director for People & ODs office).

Developing and managing business planning processes in P&OD that underpin the delivery of the Directorates priorities and objectives.
To be responsible for compiling, prioritising, managing and maintaining business plans on behalf of the Director.
Ensuring that there is robust support in place for the following meetings which currently fall with the People & OD Directors portfolio, including but not limited to: People & OD Committee People & OD Delivery Group Pay Assurance Group Health and Safety Committee Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group People & OD Department meetings ICS and Regional meetings
Ensuring all policies, risks, Datix reports, as well as appraisal and mandatory training compliance across P&OD and all the teams that report in to it are monitored, signed off and achieve the agreed level of compliance. Reporting on the status of such and escalating if not achieved.
Raising risks and requisitions, waivers for items that breach the authorisation threshold, and provision of sickness and payroll information, such as variation forms, in a timely way.
To maintain a rigorous governance framework and oversight of all People & OD related policies, ensuring they are updated and consulted upon in a timely way, recorded, stored and consistently presented. Systems and processes
Managing pay and nonpay resources, with a focus on streamlining, recurrent CIP/financial sustainability achievement and identifying opportunities for additional resources / funding streams
Working closely with the Directors reporting in to the Director for People & OD to help them understand their budgeting constraints and to support with their planning and development functions. To support this, to attend their monthly and quarterly Finance update meetings alongside the Head of Corporate Finance.
To have an overview of all the budgets that fall within the People & OD Directorate, to understand where cost pressures are, are likely to be and where resources can be reallocated if necessary.
Develop and maintain high quality document management systems so that information is secure and accessible for those who need it. The postholder will also help to build capability across P&OD in this area so that there is a consistent, effective approach adopted across the whole portfolio. System, regional and national support
Supporting the Director of People & OD, and the Deputy Director of People & OD, in all ICS, regional and national activity.

Where the Director and Deputy hold lead roles in these environments, both chairing meetings and leading developmental activity, the post-holder will need to work and liaise with a wide range of external stakeholders.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information on the main respon