Principal Programme Solutions Lead - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Description

NHS AfC:
Band 8b


Main area

  • Programme Management

Grade

  • NHS AfC: Band 8b

Contract

  • Fixed term: 12 months (Also happy to offer as a secondment)

Hours

  • Full time hours per week

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Site

  • City Campus

Town

  • Nottingham

Salary
- £58,972 - £68,525 per annum


Salary period

  • Yearly

Closing

  • Today at 23:59
Job overview

This is a fixed-term or secondment opportunity, with the potential for the role to be extended or made permanent over time


The purpose of this role is to directly enable the delivery of any allocated programmes and be accountable for the achievement of programme objectives and benefits realisation.


The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that their portfolio of Trust-level, complex programmes deliver a sufficient Benefits Profile to meet the Trust's strategic objectives and sustainability requirements.

This will be through taking responsibility to support and challenge project and programme teams to maximise benefits delivery through offering expert advice and utilising programme management methodologies.

Programmes may be clinical or non-clinical and cover a variety of deliverables, including cultural change, operational performance, financial performance, service issues and clinical quality improvement.

The post holder will provide line management responsibilities within the team ensuring effective ways of working at all times.

They will also be responsible for facilitating progress and providing practical support to the teams impacted on by the programmes to ensure benefits delivery.


The post holder will work as a key advisor to Sponsors and Senior Sponsors on allocated programmes, ensuring that high quality programme management is in place.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will ensure that:

  • Programmes under their portfolio (agreed by the Trust Board and its sub-committees) achieve their objectives by supporting Programme Teams and Sponsors in the execution of their duties,
  • PMO sanctioned Programme Frameworks are in place and that all assigned programmes adhere to these frameworks by advising on modifications where necessary,
  • Information about programme progress and good practice is disseminated through relevant channels throughout the Trust and externally,
  • Appropriate and proactive action is taken to address areas of significant underperformance against objectives through monitoring and governing remedial actions,
  • Benefits derived from programmes are tracked, counted and reported in a timely manner,
  • Risks to programme delivery are identified and mitigated


The post holder will be required to work at all NUH campuses, off site venues and flexibly as required for the role.

Occasionally the post holder may need to work out of core hours (including weekends and evenings) as required by the project/programmes.

Working from home options may be available.

Working for our organisation

The Trust Programme Management Office (TPMO) is a team comprising of a variety of project professionals. We welcome those from both previous NHS backgrounds as well as those coming from externally to the NHS.


The TPMO covers both Programme Delivery and Programme Solutions and is responsible for providing a full programme management function to NUH.


Joining this team will not only allow you to interact and gain knowledge from your professional peers, but will also help you build the next level of experience for future roles within the NHS.

We are a friendly and hard-working team that support each other, but we also trust each team member to be able to function independently as their work requires.

Working with us will create opportunities to further build your skills, whilst really making a difference to the NHS and the people we care for.

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country.

With over 16,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population.

We have a budget of over £1billion, 90 wards and 1,700 beds across three main sites:
QMC, City Hospital and Ropewalk House. We deliver district general services to 2.5m residents of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and its surrounding communities.

Our specialist services allows us to deliver care to 4.5m people from across the East Midlands and nationally for some specialist services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities


KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership / Strategic

  • To work closely with Programme Sponsors to meet programme benefit targets, in partnership with key senior stakeholders, and supporting project and programme managers.
  • As part of the TPMO, work with all staff in the Divisions and Corporate departments to deliver what is expected to achieve the Trust's Strategic goals.
  • Work in a strong and effective corporate manner, working with key stakeholders including Trust Executive Director

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