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Job Overview
The Senior Programme Manager is a critical role that sits as part of the Operation’s Reset and Recovery team. We aim to drive improvement and transformational change across the organisation and integrated care system, working with our system partners, to deliver the Trust’s overall aim of Outstanding Patient Experience.
This role will support, lead and be responsible for a Reset and Recovery Change portfolio of work within NBT and across the wider Health Care System. You will need to strategically, as well as operationally, lead complex and challenging programmes of work.
The postholder will work with a wide variety of senior clinicians, senior managers, corporate departments, our system partners, and other external organisations to ensure complex transformation programmes are successfully supported and delivered.
The post holder will ensure that the core principles of programme management are adhered to whilst maintaining a focus on continuous quality improvement and value, underpinned by our Patient First approach.
The postholder will also support the Delivery Director – Reset and Recovery in providing leadership and management to the Reset and Recovery team.
Main duties of the job
- Lead, develop and establish a large Trust-wide multi-year transformational change programme to enhance patient care and drive clinical and operational improvement and efficiencies
- Direct the development and implementation of an articulate and robust plan for programme/project delivery with programme managers, project managers, clinicians, operational teams and key stakeholders
- Be responsible for managing and assessing the communications required to inform and engage stakeholders for relevant programmes to ensure the communication is appropriate for target audiences (up to Executive level)
- Support the leadership of the Reset and Recovery team. This includes line management responsibilities and supporting, motivating and developing staff to ensure the team can deliver its responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services. North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals.
We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
In this role, you will lead complex projects, provide leadership, and build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels. You will be responsible for ensuring that key programmes are delivered on time and within scope.
You will also provide support and leadership to Reset and Recovery team members.
Please See Job Description.
Person specification
Education/training/qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters, degree & project management esstential criteria
Desirable criteria
- Alternative Project Management qualification
Work Experience
Essential criteria
- Successful Programme & Project Management
- Staff management & leadership
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Specialist Knowledge
- Excellent communications skills
- Self motivated, autonomous
Personal qualities/Other
Essential criteria
- Personal qualities - resilience, drive, work on own initiative, summarise complex info
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of Information governance & patient systems
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The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA people.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
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