Job vacancy: PMO and Commercial Development Manager, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Northampton

Job summary

Main area: Digital
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 265-6178426

Employer: Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Northampton General Hospital
Town: Northampton
Salary: £58,972 - £68,525 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 23:59

PMO and Commercial Development Manager

Band 8b

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Work closely with programme teams and commercial function colleagues to identify and agree present and future needs, linkages to other activity areas and related potential needs for procurement.
Develop, maintain and manage a pipeline of activity for Digital.
Ensure project managers understand and have in place appropriate documentation for key project information including financial cost. Use data to track and monitor progress, and identify opportunities for improvement, ensuring focus on the areas which will have the highest impact.
Support the development and delivery of complex and novel commercial projects.
Review and challenge business cases to make sure they are fit for purpose.
Challenge sourcing strategies, where appropriate, to improve outcomes.
Build and maintain an understanding of relevant supply markets and business context to inform and support delivery of commercial strategies.
Support the DT&I programme, Commercial team and wider stakeholders to identify and manage commercial risks and issues in a timely and effective manner.
Oversee the realisation of benefits and cashable savings detailed in commercial sourcing strategies.
Provide expert advice on relevant regulations and compliance issues.
Ensure business continuity during any transition period and throughout the contract life, including re-procurement and exit.
Support commercial colleagues with delivering the overall team ambition and objectives.
Develop commercial understanding and competence across your area of responsibility
Develop and implement an effective contract management strategy and deliver new contract management plans and processes
Create and foster a culture of innovation, exploring emerging technology and its application to the UHN Group ambitions.
Contribute to the development and implementation of the Group Digital Strategy, in line with Group, Trust and National priorities and initiatives, and leading digital techniques
Promote the adoption of agile methodologies across project teams and into the wider Group
Work closely with the Programme Delivery Manager to provide assistance to the development of project planning and ensure alignment between programme plans
Designing, shaping and agreeing innovative commercial strategies for highly complex, high value, high profile requirements in the Emerging Technology & Innovation Department.
Oversee capital expenditure and procurement for the service and hold the budget for several projects and programmes
Identification of savings and opportunity realisation
Develop, implement and manage technical solutions to enable effective procurement, contract management and SRM
Ensure compliant commercial practice, process efficiency and robust controls and assurance mechanisms across the full commercial lifecycle

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Strong current knowledge and understanding of contract law, adhering to appropriate Public Procurement Regulations
Good understanding of commercial and supplier relationship management techniques and demonstrable experience of applying them in practice.
Strong current knowledge and understanding of PMO functions
Experience of leading organisations in the commercial cycle building the case with stakeholders for deploying them
Strong current knowledge and understanding of contract law, adhering to appropriate Public Procurement Regulations
Experience of contributing to effective performance and budgetary management and control including achieving annual targets on a regular basis

Education, Qualifications & Experience

Essential criteria

Educated to Masters level education or equivalent level or equivalent experience delivering Digital services in a complex environment
MCIPS or equivalent professional qualification and / or evidence of equivalent level of experience
Demonstratable significant experience in providing a PMO support service within the NHS or a comparable large organisation
Experience and understanding of a project or programme management methodology including setting project objectives; determining project scope and deliverables; developing a robust project plan; risks and issues management and monitoring and reporting arrangements.
Relevant experience working in the technology sector and an understanding of the full commercial lifecycle

Desirable criteria

Detailed knowledge of the provision of health services

Skills

Essential criteria

Demonstrated ability to communicate complex commercial concepts clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
The ability to monitor and understand the emerging technology market and identify new opportunities to support strategic aims
Ability to draw together and present reasonable conclusions from a wide range of incomplete and complex evidence and data; able to act or decide even when details are not clear
Strong influencing, persuasion and negotiating skills to gain agreement from multiple stakeholders
Effective leadership and people management skills
A good understanding of the emerging technology market in healthcare, supply chain and digital as well as solution development and continuous improvement methodologies
Ability to manage the delivery of multiple activities in parallel, identifying and resolving potential delivery conflicts in advance
Demonstrated ability to engage with multiple stakeholders and quickly build strong working relationships, influencing and challenging decision making

Key Competencies/ Personal Qualities & Attributes

Essential criteria

Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
The ability to champion diversity and inclusion and the commitment to developing diverse and inclusive teams that are motivated and inspired to work together to achieve a common objective
Can constructively challenge and effectively manage conflict to reach a positive conclusion
Highly motivated, hard-working, self-confident, robust and resilient individual with drive and determination to deliver

At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).

We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values:

Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable

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