Job summary
- Main area
- Inpatient Quality Transformation Project Manager
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 373-CSS1061
- Employer
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CWP Trust Headquarters, Redesmere Building
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Inpatient Quality Transformation Project Manager
Band 8a
Job overview
This is an exciting new opportunity to improve the quality in mental health, and learning disability inpatient services and inpatient care for autistic people across Cheshire and Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
The candidate will support systems in planning for and implementing the National Quality Transformation project, including the development and review of a 3 year plan to localise and realign inpatient services in line with the National Inpatient Quality Transformation Programme.
Fixed term: 12 months.
Main duties of the job
The Post holder is key to the success of the programme of work in Greater Manchester and Cheshire and Merseyside, in transforming inpatient services to improve quality and ensure best use of resource.
The successful candidate will need to work in collaboration with all stakeholders, support the collation and analysis of data, including on demand, capacity, activity and cost, and use their analytical skills to identify and communicate gaps in current provision, and develop plans to address these.
A key part of the role will be to translate key pieces of national policy and strategy into practice and support services to implement and embed in local practice as appropriate.
The post-holder will need to ensure that all of the work is co-produced and co-delivered and a range of lived experience voices are embedded throughout. Therefore the ability to form strong, supportive and effective working relationships with partners is essential.
Working for our organisation
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A ‘Guide to completing your application form’ can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level with considerable experience of working at a senior level in NHS or Social Care context
- Educated to masters level or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- A formal qualification in project/programme management
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive knowledge of secondary care mental health, learning disability and autism services/provision in and outside of the NHS
- Experience of teaching/training/mentoring in the workplace
- Experience of managing complex and or multiple projects involving multiple partnerships or whole systems.
- A clear understanding of the background to and aims of current health / social care and appreciation of the implications of this for the mental health and LDA agenda
- An appreciation of the relationship between the NHSE, Public Health England and individual provider and commissioning organisations
- Understanding of Five Year Forward View and Long Term Plan priorities for Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism
- Demonstrable change management and / or service redesign experience
- Understanding of the need for meaningful engagement of people with lived experience in the development and redesign of services
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working at a senior level within health or social care services in either a clinical or management/education/ policy capacity
- Involvement in previous transformation work involving digital solutions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clair Haydon
- Job title
- Clinical Director for MH complex care, NW England
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07799 070899
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