Job summary
- Main area
- Improvement
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 18 months (Fixed term / Secondment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working, hybrid working)
- Job ref
- 320-TWS-1883
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Derby Hospital
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/12/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/01/2025
Employer heading
Transformation Project Manager
Band 7
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
Our staff are our biggest asset, and as an organisation we have an obligation to get the right balance between patient safety, cost and efficiency. The Right People Programme is our Trustwide transformation programme which will enable us to achieve this.
The programmes vision is: 'to enable the delivery of patient centred exceptional care by working together, to ensure we have the right people with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time’.
Benefits of the programme are multifaceted, primarily focusing on people and quality, whilst ensuring the effective use of our resources. Effective rostering is fundamental in looking after our people, providing equity and certainty for our staff, enabling people to plan their lives, achieving work/life balance, and positively impacting on wellbeing.
This is a pivotal role within the core programme team, requiring the postholder to work in partnership with colleagues to deliver transformational change, engaging at a senior level with a wide range of stakeholders across the Trust.
This postholder will be responsible for providing expert project / improvement knowledge and techniques to support in the co-ordination, scoping and implementation of work streams under the Right People Programme. This role will also support the programme and workstreams in ensuring projects are established, run and monitored as part of the Trust Programme Management Office governance framework.
Main duties of the job
Core responsibilities may include but are not limited to;
· To have experience and knowledge of robust project management methodologies and ensuring they are followed, to include project definition, scoping, implementation, timescales, monitoring of financial and non-financial benefits, risk, governance, reporting, communication and evaluating.
· To have experience and knowledge and understanding of continuous improvement.
· To support the development of effective partnership working with key service providers, internal managers, and other stakeholders in relation to projects, often acting as a central point of contact, responding proactively, and highlighting issues raised to the appropriate improvement lead.
· To engage, facilitate and motivate multi-disciplinary teams, working with staff at all levels in the organisation.
· Promoting new behaviours, culture and ways of working associated with the Improvement Practice.
· Deliver presentations on progress with areas of work.
Closing date of applications: 13 December 2024
Interview date: 9 January2025
If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level.
- Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes.
Desirable criteria
- Project or programme management qualification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of engaging with multidisciplinary teams and achieving successful outcomes.
- Experience of successfully managing projects within a programme management system including evidence of change management within timeframes and budget.
- Experience of the identification, assessment, and management of complex risks and issues
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with the Medical and Dental Workforce.
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.
- Able to determine appropriate quality outcome metrics and associated key performance indicators.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sara Salem
- Job title
- Deputy Transformation Programme Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 340131
- Additional information
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