Job vacancy: Head of IISS Programme Manager, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton

Job summary

Main area: Administration
Grade: 8c
Contract: Fixed term: 24 months (N/A)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 188-THQ1160924-A

Employer: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: DIVD Division D Management
Town: Southampton
Salary: £74,290 - £85,601 £74290 to £85601
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/12/2024 23:59

Head of IISS Programme Manager

8c

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership: Oversee the successful delivery of capital equipment programmes, with an annual budget of £10-11 million.

Community Diagnostic Centre: Provide strategic direction to the nationally recognised CDC programme, collaborating across the Southampton and Southwest Hampshire network.

Programme Management: Independently manage large-scale projects, ensuring delivery within financial constraints, and aligning outcomes with Trust’s strategic goals.

Financial & Operational Oversight: Compile business plans, manage resources, oversee multiple projects, and ensure performance targets are met.

Collaborative Leadership: Work closely with our Managed Equipment Partner (MEP) to coordinate activities and drive project success.

We’re looking for an ambitious and innovative leader with a proven track record of successfully delivering capital projects within healthcare or a related industry. You should have exceptional leadership skills, be comfortable navigating complex project landscapes, and bring a strategic mindset to the table.

Person specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

Masters degree or equivalent level of experience and knowledge including experience in a senior NHS management or clinical leadership role gaining specialist knowledge or managing complex service development programmes/ changes
Detailed knowledge of acute hospital services, with significant experience of business and financial planning processes
Senior Project management experience with ability to demonstrate successful delivery of £10m + projects
Production of NHS business plans or business cases.
Facilitation of multi-professional groups.
Presenting and communicating information at Board level.
Managing change – ability to deliver, through leadership of teams from all partners, to achieve agreed goals, by providing direction and championing change

Desirable criteria

Vocational qualification such a project management, change management, health economics or another related subject
MBA
Experience in a similar capacity within the NHS.
Experience in a CCG, clinical network or NHSE
Knowledge of service redesign methodology
Knowledge of diagnostics and diagnostic pathways
Knowledge of diagnostic demand forecasting.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

For more information about our Trust

https://careers.uhs.nhs.uk

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