Job summary
- Main area
- Programme Manager
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term until March 2026)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 070-AC006-0125
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bronllys Hospital
- Town
- Brecon
- Salary
- £54,550 - £61,412 N/A
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Digital Transformation Programme Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.
Job overview
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 12 MONTHS DUE TO FUNDING. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.
The post holder will be the Programme Manager for the implementation of the new electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) in Powys Teaching Health Board and have overall responsibility for the integrity and coherence of the project.
Main duties of the job
In particular, the post holder will be responsible for:-
• Management of single or multiple programmes spanning the entire process for programme definition, programme planning through to implementation and transition to operational use.
• Delivery of successful programmes of diverse complexity across the health and social care community.
• Contribute to development of change management and benefit realisation plans, ensuring alignment between service development, business as usual and corporate strategy.
The post holder is expected to support colleagues and transfer skills in order to grow and embed service improvement and programme management capabilities within the organisation and to champion the role of the Digital Transformation across PTHB.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Powys Teaching Health Board!
Powys Teaching Health Board is responsible for meeting the health and wellbeing needs of the people of Powys, mid Wales. As a rural health board with around 133,000 people living across an area that is a quarter of Wales, we provide as many services as possible locally. This is mainly through GPs and other primary care services, community hospitals and community services.
As we don’t have a District General Hospital, we work closely with other organisations in Wales and England to provide services for the people of Powys. We always strive to deliver as many services in Powys as possible including assessment and follow ups after treatment. The health board also works closely with Powys County Council and the voluntary sector to meet the needs of the community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full bi-lingual Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting information.
Person specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Educated to master’s level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft O365 applications including Project and Planner
- Experience of hands-on delivery and management of complex full lifecycle projects ideally within the NHS or a public sector organisation
Desirable criteria
- PRINCE II and/or Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of designing, implementing and maintaining office document control systems
- Knowledge and experience in service redesign, service improvement, programme and or project management
- Experience of risk management
- Proven work record of consistently achieving high standards and delivering objectives and priorities
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Programme Management
Aptiude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Up to date understanding of key NHS targets, performance measures and current priorities within NHS Wales Digital First Agenda
- Strong planning skills, able to plan effectively against deadlines to produce timely outputs and deliverables
- Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively using excellent communication skills, including strong report writing and presentation skills
- Ability to write project initiation document, business cases, strategic plans, dashboard reports
- Excellent analytical skills to develop, read, interpret and disseminate complex information to others
- Clear leadership skills, influencing and team building skills
- Ability to prioritise work within a pressured environment
- Able to act independently and on own initiative
Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake regular travel to other locations within the organisation and beyond
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are not necessary
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sue Hamer
- Job title
- Head of Digital Programmes
- Email address
- [email protected]
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