Job summary
- Main area
- ACP
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-WTE-6757341-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Any NHS England Office
- Town
- National
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum (exclusive of London weighting)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
ACP Senior Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to join the Centre for Advancing Practice.
This postholder will support a programme of work underpinned by the need for a flexible, productive and affordable healthcare workforce that meets the needs of patients, reflecting evolving care pathways and the values set out in the NHS Constitution and NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.
Our Core Values are that everyone feels valued and respected and are included and involved in everything that affects them; are trusted to make decisions with clear reasons in order to be empowered to deliver; are committed to clear, effective communication, which is transparent and open when sharing information; takes pride and has integrity in everything we do and recognizes that everyone has a significant contribution whilst taking personal responsibility and accountability for actions and behaviours.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end management of multiple high-profile projects. You will lead cross-functional teams, ensuring programme objectives are delivered on time, within scope, and budget while meeting the highest quality standards. You will collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, manage project risks, and provide expert guidance to support strategic decision-making.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Centre for Advancing Practice is part of a wider portfolio of programmes and there is an expectation that the teams will work closely together in a matrix programme environment. Even though your responsibilities will mainly relate to Advancing Practice there is opportunity to be involved in other elements of the team’s wider portfolio.
You must be able to evidence excellent programme management skills, demonstrate the ability to manage day-to-day competing priorities, communication well across a range of internal and external stakeholders and a working knowledge of MS office suite.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Educated to Masters Level or equivalent level of experience
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of project management
Desirable criteria
- Experience of monitoring budgets
- Experience of the business planning processes
- Programme management (multiple projects simultaneously)
- Knowledge of the Advanced Practice agenda
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- Capable of effective project planning over long, medium, and short-term planning horizon - managing risk, budgets and resources
- Ability to influence partners and stakeholders and to reach agreement on contentious matters
- Working knowledge of different Microsoft Packages
Desirable criteria
- Experience of line management / managing a team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jason Mistry
- Job title
- Quality Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01216952296
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