Assistant Programme Manager

NHS; Caerleon; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Gwent seeks an Assistant Programme Manager to drive regional partnerships and project management. The role involves strategic planning and stakeholder engagement. Candidates should possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a degree and experience in partnership working. This position offers flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of project and programme management.
• Experience in developing and writing reports.
• Ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Provide project and programme management leadership focusing on adults.
• Engage stakeholders to define priorities and implementation processes.
• Assist in developing performance indicators and measurable outcomes.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent communications skills

Knowledge of partnership working

Ability to facilitate and influence

Education

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Job description

Join Our Team as an Assistant Programme Manager

Are you ready to play a key role in driving the success of regional partnerships and shaping regional integration of health and care in Gwent? As an Assistant Programme Manager, you will be an essential member of the Gwent Regional Partnership Board Support Team (PMO) within the ABUHB Corporate Planning team. This is your chance to contribute to impactful projects and help streamline operations that make a real difference.

If you're passionate about making an impact, excited to support a variety of key functions, and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is the role for you. Get ready to be at the heart of strategic planning and help create better outcomes for communities across Gwent.

O ur team is based in St Cadocs Hospital in Caerleon, and you will be working at our office and from home

Main duties of the job

The Assistant Programme Manager is a key member of the Gwent Regional Partnership Board (RPB) Support Team (PMO), part of the Planning Team. The team delivers a portfolio management function for the Gwent RPB. The RPB brings together the Health Board, local authorities and the third sector to meet the care and support needs of people in Gwent. It receives revenue funding of over £25 million per year across a range of funding streams to improve the wellbeing of key population groups, and to improve how health and care services are delivered.

The postholder will provide project and programme management leadership with a focus on on adults. The postholder will lead and oversee projects and programmes funded via the RPB's revenue streams monitoring the set budget to ensure deliverables enhance services and can demonstrate difference made for the population of Gwent. This includes the planning of projects and programmes to achieve objectives, maximise benefits, and ensure funding drives service improvements.

In supporting successful project and programme management, the postholder will engage stakeholders to define priorities, scope and implementation processes. They will assist partners in developing performance indicators and measurable outcomes to ensure effective reporting. They will work closely with the Performance Analyst to manage a reporting function, maximise data use, and create performance dashboards.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac

This post is secondment for 12 months to meet the needs of the service.

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 ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Educated to degree level or equivalent demonstrable level of knowledge and experience.
• Knowledge and/or experience of partnership working.
• Knowledge and/or experience of project and programme management.
• Knowledge of relevant national and local strategy and policy.

Experience

• Experience in developing and writing reports, and presenting information to a variety of audiences.
• Experience and knowledge of working within statutory health and social care services, third sector, housing or related organisation in the delivery or management of operational services. Experience/ knowledge of working
• Experience/ knowledge of working across collaboratively organisational boundaries and in partnership with other organisations.
• Experience of translating policy into delivery for population benefit.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to facilitate and influence.
• Excellent communications skills both verbal and written.
• Appreciation of Risk

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.