This Programme Manager post sits in the Efficiency and Clinical Productivity team at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, within a business partnering team aligned to a health unit or corporate unit. The holder leads change programmes and priority workstreams of the efficiency and productivity plan, working with senior responsible owners across all levels of the organisation. The senior business partnering role involves large datasets and close work with senior finance stakeholders. Candidates need a strong track record in project management and influencing.
What the job involves
- Lead change programmes, applying core programme management principles with a focus on continuous improvement, efficiency and value
- Lead priority areas of the Corporate or Health Unit efficiency and productivity plan, working closely with SROs
- Lead group-wide programmes of work, strategically and operationally
- Diagnose, design and deliver improvement programmes across departments and all levels of the organisation
- Directly lead priority workstreams and programmes of work
- Support the identification and scoping of opportunities for the health unit's efficiency and productivity plan
- Provide direction to others to achieve the plan
- Manage multiple priorities with a high level of autonomy
- Play a senior role in the business partnering team, leading stakeholders to deliver change
- Work with large datasets and senior Finance stakeholders
- Take on cross-cutting group-wide projects and programmes through the business partnering team
- Support delivery of the team's portfolio, including FIP delivery and efficiency plans
Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent experience, with evidence of ongoing CPD
- Relevant Masters, or significant experience as an operational or strategic manager in a relevant field
- Project management and/or change management training or qualification
Experience
- Project management experience in a demanding environment with many, sometimes conflicting, priorities
- Influencing staff at all levels so project objectives are owned by the team, users and stakeholders
- Involving teams in analysis and solution development, persuading them to adopt new ways of working and challenge the status quo
- Developing collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders
Skills & knowledge
- Creating clear project plans, prioritising workloads and resourcing them as demands change
- Good leadership: directing, challenging and facilitating to deliver results
- Strong analytical skills, including analysing and interpreting complex numerical and verbal data
- Solving and pre-empting problems using appropriate measures and processes
- Advanced written communication (complex report writing) and oral communication, including presentation and facilitation
Other
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Shared Commitments
- Self-motivated and a team player
- Thriving under pressure, and adaptable, flexible and innovative
- Politically aware, able to form alliances and influence others
Nice to have
- Quality Improvement training or qualification
- Experience of financial recovery and turnaround
What’s offered
- Flexible hours
- Generous benefits
- Next level training and career development
- Forward-thinking approach to working that fits around your lifestyle