Community Services Project and Improvement Manager

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in York is seeking a highly motivated Project and Improvement Manager for an 18-month contract. You will manage quality improvements and implement transformation initiatives across community services. Strong skills in service development and project management are essential for success in this role, where you will work independently and participate in strategic negotiations.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Experience managing and delivering change effectively on complex projects.
• Motivation to function independently and manage your own workload.
• Ability to motivate and negotiate on complex and sensitive projects.

Responsibilities

• Overall management and quality improvement within the Transformation programme.
• Implementing Neighbourhood Working with external partners.
• Managing Inpatient Unit Transformation and Discharge and Admission Avoidance.

Skills

Service development

Project management

Change management

Negotiation

Influencing at a strategic level

Job description

Overview

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides adult community services as part of an integrated acute and community care Trust, working closely with partners across health and social care on behalf of our communities across the Vale of York. We are looking for a highly motivated Project and Improvement Manager to join our Community Services Team, to support the delivery of our ambitious Transformation programme. This is an 18 month post based in York (with a requirement to travel across all Community sites). Our successful candidate will join an established friendly Community Team and will work closely with the Community Services Clinical and Operational Teams. You will be responsible for the overall management, quality improvement and delivery of specific areas within the Transformation programme of work, for example implementing Neighbourhood Working with external partners, Inpatient Unit Transformation and Discharge and Admission Avoidance.

Responsibilities and Requirements

You will have experience of service development and project management, managing and delivering change effectively on complex projects. You should be motivated to function independently, using initiative to manage your own workload without close supervision to work to agreed deadlines. You will also motivate, negotiate and influence on complex and sensitive projects with others, at a strategic level.

Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages. The NHS Staff Council has accepted the pay offer made by the government for Agenda for Change staff in England, which you will see is reflected on the salary for this role. The new salary rates for this year (2023/24) will take effect from 1 April 2023. Eligible staff can expect to receive the additional 2022/23 payment and the new 2023/24 pay rates (including back pay to 1 April) as part of their pay in June.