Evelina Director of Major Programmes

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Director of Major Programmes to lead transformational change in a prominent children's hospital initiative. This pivotal role involves overseeing the delivery of a comprehensive programme, ensuring effective partnership working, and driving innovative care models. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and analytical skills, with a proven track record in senior management within healthcare settings. Join a dedicated team and make a significant impact on the future of children's healthcare by steering critical projects and fostering collaboration across multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent knowledge and experience required.
• Relevant senior management experience in health and social care settings.

Responsibilities

• Promote and drive transformation in care delivery models.
• Ensure key priorities are articulated and translated into delivery plans.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Strategic Thinking

Programme Management

Education

Master's Degree or Equivalent

Job description

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

The Director of Major Programmes is a senior member of the Evelina London Executive Team and reports directly to the Evelina London Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In delivering their role the post holder will have dual accountability to the CHP SRO and Evelina London CEO. The role will be accountable to the CHP SRO for the overall delivery of the Programme for the Trust. This will sit alongside accountability to the Evelina London Chief Executive by holding executive responsibility and leadership of the transformational change required to enable programme delivery and the benefits realisation that will follow.

This is a pivotal role in supporting the realisation of both the Clinical Group and Trust's ambitious strategic vision for the Children's Hospital Programme. The programme has now reached a stage where it requires dedicated programme leadership in order to see it through the next phase. This involves delivering an approved outline business case (in full detail), decanting and preparing the site for demolition, securing an investor, working with the charity to develop and deliver a major fundraising campaign and working internally and with partners to deliver the organisational transformation that enables the programme to move forward.

Main duties of the job

The Director of Major Programmes, together with Executive Clinical and Operational leads, will be promoting and driving transformation through further integration and delivery of new and improved models of care in preparation for the significant transformative change required to deliver CHP. They will ensure key priorities are clearly defined and articulated, and are then translated into delivery plans supported by the service improvement team, to generate efficiencies and improve productivity and outcomes. This role provides additional executive capacity at a time of massive change and major programme delivery.

Job responsibilities

A job description and person specification can be found attached to the advert under vacancy document.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Qualifications

• Education to Master's degree or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional and personal development, as a result of feedback, reflection and experiential learning

Experience

• Relevant senior management experience in a variety of health and/or social care settings with evidence of effective partnership working and multi stakeholder engagement
• Knowledge and experience of the delivery of healthcare across tertiary, secondary and community settings.

Skills

• Strong leadership, interpersonal skills and authority to deliver advanced relationship management across multiple stakeholders
• Ability to successfully analyse complex issues and situations, provide logical decisions, and reconcile competing interests, providing practical and creative solutions to problems through collaborative working to promote corporate vision
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programmes in the face of competing demands, including an evidenced approach to robust programme management skills

Personal Style and Behaviour

• High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
• Evidence of a strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty, inclusiveness and personal integrity

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.