Health Programmes Manager

ZipRecruiter; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity focused on seriously ill children is seeking a project manager to oversee their WellChild Nurses and Better at Home programmes. Applicants should have significant experience in project management, strong communication skills, and a passion for working with families of children with complex health needs. The role offers a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

23 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Stakeholder Pension Scheme at 5%

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible hybrid working arrangements

Enhanced benefits package

Qualifications

• At least two years experience in a project or service management role.
• Experience in finance management, including budgets and forecasts.
• Knowledge of working within the health sector is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Oversee two flagship programmes: WellChild Nurses and Better at Home.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders to maximize outcomes.
• Create high quality reports from monitoring data.

Skills

Project Management

Finance Management

Communication

Organisation

Attention to Detail

Client Management Systems

Team Working

Job description

Job Description

This role will oversee two of our flagship programmes: the WellChild Nurses and Better at Home programme.

Purpose of the role:

Working alongside the Director of Programmes and wider programmes team, the successful candidatewill ensure that the collective knowledge and skills of both our nurse network and ourflagship Better at Home suites are embedded into the Charity’s strategy and activities. The postholder will also be instrumental in growing these networks as well as supporting the growth of theprojects.

WellChild currently have over 50 nurse posts across the UK and 13 Better at Home trainingfacilities. The successful delivery of these programmes is integral to the charity and ensures thatchildren with complex health needs and their families can access specialist support in their area when they need it. This is a key role within the WellChild team which is responsible for the day-to-day delivery and management of agreed projects within WellChild’s charitable programmes. With the support of the team, you will be able to operate under a high level of autonomy to deliver on these organisational charitable objectives and be responsible for managing relationships with key stakeholders, including health professionals to maximise the outcomes for children with complex health needs and their families.

A Bit about Us:

WellChild is the charity for seriously ill children. Our vision is for every child or person with complex medical needs to be thriving at home. Through a UK-wide network of children’s nurses, garden transformation projects and family support services, WellChild, who have Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex as its Patron, exists to ensure this growing population of children and people have the best chance to thrive at home and in their communities.

You will be able to:

• Demonstrate at least two years experience working in a project or service management role#
• Create high quality reports from monitoring data
• Evidence ability of finance management, including budgets and forecasts
• Demonstrate experience of success in establishing and maintaining successful networks and relationships
• Ideally demonstrate experience or knowledge of working within the health sector
• Confidently use Microsoft applications, particularly Word and Excel
• Demonstrate excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrate commitment and ability for strong team working
• Effectively prioritise and work calmly under pressure
• Collaborate with other teams across the organisation

You will have:

• A passion for working with families with children who have complex health needs
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Experience using Client Management Systems
• Positive ‘can do’ approach with the ability to be adaptable and work flexibly and on own initiative

What we can offer:
We understand the reality of people’s lives and strive wherever possible to offer flexibility and
support to enable you to balance your work and personal life in a healthy way. We also believe it’s
important that our people feel their work has purpose, so we’ll encourage you and support you to be
autonomous and creatively lead on key pieces of work.
■ Competitive salary £31,321
■ 23 days holiday on appointment rising to 27 days plus 8 bank holidays
■ Stakeholder Pension Scheme from appointment at 5%
■ Employee Assistance Programme
■ TOIL for out of hours work
■ Flexible hybrid working arrangements between home and the office
■ Enhanced benefits package
Other:
There will also be some travel to meetings and events required that fall outside of normal working
hours.

**Please note that we can only accept applications from individuals with the right to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor working visa applications.**