Maternity & Neonatal Improvement Project Lead

University Hospitals Of Leicester Nhs Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is seeking a proactive professional to lead the Maternity & Neonatal Services Improvement Programme. You will build positive working relationships across CMGs and partner organisations, produce and circulate briefing papers, and drive project delivery with a patient-centered focus.

You will manage communications with internal/external stakeholders, prepare reports for Boards, and progress multiple work streams within an NHS context, ensuring timely

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continual professional development.
• Commitment to on-going learning/training.
• Project Management qualification.
• Significant experience of working in partnership and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders across a health and social care economy.
• Supporting business case development experience.
• Patient-centric approach to service development, planning and improvements.
• Experience delivering a service improvement or project within a changing environment.
• Line management experience.
• Good understanding of NHS systems, processes and current NHS developments and vision.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain forward-looking work-programme for Maternity & Neonatal Services Improvement.
• Work under own initiative to resolve issues and manage workload requirements.
• Be the first point of contact for internal and external queries on the Maternity & Neonatal Services Improvement Programme.
• Summarise key messages for Board and Committee meetings and circulate weekly.
• Prepare delegated papers, project plans, and coordinate agendas for Programme Boards.
• Gather data from multiple sources and present information accessibly to a multidisciplinary audience.
• Attend meetings and report back actions to the team.
• Support project delivery activities and key work streams.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Communication skills

Meeting facilitation

Education

Degree or equivalent

Project Management qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is seeking a proactive professional to lead the Maternity & Neonatal Services Improvement Programme. You will build positive working relationships across CMGs and partner organisations, produce and circulate briefing papers, and drive project delivery with a patient-centered focus.

You will manage communications with internal/external stakeholders, prepare reports for Boards, and progress multiple work streams within an NHS context, ensuring timely