Programme Manager H&F Lead - MH, CYP & LDA

NHS North West London; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Programme Manager to enhance mental health and children's services in Hammersmith and Fulham. This dynamic role involves leading multi-disciplinary teams and collaborating with various sectors to drive service improvements and strategic initiatives. If you're motivated by making a real difference in the community and have a strong background in programme management, this opportunity offers a chance to shape the future of care for diverse populations. Join a dedicated team committed to improving lives and making a meaningful impact in the field of healthcare.

Qualifications

• Educated to master's level with extensive knowledge in a specialist area.
• Experience in project and programme management with a focus on healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver integrated services in mental health and children's services.
• Develop and implement strategies aligned with partnership priorities.

Skills

Programme Management

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Understanding of Healthcare Policy

Education

Master's Degree or Equivalent Experience

Postgraduate Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

Employer: NHS North West London ICB

Employer type: NHS

Site: NHS North West London ICB

Town: London

Salary: £70,387 - £80,465 Inclusive of HCA per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 28/02/2025 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Job overview

Are you passionate about improving services for people with mental health needs, dementia, autism, learning disabilities, and children and young people? We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Programme Manager to join our team, covering these key areas in the Hammersmith and Fulham borough. This is a fantastic opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from across the Hammersmith and Fulham partnership, shaping and enhancing services for those in need within the community.

In this role, you will lead initiatives that span mental health, children and young people’s services, autism, learning disabilities, and dementia, working alongside professionals from a range of disciplines. You will have the chance to drive forward the borough's partnership priority areas and contribute to the North West London programme of work. If you're motivated by making a real difference in these critical areas, this is the role for you!

Join us in shaping the future of care for diverse communities and be part of a dedicated team committed to improving lives in Hammersmith and Fulham.

Main duties of the job

As the Mental Health, Children and Young People, ASD, and Dementia Programme Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and driving forward key initiatives across mental health, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), learning disabilities, dementia, and children and young people’s services within Hammersmith and Fulham. Your role will involve:

• Programme Leadership: Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, integrated services that meet the needs of individuals across these areas.
• Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues from various sectors, including local authorities, NHS services, social care, and community groups, to shape and improve services for people in the borough.
• Strategic Planning: Develop and implement strategies that align with the Hammersmith and Fulham partnership's priorities and the broader North West London programme of work.
• Service Improvement: Drive continuous service improvements, ensuring that services are responsive, effective, and person-centred.

This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference by working across multiple sectors and disciplines, shaping the future of mental health, dementia, ASD, and children’s services in the community. If you’re passionate about improving outcomes for people with complex needs and enjoy working in a collaborative, dynamic environment, this role could be a perfect fit.

We reserve the right to close the advert early.

Working for our organisation

NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (NHS NWL ICB) is a statutory body responsible for planning and allocating health and care resources to improve the lives of people in eight boroughs across North West London: Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster.

The local population is large and diverse, with a wide range of health and care needs that are evolving all the time. Working with our partners including Councils, NHS provider Trusts, GPs and voluntary and community organisations, we plan and allocate NHS resources to deliver a wide range of services including urgent and emergency care, mental health, primary care, elective hospital services and community care.

Working for us, you can help ensure that our residents and patients have access to the right services when they need them and assist them to take greater care of their own health to ensure they live longer, healthier lives.

To do this we will:

1. Improve outcomes in population health and healthcare
2. Reduce inequalities in health outcomes, experience, and access
3. Enhance productivity and better value for money
4. Support broader social and economic development within our area.

We're proud of our staff and the contribution they make and are committed to developing their knowledge and skills in a supportive, inclusive, and values-led organisation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on the detailed job description and main responsibilities for this role, please read the job description and person specification document provided on this advert.

Person specification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

• Educated to masters’ level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area.
• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through postgraduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master’s level equivalent.
• Evidence of post-qualifying and continuing professional development.
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in London and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
• Should have an appreciation of the relationship between NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
• Project and programme management qualifications.
• Understanding of contracting and commissioning approaches within primary care, NHS Trusts, Better Care Fund, voluntary sector and local authorities, as well as ICB and Borough-Based Partnerships at Place.
• Understanding and experience of procurement and bid-evaluation for NHS and health and care services, including from voluntary and independent sector providers.
• Understanding of Standing Financial Instructions, audit and other governance.
• Confidentiality of patient information, data security issues and other data protection governance.

Communication Skills

• Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level.
• Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts.
• Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.

Analytical

• Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.
• Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and make decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution.

Equality and Diversity

• Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda.

Autonomy

• Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales, interpreting national policy for implementation.

Name: Rashesh Mehta

Job title: Assistant Director - Hammersmith and Fulham

Email address: [e-mail]