Programme Manager MHED and NMHC

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Programme Manager to support the Transformation and Programme Management Team. The role delivers complex project and change management across mental health and community health projects, guiding SROs, clinical leads and Directors toward strategic objectives.

You will establish delivery plans, coordinate redesign, and influence strategic development while mentoring staff and removing obstacles to improve team performance and

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Degree or Equivalent Management Qualification.
• Formal Programme and/or Project management training and experience.
• Relevant Masters level qualification in field of health or social care.

Responsibilities

• Establish systems to monitor delivery of programme activity.
• Guide change and stakeholder management within the programme.
• Define measures and gain buy-in for deliverables.
• Collaborate with clinical leads to sustain clinical collaboration.
• Ensure governance of programme risk and benefits.

Skills

Strategic planning

Analytical skills

Communication

Negotiation

Problem solving

Education

Postgraduate degree / management qualification

Prog/Proj management training

Masters in health or social care

Tools

Excel

PM software

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team to support our implementation of Mental Health Emergency Departments and Neighbourhood Mental Health Centres within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust If you have programme management experience and would like to work in a large NHS community Trust, this could be your new post!

The role will be based within the Transformation and Programme Management Team supporting and working with a wide range of health and care partners.

The role of Programme Manager is to support the workstream SRO, clinical lead and responsible Directors in delivery of the stated objectives of the workstreams.

The post holder will contribute complex project management expert knowledge and experience in guiding others through the challenges of service transformation projects with complex stakeholder management.

The post holder will define a clear strategic direction, setting out plans for project delivery, coordinating redesign and influencing strategic development. If you are enthusiastic and resilient, enjoy challenge, are numerate and self-motivated this is a role for you and will allow you to be a part of an exciting and ambitious programme of work.

Main duties of the job

• Supervise and lead Change Managers and Project Support Officers within the Improvement Team.
• Provide high-quality leadership that fosters a culture of improvement and innovation.
• Mentor and coach team members, both within and external to the Improvement Team.
• Exhibit exemplary leadership behaviour and remove obstacles to enhance team effectiveness.
• Advocate for and implement best practices in change management across the team.
• Offer formal and informal support to clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Actively assist and collaborate with peers in the Improvement Team.

This role is pivotal in promoting a supportive and innovative work environment, guiding change processes, and ensuring the adoption of best practices within the team.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• Establish systems and processes to maintain oversight of and ensure successful delivery of programme activity.
• Contribute complex programme management expert knowledge and experience in guiding others through the challenges of culture change and complex stakeholder management.
• Work with the SRO and other relevant stakeholders to define measures and gain business buy in for adoption of deliverables.
• Work in partnership with clinical leads to form and sustain effective clinical collaboration for the workstreams.
• Ensure strategic programme benefits are defined, agreed, accepted and can be tracked.
• Demonstrate effective governance of strategic programme risk and issue management to ensure that risks to delivery and benefit realisation are understood and mitigated or accepted.
• Responsible for ensuring there is visibility of all projects within the programme and work in partnership with the directorate triumvirate leadership teams, and Head of Improvement to monitor delivery of the trust wide portfolio of programmes.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Degree or Equivalent Management Qualification
• Formal Programme and/or Project management training and experience
• Relevant Masters level qualification in field of health or social care.

Experience

• Worked in complex and multi-professional organisation.
• Experience in managing complex programmes and projects through to delivery
• Experience of programme management in health/social care
• Experienced in reviewing and interpreting complex financial and analytical information to support the development of strategic plans
• Experience of collaborative with a range of stakeholders
• Experience of working in partnership with clinical leaders.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to translate strategic direction into achievable objectives and plans.
• Highly developed analytical, problem solving and judgement skills e.g. ability to receive, interpret and communicate complex data which requires analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
• Ability to role model values and standards of the organisation
• Comfortable dealing with financial information, including a working knowledge of NHS financial processes and involvement in budget setting.
• Skilled communicator and negotiator - provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.