Project Lead - Smoking Cessation

Integrated Care System; Bolton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organisation is seeking a Project Lead for the Bolton Tobacco Control Service. This role involves managing a delivery team, engaging with stakeholders, and driving service improvement. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills, extensive experience in public health, and the ability to foster community partnerships. This position offers the opportunity to influence clinical and operational excellence in healthcare service delivery.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in public health or behaviour-change settings.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully leading and managing projects.
• Ability to travel independently across the organisational footprint.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and implementation of Smoking Cessation services across Bolton.
• Manage the Smoking Cessation project budget and resource allocation.
• Build and maintain relationships with partners and stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Community health knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Degree in relevant field

Formal project management qualifications

Tools

Project management software

Job description

The ProjectLead will assist the Head of Service for the development and operationalmanagement of the Bolton Tobacco Control Service in the community. This is aleadership role where the post holder will have a real influence on theclinical and operational excellence of this service. The post holder will takea pro-active lead in building relationships, partnerships and alliances in thecommunity, secondary care, and primary care settings, and supporting specialiststop smoking practitioners in these areas to deliver outcomes that benefitclients referred to the service.

The post holder must haveextensive knowledge and hands-on experience in public health orbehaviour-change settings.

Main duties of the job

The role involves managing a delivery team and working with stakeholders, commissioners, and local partners to drive service improvement under the 'ABL Way' framework. Key responsibilities include managing the Smoking Cessation project budget, resource allocation, and scheduling to meet KPIs. The postholder will oversee quality assurance, monitor project progress, address issues, and contribute to quarterly reporting. Additional duties include staff performance management, client feedback analysis, chairing meetings, presenting reports to the Portfolio Delivery Board, and working with specialist leads to ensure high-quality service delivery. A solution-focused approach to project planning and service development is essential.

About us

ABL is an exciting fast-paced, growing communityhealth organisation. As an experienced, CQC registered, provider of community healthservices, we are passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative,effective and relevant health care services in partnership with individuals,communities and stakeholders.

Job responsibilities

ABL Health have been commissioned by Bolton Council to deliver a high quality and tobacco control service across Bolton, as part of the Health Improvement and Weight Management Service (Your Health Bolton). It seeks to work collaboratively with communities to support the transformation of services for the local population.

The Project Lead will assist the Head of Service for the development and operational management of the Bolton Tobacco Control Service in the community. This is a leadership role where the post holder will have a real influence on the clinical and operational excellence of this service. The post holder will take a pro-active lead in building relationships, partnerships and alliances in the community, secondary care, and primary care settings, and supporting specialist stop smoking practitioners in these areas to deliver outcomes that benefit clients referred to the service.

The post holder must have extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in public health or behaviour-change settings.

Role Purpose:

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a specific area of the wider Your Health Bolton Service. ABL are seeking a dynamic and inspirational leader and manager who will be bold and proactive, developing a new team which will share the vison and aspirations of the service.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Lead the planning and implementation of the Smoking Cessation services across Bolton.
• Drive, enhance and implement the vision of ABL Smoking Cessation service amongst staff, partners and stakeholders
• Lead and coordinate staff to facilitate service delivery
• Leading a positive partnership and collaborative approach with stakeholders across your area
• Ensure high quality delivery and governance within the service
• Contract performance, reporting and budget management.

The Project Lead will provide operational leadership and management with overall responsibility and accountability for delivering project outputs and outcomes of the service across Bolton. The post holder will lead a multi-disciplinary team to ensure that delivery outcomes are achieved.

The post holder will ensure services are delivered and developed to provide high quality, safe and effective packages of support that respond to the needs of the client and have a positive impact on the wider community in accordance with contractual obligations and the philosophy of ABL.

The post holder, along with the Head of Service and key stakeholders, will play a key part in integrating the service into the wider behaviour change programme across Bolton.

Main Duties and responsibilities:

• Line manage a delivery team
• Work with stakeholders, commissioners, local residents and service delivery team to drive continuous service improvement and innovation under the ABL Way service improvement framework
• Manage the Smoking Cessation project budget, supported by the Head of Service
• Build and maintain excellent relationship with partners and stakeholder within the specified districts within Bolton
• Plan and schedule timelines
• Work to align delivery timetables for achieving KPIs and meeting need across the footprints
• Track project deliverables and outcomes according to KPIs
• Contribute to quarterly report with Head of Service for Bolton
• Quality assurance for delivery staff, data and record keeping with support from the Professional Smoking Cessation Lead
• Contribute to integrated governance procedures including clinical governance
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project, to present reports defining progress, problems and solutions
• Performance management of appropriate staff
• Contribute to CPD opportunities within ABL
• Analyse and report client feedback and delegate necessary service development actions
• Chair team meetings and attend service development meetings
• Present performance reports pertaining to activity, plan delivery and financial spend to the Portfolio Delivery Board
• Work closely with specialist leads (physical activity, nutrition and healthy weight, smoking, alcohol) embedding recommendations and support for continued governance and quality of delivery for your designated team
• Collect data, evaluate trends and prepare draft of report to the Head of Service as required
• Take a solution focused approach to project planning and address
• An experienced leader in a community health environment,
• Skilled in project management accustomed to using tools and processes to identify project goals, set and manage the schedule, anticipate and identify issues, remove obstacles, delineate responsibility, track task completion, and communicate progress.
• An experienced people manager
• A positive and proactive leader with the ability to motivate, engage and support delivery teams to achieve the highest standards and outcomes.
• A strategic thinker able toforesee and take action to deal with problems and opportunities.
• An adept communicator who adapts the message to fit the needs of the audience.
• Able to build strong relationships fostering trust and cooperation among colleagues, stakeholders, and community leaders,
• Open and motivated by new ideas and perspectives

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Proficiency in project management software and other relevant tools is often required
• Formal qualifications in project management, such as Prince2, Agile, or similar.
• A degree or diploma in a relevant field, such as engineering, business, or a related discipline.

Experience

• Demonstrated experience in successfully leading and managing projects, ideally with a variety of project types and sizes.
• Work flexibly and adapt to suit service need.
• The ability to travel independently across the organisational footprint
• Experience in effectively managing relationships with diverse stakeholder groups, including internal and external parties.

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.