Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced healthcare or project management professional to join the ASPH Improvement Partnership team, working at the heart of the Trust. You will contribute to the development, initiation and delivery of projects and complex programmes, working across divisional, departmental and system boundaries to deliver against key strategic objectives.
The successful candidate will play a key role in the continued development and support of an improvement approach to solving complex problems at a local and system level.
Working within the established Improvement Partnership Team, the post holder will be well supported to develop their improvement, leadership and project management skills.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead the development and delivery of projects and complex programmes to support the delivery of key strategic objectives
* Collaborate with programme sponsors, clinical leads and stakeholders across organisational and system boundaries
* Develop project plans, set milestones and manage risks to ensure successful programme delivery
* Embed quality improvement processes across the Trust, champion and facilitate the ASPH "Be the Change" programme
* Use data to drive improvements, assessing performance and identifying areas for development
* Mentor, coach and train; building capability and ensuring best practice
* Produce reports for sponsors and boards, track the progress of programme benefits and outcomes
* Provide management support for the Head of Improvement Partnership, deputising, as required
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
ASPH Improvement Partnership Internal Operations
* Work with the internal project managers, local project teams and wider stakeholders on the processes, templates and methodologies to follow during the project lifecycle and help embed new ways of working
* Develop and facilitate project mobilisation workshops to launch new projects or programmes, advising on best practice when required
* Work at a strategic level to ensure that all projects within any programme meet targets set
* Ensure that benefit realisation plans are developed within projects and to ensure these are captured and reported centrally
* Carry out a Quality, Safety Impact Assessment (QSIA) for all projects impacting care delivery
* Identify risks associated with projects and help project teams establish effective mitigation and contingency plans
* Advise and coach internal project managers on effective closure of projects and transition management
* Produce regular reports and summaries for boards on the overall status of the programme
Person Specification
* Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience in healthcare improvement
* 2 years working at a senior level in NHS role
* Experience of working in a managerial role, supervising staff
* Evidence of successful design and delivery of complex improvement programmes
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.
Employer name
Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£64,337 to £74,415 a year, pro rata
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