The Commissioning Review Programme Manager role offers an exciting opportunity.
This fixed term post will require the post holder to lead a programme of work with multiple priorities and related Boards and steering Groups to inform the review of current specialist rehabilitation services, as well as undertake scoping for new and innovative initiatives across Cheshire and Merseyside.
This will include ensuring effective engagement of professionals, constituent organisations and patients in programme activities that support the delivery of national and regional ambitions in line with local needs and resources.
Main duties of the job
The role is to support a programme of work for NHS England & NHS Improvement - North West and Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, hosted by The Walton Centre. The role will work at a senior level to support the effective delivery of the commissioning review. The role supports the region in driving pathway improvement and transformation and value for money in planning, commissioning and service delivery. The post holder will support and be accountable to commissioning bodies to ensure that the programme is planned and managed effectively and take the lead in successful development. As Programme Manager, you will provide and receive highly complex information and develop clear concise reports, have the ability to communicate and influence at all levels, have strong planning and coordination skills and be able to grasp critical issues and distil them into clear management priorities, weighing costs and benefits. You will be able to work with a high degree of autonomy, liaising with the complex network of stakeholders involved with improvement, transformation, quality and commissioning. You will be a strong leader, with a strong value set, driven to improve specialist rehabilitation services. You will have a developed sense of personal resilience when working with stakeholders and proficiently navigate challenging discussions and support in mitigating risks and issues. You will need to travel as the role will work on sites with teams to scope and design improvements.
About us
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to masters level or equivalent
* Post-graduate diploma (or equivalent) qualification in health commissioning, management or another relevant field.
* Current evidence of relevant on-going CPD.
Knowledge & Experience
* A good understanding of current health policy, the strategic direction of NHS reform and the ability to 'horizon-scan' effectively.
* Can demonstrate a successful track record of supporting complex programmes of work at a senior level within a large health/social care commissioning organisation.
* Must have supported development of organisational strategic and operational plans and have a very clear understanding of the NHS planning & commissioning cycles.
* Can demonstrate significant evidence of successful contract negotiation, through collaboration with finance and clinical colleagues and positive provider relationships.
* Demonstrable experience of effectively engaging teams / managers in strategic and operational planning, and a proven ability of working with managers to establish priorities and provide assurances around delivery.
* Proven success in working with teams and managers to establish and maintain robust systems for monitoring performance against plan and delivering remedial actions as required in complex projects/programmes.
* Proven capability to develop and review complex Business Cases and make recommendations.
* Proven programme management experience, leading several complex programmes.
* Proven track record of working with clinicians to deliver robust and evidence-based work programmes.
* Able to demonstrate strong examples of developing partnership working with Local Authority colleagues.
Skills & Attributes
* Excellent analytical skills, ability to scrutinise highly complex and changing data and effective forecasting and modelling.
* Track-record of providing appropriate challenge in an organisational performance management context.
* Ability to model an organisational culture that is positive about change and committed to delivery of the strategic vision.
* Strong leadership, interpersonal skills, authority and able to successfully foster and manage productive relationships.
* Record of planning and prioritising effectively whilst remaining adaptable to demands and short-notice deadlines.
* Able to synthesise and adapt complex data into accessible and appropriate formats for Boards/Governing Bodies, Clinical Leaders and external audiences.
* Excellent IT skills, capable user of MS Office applications and able to produce high-quality outputs.
* Able to write concisely and deliver written output in a range of formats, for a variety of audiences.
* High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for improving performance and delivering quality.
* Is committed to improving patient care and can lead discussions to that effect.
* Can manage work effectively under pressure to deliver and is adaptable and flexible to rapidly changing scenarios or new ideas.
* High levels of professionalism and integrity - able to command respect and trust from stakeholders.
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.
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