Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to enhancing productivity and efficiency across the organisation to improve access to care and streamline processes. We are seeking a dedicated and experienced PMO Lead to join our Improvement and Transformation team.
Main duties of the job
The PMO Lead will play a pivotal role in driving the Trust's productivity and efficiency programmes. This role involves developing and maintaining a robust risk-based governance framework and effective processes for strategically significant projects. The PMO Lead will support the delivery of the Trust's strategic priorities, including financial sustainability, patient care, and staff protection.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds, the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Educated to degree level or with demonstrable equivalent experience
* Project Management qualification or equivalent experience e.g. Prince2, Managing Successful Projects or similar
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Educated to Masters or Post Graduate degree level or equivalent professional qualification
Experience
Essential
* Significant experience of a programme management function within a public sector environment
* Experience of data for improvement and the use of statistical process control charts to illustrate performance over time
* Have proven experience of leading on a quality and cost agenda and ensuring service accountability
* Experience of leading and developing a specialist team in a challenging environment involving multiple stakeholders
* Have a demonstrable track record of managing change in a complex organisation.
* Demonstrable evidence and track record of achieving desired clinical and corporate outcomes through robust data analysis and stakeholder management.
* Have proven experience of leading on a quality and cost agenda and ensuring service accountability
* Have a demonstrable track record of managing change in a complex organisation.
* Demonstrable evidence and track record of achieving desired clinical and corporate outcomes through robust data analysis and stakeholder management.
* Have experience of managing improvement and/or assurance projects.
* Experience of facilitating and supporting investigations into risk management issues.
* Proven track record of developing policies or procedures and providing high quality reports to senior level stakeholders
* Experience of communicating complex information appropriately to varying levels of the organisation.
* Experience of working with clinical and operational colleagues
* Experience of working to tight deadlines
Desirable
* Previous experience of working in an Acute Healthcare environment.
* Experience of health and/or social care information systems
* Trained in root cause analysis techniques
* Experience of supporting multiple complex projects with co-dependencies and able to provide examples of when demonstrable benefits were delivered
* Experience of delivering teaching or training to colleagues of varying seniority
Knowledge
Essential
* Have working knowledge of clinical settings at a senior level in a large hospital organisation
* Understanding of patient pathways and how clinical services are organised
* A good understanding of the requirement placed on NHS hospitals to improve quality, safety and costs and of the regulatory and financial environment in which NHS providers operate, including a sound understanding of NHS financial funding mechanisms and NHS income and expenditure is required.
* Working knowledge of health and social care roles, responsibilities, priorities and policy direction
* Thorough understanding of governance and ability to articulate the importance of compliance and risks of non-compliance
Skills
Essential
* Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.
* Able to provide examples of anticipating and mitigating challenges and risks, and of actions taken to assure delivery
* Able to express subject matter expertise confidently and authoritatively and translate it for others so that it is neither jargon laden nor intimidating
* Verbally confident and able to articulate the rationale for their position. Stands up for what they believe to be in the best interests of the patient and staff
* Numerate, with proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint or equivalents
* Able to demonstrate a high level of self-awareness and a commitment to self-development.
* Ability to work flexibly and be adaptable to change. Comfortable with ambiguity and able to see through detail to get to the root cause of a problem
* Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to work in a matrix structure and directly line manage staff, delegating effectively and holding others to account for delivery in both directly and matrix managed situations
Additional Requirements
Essential
* The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
* A strong commitment to the improvement of patient care and staff experience.
* A high level of personal integrity and the confidence to provide critical friend challenge when necessary.
* The capacity to be resilient, reliable and calm under pressure.
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
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