The thriving West Kent Health & Care Partnership (WKHCP) is pleased to advertise an exciting opportunity for a Transformation Programme Officer. The post holder will be part of the highly regarded Joint Programme Management Office (JPMO) that supports the delivery of our WKHCP cross-organisational transformations.
WKHCP is a collaborative, area-wide partnership between the full range of West Kent health and care providers and commissioners, including: Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Kent Community Health Foundation Trust, Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust, West Kent Primary Care, Kent County Council and 4 district councils (Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells), community and voluntary organisations, local resident forums, and the Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board.
West Kent HCP is implementing an ambitious programme of transformation to support integrated working across West Kent. The partnership has prioritised the following areas for change: Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, Health Inequalities, Discharge and Flow, Frailty and Adult Complex Care, and Children and Adults Mental Health.
If you have the energy, experience, and capability to be part of this successful, dynamic team working with partners across West Kent HCP to deliver system transformations, improvements, and changes, we would really like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The West Kent Health & Care Partnership (West Kent HCP) focuses on the implementation of the West Kent HCP transformation portfolio objectives. The West Kent HCP is a collaborative, system-wide initiative between the full range of partners in West Kent including: Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW), Kent Community Health Foundation Trust (KCHFT), Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), West Kent Primary Care (WKPC), local authorities (Kent County Council/district councils), community and voluntary organisations, local residents, and the Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Our whole system priorities for the West Kent area mean that the West Kent HCP Joint Programme Management Office (JPMO) team works across all partner providers and organisations, and this role, which is primarily supporting the West Kent HCP Director, will also interface with the full range of partners.
This post will report to the Head of West Kent HCP JPMO, who is the leader of the programme team supporting the delivery of the West Kent HCP transformation priorities.
For more details please refer to the job overview attachment.
Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications and may close earlier than the original closing date, so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.
About us
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England, providing a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed, you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date, which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints, and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Interview Date: TBC
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Education to degree level or equivalent experience working at management level/project level.
* Project Management qualification.
Desirable
* QSIR/LEAN/other training or equivalent.
* MS Office suite of applications.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
* Project management experience.
* Good understanding of inequalities and a commitment to working in an inclusive way.
Desirable
* Other public sector and local government experience.
Skills
Essential
* Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation skills.
* Project Management.
* Proven ability to communicate complex issues.
* Proven ability to manage sensitive communications and problem solve.
Employer details
Employer name
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Address
Unit D The Oast Hermitage Court Maidstone
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME16 9NT
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