This post is a key senior member of the PMO at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. The PMO is primarily focused on supporting and facilitating the successful and smooth delivery of the organisations efficiency programme. The postholder will be involved in every stage of the programme from the initial scoping exercise to agreeing the project resources to be deployed, including their roles and responsibilities, the launch of the scheme, governance arrangements and ensuring that it is delivered on time and to value. All of this to be consistent with and managed through the agreed PMO processes and procedures.
Main duties of the job
The Programme Manager will oversee and manage the work of one or more project managers as required, supporting a strategic shift in services across EKHUFT. The postholder will bring significant expertise and discipline relating to how the schemes should be structured and delivered to ensure a successful outcome and ensure that the identified and agreed milestones are delivered or flagged to the PMO Director where there is likely to be significant deviation. The Programme Manager will support and work alongside the scheme executive/senior manager sponsor to ensure successful delivery. The postholder is responsible for contributing to the Trust's cost efficiency and savings plan. Specifically, they will be responsible for the review of financial performance of the change programme that is being managed including the monitoring of expenditure, review of overspends and underspends, investigation of variances, and setting actions to ensure that the service is delivered within the budget.
Leadership
* Provide clear programme management support to the specific allocated programme(s), be a positive role model and actively promote the HB's vision, strategic aims and values.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Job description
The programme manager takes day to day responsibility for supporting the programme delivery at each stage from inception to post project evaluation. The prime responsibility is to ensure that the programme delivers the required outcomes to the required quality within the constraints of time and cost.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
* Educated to Masters degree level, or able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge gained through relevant education, training, and experience.
* Project Management Qualifications such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects or equivalent or other relevant experience.
Desirable
* Educated to Masters degree level, or able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge gained through relevant education, training, and experience.
Skills and experience
Essential
* Experience of leading change programmes in large/complex organisations.
* Experience of leading a team in the development and implementation of large scale quality and cost improvement plans.
* Project Management competencies, including well developed planning and organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
* Highly developed communications and presentation skills. Able to present ideas and proposals effectively, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis and with groups.
Desirable
* To have demonstrably strong influencing, negotiating and communications skills and the ability to listen and respond to the needs of a wide range of stakeholders.
Personal/professional attributes
Essential
* The successful candidate will be a highly motivated and dynamic individual, able to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment and hold themselves (and their team) to account for achieving tangible results. He or she will also be able to demonstrate an appetite for learning and self-development.
* Strong presentational and inter-personal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels, working on a wide-range of challenges simultaneously, to demanding timescales.
Desirable
* An inspirational leader, able to motivate teams to succeed.
Employer details
Employer name
Address
Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Ethelbert Road
Canterbury
CT1 3NG
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