Programme Manager – Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) Reporting
The South East Integrated Neighbourhood Development team was formed in 2024 to drive delivery of care close to home across the region. The team brings together a range of NHS England programmes focused on proactive, personalised, and preventative care in the community (and in partnership with local government and other community stakeholders who support health in the community). Priorities for the team include supporting our systems to drive local integration whilst transforming community and primary care services.
The team is currently seeking a highly motivated Programme Manager to support Integrated Care Systems in their development and integration of community urgent care pathways (including Urgent Community Response and Intermediate Care) with other parts of the urgent and emergency care pathway (e.g. acute and ambulance services) in order to improve quality, productivity and flow.
Working as part of a matrix team across regional directorates, priorities for the post will include:
• Increasing Urgent Community Response, with alignment to Single Point of Access & Alternatives to Emergency Department deliverables
• Intermediate Care Framework priority actions
• Improving Community bed productivity and reducing Length of Stay
• Reducing delays to discharge from Intermediate Care beds
• Support and alignment to Better Care Fund programme priorities.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
• An understanding of urgent and emergency care pathways across acute, community and primary care
• Understanding of the specific blockers within community to achieving flow
• Experience of having worked in a programme and project management environment
• An ability to develop strong working relationships across health and care.
• The ability to influence and matrix work across a complex stakeholder landscape
We are proud to be a team that supports and demonstrates flexible working arrangements. The location of the role is flexible, with some infrequent travel as required for business need. We also support colleagues who want to work from an office more frequently.
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.
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Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on theGovernment website.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today.
Please note interviews will be for 2 hours, to include a test, presentation of test outcomes and interview.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Dec 2024