Currently there are two vacancies: Hertfordshire and West Essex (HWE) and Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE)
We are looking for an improvement manager to join our team to help drive NHS England outpatient transformation agenda. The Transformation Delivery partner is responsible for supporting outpatient improvement as part of the elective recovery programme, embedded within an ICS (Integrated Care System) for 80% of the working week.
You will be responsible for managing programmes and projects from concept through to mobilisation working with colleagues at all levels, facilitating collaboration with senior clinicians, executive leads, teams and service users across providers and sectors. You will work within your ICS to develop new models of care, look at service improvement and improved ways of working to better meet patient and clinician needs.
You will build a network of stakeholders across the ICS, the region and with the national team, keeping up to date with best practice and latest developments.
The remaining 20% of your time will be spent regionally, working on East of England initiatives as part of the national Elective Recovery programmes.
For the right individual, this is an exciting role offering the opportunity to work on high profile projects and programmes to benefit patients alongside building your own network across national, regional, system and providers.
We are looking for candidates who have an extensive understanding of transformation and a track record of delivering strategic programmes and projects developed either within the NHS, elsewhere in the Public Sector or from the commercial sector including consultancy.
This role requires an individual to work proactively and on their own initiative, with the ability to manage integrated programmes of work, working closely with clinical and operational leads in transforming care and across national, regional and ICSs. You will need to deliver work at pace, be prepared to work to challenging deadlines and be able to prioritise well, juggling multiple competing priorities at any given time.
The postholder will need to have experience and understanding of taking a loose brief and developing it into an implemented programme, aligned to key ICS priorities, national strategic objectives and bringing stakeholders on board.
You will need excellent communications skills, change management skills plus planning and programme management skills to successfully lead on projects from concept through to implementation. The ability to work with analysts and digital leads is necessary. Experience of clinical/service re-design is desirable.
Good working knowledge of elective care based on relevant national programmes including GIRFT (Get It Right First Time), the National Elective recovery programme, improvement approaches and methodologies, and digital is desirable.
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 the Government website.
It is essential for this role that the postholder can embed themselves into a new environment, build relationships quickly with key stakeholders across ICB and providers and shape their role to positively contribute.
It is essential the postholder is easily able to travel to the relevant ICB and key providers as and when required. There is also an expectation of attendance at monthly, face to face meetings at Victoria house, Cambridge. Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
You can find further details in the Job Description attached.
Informal conversation before applying is strongly recommended. Please contact Rachel Smyth, AD programmes (Elective) onrachel.smyth1@nhs.netfor general information about the role.
If you would like to find out more about the role in context of Hertfordshire and West Essex, please contact Mark Lim, Associate Medical Director and Consultant in Public Health onmark.lim@nhs.net
If you would like to find out more about the role in context of Suffolk & North East Essex, please contact Liz Moloney, Director of Operations, on elizabeth.moloney@snee.nhs.uk
This advert closes on Monday 13 Jan 2025