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Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.
Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people's homes all across the borough.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action - our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon
Job overview
Continuous Improvement Delivery Manager
Band 8a, Full Time, Permanent
The Continuous Improvement Delivery Manager is responsible for designing, developing and implementing key transformation initiatives across the hospital. The role focuses on planning and executing projects that improve clinical services, enhance patient outcomes, and drive operational efficiencies. The post-holder will collaborate with clinical, operational, and corporate teams to ensure that transformation projects are delivered on time, within scope, and meet the hospital's strategic objectives. The role requires effective analytical skills, knowledge of national best practice, use of improvement methodologies and the ability to lead the implementation of complex projects and programmes. The role will be pivotal in the delivery of strategic transformation projects and act as a key collaborator for several services.
Proposed Interview Date - 23rd April 2025
Main duties of the job
1. Project Management and Delivery
2. Stakeholder Engagement
3. Change Management
4. Performance Monitoring and Reporting
5. Process Improvement and Innovation
6. Financial and Resource Management
Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital.
CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough's only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home birthing team. Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.
Our experienced staff take care of people of all ages across the borough of Croydon.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Education, qualifications and/or training
Essential criteria
* Batchelor's degree in a relevant field
* Project Management qualification or equivalent experience
* Evidence of continuous professional development in transformation
Desirable criteria
* Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field
Experience
Essential criteria
* Significant experience in delivering complex transformation projects within a healthcare or public sector environment
* Significant experience in managing cross functional project teams and working with multidisciplinary stakeholders to achieve project goals
* Experience in leading change management initiatives and supporting staff through the adoption of new ways of working
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working within integrated Care Systems or equivalent
* Experience with digital transformation tools in a healthcare setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Understand the background and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this
* Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information
Skills
Essential criteria
* Strong project management skills
* Ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative information from a range of sources and present it in a clear and concise way
* Able to take decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of potential solutions / outcomes.
* Demonstrate the ability to plan over the short, medium and long-term altering plans to fit with the rapidly changing environment
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
If you decide to apply for this post, but do not hear back from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
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Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
* Job description (PDF, 520.3KB)
* CHS DBS Policy Statement (PDF, 53.0KB)
* Map of Croydon University Hospital (PDF, 95.6KB)
* CHS Accommodation (PDF, 1.4MB)
* Croydon Trust Values (PDF, 324.9KB)
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