Main area: Programme Management
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Fixed term: 6 months (The post will end 6 months from start date)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Largely working from home; some travel and occasional overnight stays required)
Job ref: 411-COR-24-6509978
Employer: Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Flexible - any Children's Hospital Alliance Trust
Town: Flexible - any Children's Hospital Alliance Trust
Salary: £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/09/2024 23:59
Programme Manager, Children's Hospital Alliance
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to medical and nursing students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, where we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
* Great flexible working opportunities
* Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
The post holder will lead a complex change programme across 13 children's hospitals to improve the delivery of palliative care, pathology, and cardiac surgery.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this key role is to lead a complex change programme of work that will support and facilitate the successful delivery of the Children's Hospital Alliance's programme to support Fragile Services.
The role will provide deputy leadership in the absence of the CHA Senior Programme Manager and will be accountable to the CHA Managing Director.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Strategy and programme leadership
* Take responsibility for developing and driving forward the fragile services programme of work.
* Consistently promote meaningful engagement with service users.
* Develop, deliver, monitor and report progress to individual Trusts and on a national basis.
* Provide expertise in project and programme management standards.
* Lead on the preparation of papers for your programme of work and present to relevant stakeholders.
Corporate
* Work as part of the CHA senior team to develop and implement operational plans.
* Act as an ambassador for the CHA at all times.
* Champion equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Information and Analytics
* Analysis and interpretation of complex issues and data.
* Develop and establish robust monitoring and evaluation systems.
Mental Effort
* Periods of prolonged concentration are required.
People Management
* Provide operational management to members of your programme teams.
Person specification
Education and training
* Educated to master's degree level, or equivalent.
Knowledge and experience
* Detailed knowledge of best practice programme and project management methodologies.
* Evidence of successfully managing large-scale change programmes.
* Extensive experience working at a senior management level in a complex organisation.
Skills
* Highly developed interpersonal and facilitation skills.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Excellent analytical and strategic visioning skills.
Personal attributes
* Demonstrates responsiveness and resilience in leading change.
* Able to work autonomously.
We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
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