Band 8b - Programme Manager

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Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

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Job overview

Social prescribing enables health and care professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services to support their health and wellbeing. Transformation Partners in Health and Care have played a pivotal role in the development of policy, strategy, innovation, and operational delivery of Social Prescribing across London over the last 5 years. We support London's health and care systems to scale community centred models of care which focus on addressing the wider social determinants of health and target those experiencing the greatest health inequalities

As a Programme Manager you will be overseeing a programme of work supporting the development of Social Prescribing and Community Based Prevention across the capital. We are looking for someone who is passionate about how London's health and care system can scale community centred approaches which focus on addressing the wider social determinants of health and target those experiencing the poorest outcomes. Having a broader understanding of community development, population health, and service design is desirable. We are looking for someone with experience of developing collaborative partnerships with a breadth of stakeholders and has a solid understanding of navigating the complexities of system wide transformation.

Main duties of the job

Important aspects of this role include:

• Overseeing development & delivery of projects across the programme
• Supporting the team to deliver its priorities including line management of project managers in the team
• Developing partnerships, stakeholder engagement & management
• Business Development

We are an ambitious regional transformation programme working in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders. We are therefore looking for someone who is:

• Strategic / longer term thinking
• Problem solver
• Creative thinker
• Proactive and innovative - spotting opportunities to introduce new pieces of work of value to our stakeholders
• Ambitious and impact driven

As a regional transformation programme we need to be responsive to the system's needs and provide high quality results for all our stakeholders. To achieve this, we are looking for someone who is skilled in:

• Group facilitation - tools and nature to hear from all voices
• Co-production - reaching out to and around all stakeholders
• Research and analysis - qualitative & qualitative
• Good written and in person presentation - story telling & building a case
• Extremely organised and delivery focused, able to juggle expansive projects and prioritise work
• Coaching approach (open questions and listening)
• Ability to build relationships and proactive and collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement and partnership working
• Awareness of our breadth of stakeholders

Working for our organisation

TPHC brings together the NHS in London and our partners to deliver better health and care for all Londoners. Our partners include the Mayor of London, Greater London Authority, Public Health England, London Councils and Health Education England. We believe that collectively we can make London the healthiest global city in the world by uniting all of London to deliver the ambitions set out in The London Vision and the NHS Long Term Plan.

The team culture and environment we hope to foster within the Social Prescribing and Community Based Prevention programme include:

Teamwork:

• Clear roles and example processes to progress work so people feel confident to lead autonomously
• A team that knows each other well and creates and takes up opportunities for collaboration and connection

Trust & autonomy:

• A team of individuals that can take ownership of their work with confidence to take initiative and innovate
• Confidence to share work and collaborate with others

Supportive:

• An open environment that creates a platform for open communication and willingness to challenge the status quo, as well as ask and answer questions and regular opportunities for open, honest discussions

Continuous improvement:

• Space for personal and professional growth with investment in staff with personal development
• Opportunities to step out of comfort zone
• Structured training
• Open to challenge and willingness to be flexible
• Thoughtful systems for feedback
• Permission to try new approaches and share with the team

Communication:

• Knowledge sharing
• Transparent, communicative management
• Open and honest, all are encouraged to voice any concerns and risks as early as they are felt

Diversity:

• Ensure we creating an environment all can contribute, succeed and excel in
• An environment where diversity of thought is encouraged and enables us to constantly evolve and reflect the needs of our stakeholders

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached relevant Job Description and Person Specification for more information and details for main responsibility.

Person specification

Qualifications/Knowledge/Training

Essential criteria

• Masters degree level education or equivalent experience
• Further training and experience in project management and/or performance management and/or business process activity and/or experience of NHS change management processes

Skills

Essential criteria

• Strategic thinking skills and sound judgement
• Independent thinker with strong problem-solving and sound judgement

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of strategic planning, business planning and business development
• Significant project management experience

• Covid-19 Vaccination

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  We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

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Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

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