Programme manager - Health leader fellowship programme

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Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

We are looking for a programme manager for this exciting new role to roll out our Healthcare Leaders Fellowship programme across North West and North Central London. This important programme is an important part of our Equity Diversity and Inclusion strategy to support career progression amongst our BME leadership population.

You will play a lead role in delivering this programme across Trusts across London, working with a really wide range of stakeholders and ensuring the programme meets delivery targets and supporting delegates to achieve their career goals.

We're looking for someone who cares deeply about developing people at work and our ambitions around diversity and inclusion, and can work autonomously to drive successful outcomes.

Main duties of the job

Design and Implement Healthcare Leaders fellowship programme for delivery across Trusts in North West London and North Central London based on the design developed at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Programme design, delivery and evaluation.

Management of this defined project as part of the Memorandum of Understanding from NHSE: London EDI team.

Stakeholder engagement, communications and marketing to drive support for the programme.

Supplier management to ensure effective delivery of the senior leader apprenticeship.

Evaluation of the programme.

Budget management of the programme.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Masters, or equivalent experience in relevant subject area
• Understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion best practice
• Education, training qualification

Desirable criteria

• A project management qualification
• Coaching qualification and experience
• Completion of quality improvement training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Track record of successful project management and meeting performance targets
• Experience of delivering improvement programmes across professional boundaries
• Experience of designing and delivering training programmes

Desirable criteria

• Experience of communicating with senior managers across the organisation
• Experience of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion interventions such as black, Asian minority ethnic or disability talent development programmes

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential criteria

• Understands NHS workforce race equality standard
• Confident communicator, able to deal with complex issues at a senior level
• Able to collect, analyse, interpret and present complex information and statistical data and options
• Able to write and present reports, and communicate information that is easily understood by a variety of stakeholders.
• Able to influence and persuade at senior level through forma board and committees across a range organisations
• Able to manage multiple complex programmes and projects

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrate an understanding of the political environment within which the Trust operates.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the senior leader apprenticeship and ESFA funding criteria

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 382.6KB)
• Functional Requirement Form (PDF, 399.1KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)