Safer Nursing Care Tool Programme Director

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Job overview

Are you an experienced programme leader with a passion for safer staffing and innovation in healthcare? The Shelford Group is seeking a dynamic Programme Director to lead the strategic and operational delivery of the Safer Nursing Care Tool (SNCT) programme.

About the Shelford Group

The Shelford Group is a collaboration between ten of the largest teaching and research NHS hospital trusts in England. Together they account for over £19 billion of the NHS budget, have over 20 million contacts with patients per year, employ over 180,000 staff and account for almost two thirds of the country's clinical research infrastructure. Our new strategy, 'Working together to improve health and care', places the ongoing development of the Safer Nursing Care Tool as one of the core pillars of our work programme.

This is a flexible part time role, with a negotiable time commitment (0.4-0.6 WTE) for the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and governance for the SNCT programme, aligning with Shelford Group strategy
• Lead programme development, including digitisation, commercial partnerships, and research opportunities
• Establish robust programme infrastructure to ensure the ongoing sustainability of the tools.
• Oversee communications, tool launches, and stakeholder engagement
• Manage programme finances, including budget oversight and business planning
• Lead and develop the SNCT support team, including Fellows and Secretariat
• Advise senior leaders and provide expert analysis on programme outcomes, risks, and investment

We're looking for a senior leader with:

• Extensive programme management experience, ideally in a national or multi-organisational context
• Comprehensive knowledge of NHS workforce issues (essential) and safer staffing tools (desirable)
• Experience engaging with senior clinical and managerial stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead high-profile programmes and deliver strategic plans
• Excellent communication, influencing, and partnership skills
• Educated to degree level with a postgraduate qualification or equivalent; project/programme management training (e.g., PRINCE2) is desirable

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

About the SNCT

The Safer Nursing Care Tools are a suite of resources which support nursing leaders to calculate safe staffing requirements across different care settings. Developed by the Shelford Group Chief Nurses, the SNCT helps to establish and promulgate best practice in staffing decision making. The SNCT is widely used across the NHS and is licensed commercially to private healthcare providers in the UK and overseas.

This newly established post, in partnership with the SNCT Committee Chair, will lead the SNCT programme, ensuring its ongoing development, sustainability, digitisation, and commercial success. Sitting as part of the Shelford Group team, you'll work closely with the SNCT Committee, Shelford Chief Executives and Chief Nurses, NHS England/DHSC, Imperial College London, and other key stakeholders. The role offers the opportunity to drive innovation, and make a positive difference to patient care and workforce planning.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff - To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level plus postgraduate qualification or equivalent
• Experience of leading and delivering national health/social care programmes
• Knowledge of NHS issues and current health policy
• Knowledge of NHS workforce issues.
• Comprehensive knowledge of safer staffing tools
• Qualification/training in project/programme management (eg. PRINCE 2)
• Knowledge of digital transformation, research and commercial partnerships

Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven experience in programme management, preferably in a national or multi-organisational context
• Experience in improvement and transformation, preferably in a national or multi-organisational context (NHS desirable)
• Senior management in large complex organisation (NHS desirable)
• Demonstrable experience of effective budgetary management and control
• Experience of leadership of high profile programmes whilst developing and maintaining high standards of quality.
• Quality focussed with innovative problem solving
• Commitment to multi-disciplinary working.
• Experience of leading relationships with national stakeholders
• Experience of presenting to Executive Directors, CEOs, national stakeholders
• Partnership working at senior level across organisations
• Proven success in programme delivery and effective implementation of high profile strategic plans.
• Experience of complex stakeholder and cross-boundary management

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Influencing, persuasion, negotiation and diplomacy
• Highly developed communication skills
• Analysing and presenting complex information concisely
• Partnership working across professional boundaries
• Highest standard of presentation both verbally and in writing.
• Line management and team leadership
• IT literate

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage's staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

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Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 504.3KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 262.3KB)
• UCLH Values (PDF, 860.9KB)