Senior Project Manager
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Job overview
UHL is part way through an exciting transformation journey in Maternity & Neonatal Services, underpinned by the Perinatal Safety Improvement Programme. This multi-disciplinary initiative comprises four workstreams, each aligned to the themes of the National Three-Year Improvement Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Services.
The Trust needs a dynamic, organised and experienced Senior Project Manager to take a lead role in co-ordinating the delivery of multiple projects across the perinatal safety improvement programme, with a particularly focus on the NHS 3 Year Delivery Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Services. Driving Quality Improvement is key to our success, and it is essential that we have systematic and sustainable means of bringing about measurable improvements in the quality and outcomes of care for our women, birthing people, and their families. Working alongside the clinical and operational teams this role will be vital to ensure we carefully implement improvement approached which are evidence based and that we can deliver well-designed, impactful and sustainable solutions that empower and benefit staff and service users alike.
You will join our multi-disciplinary Perinatal Safety Improvement Team. The team has a wide range of skills and experience, delivering high quality improvement projects in conjunction with clinical teams.
We are looking to appoint a person who is experienced in leading and managing quality improvement projects. You will have the ability to interpret complex information, communicating effectively with key stakeholders including service users, multi-disciplinary teams and the senior leadership team. You will have a problem solving approach with a willingness to challenge the status quo. You should have a clinical professional or operational management qualification or equivalent knowledge gained in a health related organisation.
Main duties of the job
- Conduct audits, service reviews, and apply improvement methodologies for informed decision-making and change management.
- Develop a project plan for transformational change in maternity services.
- Create an action plan and robust mechanisms to assure the CMG Senior Team and Executives.
- Communicate with stakeholders within the organisation and healthcare partners to ensure successful delivery.
- Report adverse changes and their impacts to stakeholders for corrective action and contingency planning.
- Engage and consult with key stakeholders throughout the transformation process.
- Ensuring patient safety is central to all transformational changes under the leadership of the Senior Management team within the CMG.
Communication
- Maintain effective communication channels throughout the project.
Establish communication lines with CMG colleagues and the wider healthcare community to integrate improvements and services.
Support a communication structure within the Clinical Management Group to engage all staff in the Trust's vision of excellence.
Use motivational and negotiating skills to foster collaboration among stakeholders to achieve improvements.
Human Resources
- Promote a culture of transformational development and accountability among project staff.
Support staff through education and training to meet Trust values and objectives.
Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will lead alongside the Head of Midwifery and the Senior CMG Triumvirate to support the Maternity Service with the multiple projects currently required under the national maternity transformation programme.
The post holder will be responsible for developing and maintaining detailed action plans. To work alongside the CMG Senior Team to ensure robust mechanisms are imbedded in the service and to provide and maintain appropriate assurance frameworks for sustainable delivery of any actions or recommendations.
The post holder will work alongside the Senior CMG Team and obstetric service including midwifery and consultant representatives from within the Clinical Management Group (CMG) to progress the specific improvement schemes.
Person specification
Training
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience gained in a health related and/or large complex organisation
Desirable criteria
- Project management qualification e.g., PRINCE 2, Managing successful projects of equivalent.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of achieving transformation which has resulted in positive change in the health and/or social care setting.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS commissioning and benchmarking.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Project management at a senior level with evidence of leading and managing improvement projects.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of current NHS structures and health and social care delivery systems.
Additional Information
Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.
UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.
The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.
COVID 19 Risk Assessment
Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.
The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.
If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.
Covid Vaccination Status
Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
- Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 712.3KB)
- Understanding your right to work in the UK (PDF, 1.1MB)
- Employee Benefits (PDF, 578.5KB)