Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Work with the Strategy and Partnerships Team across both LPT and NHFT to ensure delivery of agreed projects and programmes of work including Bids and Tenders.
• Work with colleagues to ensure a cohesive approach to identifying and monitoring bid development, transformation and improvement programmes within Strategy and Partnerships.
• Work with directorates/teams to ensure full clinical engagement, ownership and implementation of transformation and improvement and in the development of new Bids and Tenders.
• Contribute to increasing project management capability and capacity within the Trust by providing a range of support to a range of staff/colleagues; including facilitating and delivering designated Leadership matters training, such as: Bids and Tenders, PMO Project Management and Leading Successful Change.
• To work together with staff within the team, some of which you may line manage, to develop and grow the team ethos.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the Group strategy and develop positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to implement the strategy.
• Contribute to strategic development of Group transformation programmes, developing Group wide policies, procedures and governance arrangements where appropriate.
• Be a role model for positive change management behaviours.
• Ensure any change management programmes are focused on the needs of the target audients, to deliver positive outcomes.
• Develop a partnership approach through the delivery of bids and tenders, projects and programmes.
• Seek and create opportunities to receive feedback and take proactive action for improvement.
• Lead projects/programmes including Bids and Tenders as necessary to ensure plans are robust and sufficiently detailed to provide the assurance that delivery will result in desired improvements, developments and benefits.
• Responsible for contribution to the development of policies and implementation of projects that will have a significant impact on the business processes of the organization(s).
• Responsible for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of a range of information in relation to projects/programmes.
• Responsible for ensuring transformation and service improvement projects/programmes are in line with the Group strategy, corporate objectives and contribute to the delivery of the transformation and CIP programmes and support the achievement of KPIs.
• Responsible for ensuring that the relevant impact assessments and other project documentation is completed at the relevant stages of projects/programmes (following the NHFT/LPT PMO Framework).
• Ensure project plans are in line with the overall strategic direction of the Group.
• Ensure full implementation of these plans through effective performance management arrangements.
• Responsible for the line management of designated staff within the team.
• Act as a champion for project/programme management and transformational change.
• Lead on change programmes and Bids and Tenders on behalf of Strategy and Partnerships, providing training and advice to senior managers and directorate leads as required.
• Lead on broader areas of service improvement and transformation on behalf of Strategy and Partnerships, ensuring that change management resulting from service improvement and transformation is delivered

Responsible for the delivery of a range of transformation, improvement and service development projects/programmes across the Group in partnership with corporate, operational and clinical teams as required by Strategy and Partnerships.
• Identify new opportunities for efficiencies and productivity, leading on plans for the delivery of these.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Excellent standard of English - written, spoken and grammar
• Knowledge of how NHS providers are commissioned to deliver services.
• Significant experience of project and/or contract management.
• Project management qualification such as PRINCE2 or MSP
• Evidence of recent and on-going C.P.D. / Learning.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of project management methodologies.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Negotiating and influencing change by working with diverse professional groups and organisations
• Good facilitation skills
• Experience of coordinating and leading meetings.
• Experience of working with managers and leaders from across organisations.
• Proven track record and significant experience of successful partnership working.
• Significant experience of project and/or contract management.
• Prioritisation skills with ability to manage multiple projects

Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to clearly communicate complex information verbally, in writing and electronically in appropriate formats.
• Good facilitation skills
• Proven team worker with ability to motivate others
• Negotiating and influencing change by working with diverse professional groups and organisations
• Highly developed presentation skills
• Communicate with empathy in potentially demanding and challenging situations.
• To work unsupervised in an autonomous manner

Behaviours and values

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate positive leadership qualities time as part of an empowered team.
• Approachable and accessible to service users & colleagues.
• Reliable and consistent in approach, demonstrating empathy and an open communication style.
• Ability to accept challenge and to challenge others in a constructive and considered manner.
• Ability to travel between venues and the use of you own car for work purposes
• Flexible, enthusiastic and committed
• Communicate with empathy in potentially demanding and challenging situations.

Important Information

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will 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.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.

Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties 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

• Strategy and Partnerships JD (PDF, 632.5KB)
• Benefits (PDF, 570.7KB)