Band 8b

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Core hours of the job are office hours, there will be some ability for flexible/hybrid working as per service demands.

The role is accountable to the the head of EPR adoption & Optimisation/Director of Transformation and the Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO). Close professional relationships will be with EPR change team/Nursing information officer (NIO) and the wider Digital team.

Person specification

Education and Qualification

Essential criteria

• Educated to master's level or equivalent experience.
• Change management qualification or relevant experience.

Desirable criteria

• Professional Qualification RGN, AHP etc.
• PRINCE 2 foundation/practitioner.
• Project/programme management qualification.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Principles and practices of project management methodologies and Change management.
• Digital Skills in using Microsoft applications

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Implementing Change and/or projects.
• Advanced skills.

Experience

Essential criteria

• A strong record of accomplishment of successful delivery of coherent design in an environment of complex change programmes and demonstrating a pragmatic approach for design/delivery trade off in a high-pressured environment.
• Experience of managing change programmes/projects with multiple resources and stakeholders, to time, budget and required standards across organisation boundaries.

Desirable criteria

• Change management qualification.
• Extensive experience of facilitating and informing the design of future operating systems and processes through the development of solutions which transform performance and culture for service delivery
• Experience of Managing budgets

Skills

Essential criteria

• Experience of working within the Healthcare industry.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, able to engage with staff at all levels, clinicians and operational staff, patients, and partners to form an effective network which build long term relationships with existing and potential providers whilst managing politics
• Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver change, within a public sector environment using a co-design approach
• Excellent Credibility - essential that post holder inspires confidence from the first meeting to the project conclusion. written communication skills and ability to write clear concise papers and business cases.
• Clear evidence of digital skills and keyboard use

Desirable criteria

• Operating independently to lead teams across the organisation in Transformation activity and events including Programme Boards, Workstream meetings and staff/patient events & workshops as appropriate

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. Overall, the population served by the Trust is relatively affluent, but there are some areas of deprivation.

The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of over 4,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" if the below applies to you.

You are:

• A Service Leaver
• A Veteran
• A Military Reserve
• A Cadet Force Adult Volunteer
• Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces

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

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