Senior Project Manager- Transformation and Improvement

2 weeks ago

Crewe Cheshire, United Kingdom Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Working within the Transformation and Improvement Team, the senior project manager will lead and manage complex programmes of work aligned to agreed Priorities and Improvement Aims and following the Trust's approach to improvement called Improvement Matters. We are looking for a motivated, experience and skilled individual to support with the development and implementation of effective transformation and improvement practices at Mid Cheshire.

Main duties of the job

The primary objective of the role is to support the development and spread of new ways of working, new processes and new mechanisms to support improvements, such as elective or non-elective flow, the delivery of A& E and Trust access standards and restoration of elective activity reducing backlogs. The Senior Project Manager will lead the development and implementation of transformation and improvement practices, supporting various programmes of work relating to the wider transformation and improvement agenda to improve quality and patient and staff experience across the organisation.

The post holder will be expected to engage and work in collaboration with a number of different stakeholders, from a range of public, voluntary and community sector organisations. They will be responsible for driving forward the priorities of work and supporting operational change required across all partners to support achievement of the delivery of person-centred, safe and effective care. The role will report to the Head of Transformation and the Director of Operations for the Trust.

The Transformation and Improvement Manager will be responsible for developing and maintaining a number of project controls and reporting mechanisms, including to Sub-Board committees of the Trust, in order to facilitate effective and timely escalation and management of risks, issues and required delivery actions.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care,child health,maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through ourCentral Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.

We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Job description

Job responsibilities

SERVICE DELIVERY

  • The Transformation and Improvement Manager is responsible for the end to end delivery of allocated projects to time, on budget and the appropriate levels of quality in accordance with the appropriate Board
  • To support ongoing work around improvement capability and cultural change to ensure a sustainable improvement workforce across the organisation.
  • Lead the planning and initiation of programmes and projects ensuring the Trusts Improvement Matters approach is followed and the correct governance is in place. This should be carried out in line with lesson learnt from previous programmes and projects, whilst adhering to the strategic direction.
  • Facilitate the definition of programme and project scope, goals and deliverables and develop business case details to enable selection of options where appropriate. These should include a cost/benefit analysis for each option as appropriate include
  • Defining project products and tasks in order to develop full scale project plans and resource requirements. These should be supported by appointed individuals or groups to the Board whilst ensuring that there is efficient allocation of common resources and
  • Track project deliverables using the appropriate tools and techniques whilst taking responsibility for the quality assurance process of all deliverables against pre-defined product definitions and acceptance criteria, in line with the Boards
  • Manage the project's budget on behalf of the Project Board, controlling the expenditures within tolerance and monitoring the costs against project
  • Manage the projects RADIC (Risk, Assumption, Dependencies, Issues and Changes) Log on behalf of the Project Board. Assure all items are allocated owners, reviewed on a regular basis whilst resolving issues and initiating corrective action as
  • Work to develop efficient methods for improving project development and delivery whilst reviewing and initiating extra activities wherever gaps in the Project are
  • Constantly monitor and assess the project, whilst producing highlight reports defining project progress, problems and solutions to the Project Board and wider
  • Create and maintain communication strategies in order to ensure effective and timely communication with all stakeholders. This should include regular Project Board and Team meetings.
  • Understand and use a variety of techniques and strategies to support people through change, motivating and support stakeholders at all levels as part of improvement and transformation programmes.
  • Analyse, interpret and present complex data, insight, intelligence and information in a format that can be understood and accessed by all levels of stakeholders and able to utilise dashboards and software to create statistics process control charts and other complex analysis.
  • Manage third party and external stakeholder contributions to the programmes and project as appropriate.
  • Provide facilitation and improvement coaching as part of programmes of work to support and upskill staff and leave a legacy of continuous improvement to ensure systems and improvements are sustained through operational
  • Ensure that the benefits of programme and project activities are identified, measured and owned in order to support the Programme Team in supporting business benefit
  • Support the development of a culture of Continuous Improvement, capturing lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle and ensure these are incorporated into future development and shared with colleagues and the wider Trust.
  • Maintain a strategic focus, balanced with a thorough business knowledge and develop an understanding of the high level business processes of the Board functions and service
  • Support the Trusts commitment to developing a continuous improvement culture by making everyday improvements as part of your job using Improvement Matters the Trusts single continuous improvement approach.

GOVERNANCE

  • Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others, by taking action/alerting senior managers if practice appears to contravene policy, or if concerned about any aspect of patient
  • Develop and maintain systems and processes to establish and maintain effective communication and confidentiality of
  • Co-ordinate and report into the appropriate boards and maintain timely and appropriate communication with all represented organisations
  • To work in partnership with all stakeholders to develop the employment model and link the implications of relevant national and local strategies to ensure robust governance arrangements are

MANAGERIAL/LEADERSHIP

  • The Transformation and Improvement Manager must have the ability to influence Senior Executives at local level to enable decisions and actions to be taken that support the overall direction of travel of the
  • The Transformation and Improvement Manager must demonstrate the ability to function competently and collaboratively, both as a manager and credible member of the multi-disciplinary project team and understand and acknowledge the role and function of other members of the team.
  • The post holder must be able to motivate the team and offer collective leadership to maintain pace of change, achieve clinical engagement and buy in to ensure that they work effectively to meet project objectives.
  • Act as a role model by demonstrating leadership and expertise and by maintaining credibility across all stakeholders, ensuring a positive image at all
  • Develop and maintain systems and processes to ensure that activities are appropriately prioritised and allocated, and that effective supervision is in place to support work delegated to specific teams as part of the work.
  • Able to influence strategic developments across
  • For posts band 8a and above information on the On call duty manager rota requirements need to be included. All people management responsibilities and health and safety e.g. as below
  • Ensure a healthy, safe and secure working environment, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, maintaining accurate documentation and reporting any concerns.
  • Be part of the guiding team leading a continuous improvement approach across the Trust

Person Specification

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  • Significant experience in a middle/senior management role

Essential

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  • Significant experience in driving and managing change, team leadership and managing virtual teams

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  • Established record of accomplishment in defining and documenting initiatives in a cost- effective manner

Employer details

Employer name

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leighton Hospital

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

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