Assistant Director

5 months ago


Prestwich, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

GMMH has recently established a Programme Management Office (PMO), led by the Director of Improvement and Transformation. The PMO will support the development of robust programmes across a range of areas, including the Trust’s efficiency plans.

The NHS has a major focus on improving financial sustainability, including a need to ensure financial control, whilst balancing multiple complex and competing priorities across clinical demand, operational activity, workforce changes, and constrained funding.

The Assistant Director - Adding Value Programme (AVP) will be a key strategic leadership role within the Trust, focused on delivering finance transformational change and financial assurance activities across GMMH, by engaging with Care Group stakeholders, as well as with the wider partnership organisations across the Greater Manchester Integrated Care System.

**The key areas of responsibility include**:
Championing PMO practices to ensure consistency in the development and design of programme governance.

Internal leadership to drive the Trust’s cost improvement programme, known as the ‘Adding Value Programme.’

Leadership and delivery of financial transformation and change programmes.

External engagement in financial implications of major service change processes and related cost benefit analyses.

Leading the development of innovative ways of working to support improving the financial position.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs around 7,000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)


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