Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- 12 months (1 year fixed term (Fixed Term/Secondment) initially)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 344-3538WCY
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital
- Town
- Margate
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Programme Manager, Maternity Services
Band 8b
Job overview
In East Kent maternity services, we are undertaking significant improvement works to our maternity estate across the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital and William Harvey Hospital, Ashford. The Programme focusses on the most critical issues identified by regulatory reviews.
The Programme Manager will be working as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team and need to be proactive, highly motivated and organised to ensure the programme is delivered. This post is required to also support the strategic development of high quality, safe and effective maternity services, ensuring timely patient access, promoting excellent patient outcomes and positive patient and carer experience. They will help implement sustainable new models of maternity care to meet the needs of patients within the pathway.
The role is critical in coordinating the programme of work and workstream activities within expected timelines; monitoring, identifying and mitigating risk; and monitoring implementation deliverables. They will be responsible for coordinating delivery of programme governance through the Maternity Governance and ensuring appropriate information is available to enable board effectiveness.
Main duties of the job
The Programme Manager will manage the programme of work required for the strategic transformation of maternity services in East Kent, aligning regional and local planning to ensure the effectiveness of the EKHUFT plan to create two new obstetric theatres at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital and targeted refurbishment of existing maternity estate across the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital and William Harvey Hospital Ashford.
The Programme Manager will support the delivery of improved processes and greater efficiency, through improving service provision, enhancing patient flow and ensuring effective use of resources. They will recommend improvements relating to efficient and effective service provision and operational delivery, by maintaining a strong awareness of the Trust’s priorities (performance, quality and financial), in line with NHS improvement and innovation.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- Educated to a minimum of Masters level or demonstrable equivalent extensive experience.
- Knowledge of healthcare management
Desirable criteria
- PRINCE or alternative formal programme and project management qualification.
Skills and experience
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to understand and interpret highly complex information and willingness to develop skills in this area.
- Ability to assess projects to identify areas for collaborative working and implement new ways of working as required.
Desirable criteria
- Facilitation skills with groups of varying size
Governance
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience in managing projects with budgets.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Cherrie Knight
- Job title
- Head of Operations Womne's Health services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07971939774
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