Job vacancy: Head of Transformation and Improvement Hub, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon

Job summary

Main area: Transformation
Grade: Band 8c
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 249-6568782

Employer: Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Great Western Hospital
Town: Swindon
Salary: £74,290 - £85,601 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/09/2024 23:59
Interview date: 12/09/2024

Head of Transformation and Improvement Hub

Band 8c

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.

Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.

We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.

If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide management and leadership of the Transformation & Improvement Hub including the leadership of our programme management office to develop and maintain a balanced and resourced portfolio of transformation aligned to our strategic priorities. This includes leading delivery of cross divisional transformation projects and programmes. The team supports transformation and improvements across all trust departments with out partnership in Swindon and across the Acute Hospital Alliance and Integrated Care System.

Please see attached Full Job Description

Interview Date: 12th September 2024

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Degree level education
Project/Programme Management qualification e.g. PRINCE 2, MSP or equivalent
Evidence of on-going development and continuous learning
Evidence of awareness of improvement approaches and their application
Post-graduate Masters level qualification in relevant professional field

Desirable criteria

Improvement qualification e.g. QSIR or lean accreditation
General Management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Proven track record at a senior level within a health or care environment.
Demonstrate experience in driving large-scale change that has involved managing people, technology and process
Able to work at senior level both within GWH and ICS
Experience of the delivery of cost improvement programmes within a complex organisation
Experience of delivering cross organisational change and improvement
Experience of working with Executive teams and boards
Able to provide concise clear reports and present at Board and executive committee level
Working in complex cultural environments and have examples of how to improve ways of working between teams
Able to show experience in creating and maintaining highly performing teams

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of the wider NHS agenda and current issues and guidance

Thank you for expressing interest in this role. For further employer guidance, please review the attached supplementary applicant information.

Eligibility for this role requires:

Current right to work in the UK, subject to verification.
Qualification of the eligibility sponsorship criteria

From 4 April 2024, UK immigration policy changes has increased minimum salary levels for skilled workers.

Current employees should be aware that this position is advertised as a Great Western Hospitals position and appointment ends any TUPE protection.

Candidates are responsible for covering the cost of their own DBS check if required: £18 for a Standard DBS check, recoverable from the first pay, or £38 for an Enhanced DBS check, divided and recoverable over the initial two pay periods. Payment for DBS checks for bank posts must be settled prior to commencement. Apprentices are exempt from DBS payment.

We are committed to supporting our staff in achieving a healthy work-life balance through flexible work arrangements. Upon joining the Trust, you have the right to request flexible working, with an unlimited number of requests allowed.

Upon acceptance of a job offer, your information will be transferred to the national NHS Electronic Staff Records System. All communication regarding your application will be conducted via email; please ensure to check your junk/spam folders as emails may occasionally be filtered there.