Responsibilities
* Provide overall leadership of the development of the independent review programme as well as Operation Perth.
* Procure as necessary external and professional support for the programme, both regarding project management and professional services.
* Liaise with colleagues regularly and as required to provide ongoing dialogue for the programme.
* Provide assurance to commissioning and regulatory colleagues, both internal and external, of progress and escalation of issues and risks as required outside of programme board where necessary.
* Work in an effective corporate manner, working with key stakeholders including Trust Executive and Non‑Executive Directors to ensure programme development and generate highly effective outcomes.
* Resolve risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies (RAID) whilst recommending and implementing appropriate corrective action.
* Take overall responsibility for the programme delivery.
* Deputise for the Chief Nurse as required in relation to Operation Perth and the independent Review.
* Ensure effective quality assurance and risk management of the Programme – focusing inwardly on the internal consistency of the Programme, outputs and outcomes, and outwardly on its coherence and alignment with Trust strategies.
* Take advice from work stream leads and specialists in support of those work streams to co‑ordinate and determine assessment of issues and planned outputs and to make recommendations to be presented to review response oversight group.
* Provide assurance to the Trust Board via Trust Leadership Team and the Quality Assurance Committee on all aspects of the Programme.
Training & Qualifications
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills and presentation skills.
* Degree level qualification.
* Higher level management qualification at masters or equivalent level. Significant additional role related and personal development training commensurate with a senior manager post.
Experience
* Significant experience at senior manager/director level in the NHS.
* Significant experience and understanding of proven implementation of programme management methodologies or a Prince 2 or managing successful projects practitioner.
* Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed strategic skills.
* Demonstrates experience of delivering across organisational boundaries.
* In‑depth additional expert knowledge acquired over a significant period of time in the following areas: delivery of organisational change; delivery of performance objectives and improvements; delivery of projects and programme of work of significant size.
* Experience of managing programme and corporate risks appropriately.
Planning & Organisations skills
* Experience of managing complexity such as managing numerous work.
* Experience of leading change management processes from concept to delivery.
* Proven and significant leadership experience and/or formal management qualification at Masters level.
* Proven experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes at a senior level, in a politically sensitive and complex environment.
Communications skills
* Experience of performance managing others to ensure organisation delivery and success.
* Must be a highly credible leader with experience of building relationships with a range of stakeholders.
* Extensive experience of delivering presentations to large groups of stakeholders, in often pressured and highly political environments.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Closing Dates
Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Salary
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Additional Information
* Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
* At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
* International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.
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.
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