We are recruiting aSenior Programme Managerto lead on the implementation of a Proactive Care Service within South and West Hertfordshire to deliver on the strategic ambition of moving to a ‘neighbourhood health service’.
You will be responsible for the oversight and delivery of the establishment within the Dacorum Neighbourhood over an initial 6-12 month period, with planned roll out to further Neighbourhoods in South and West Herts over the subsequent 12-18 months.
This service will see the shift from reactive care to proactive identification by using risk stratification searches within Primary Care records. The searches will identify a cohort of patients who would benefit from targeted intervention to improve outcomes, their overall experience and reduce the likelihood of further unplanned admissions. The service will operate alongside a number of other acute and community services, with the ability to step patients up in to appropriate services - including the highly successful virtual ward models in South and West Hertfordshire.
This role presents as an excellent opportunity to work in a topical area of service delivery within the NHS right now. It is essential you have experience of managing complex programmes and have good knowledge of how community services operate. You will be confident in engaging a wide range of stakeholders across organisational boundaries, and be able communicate progress to senior leads within the Health Care Partnership.
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career
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Full job description and person specification are in the attached document.
The Dacorum team will be based at Hemel Hempstead General Hospital. It is expected that the post holder is able to travel around the West Herts area to attend in person meetings, visit key partners and support the development of the team. As such this is not a remote working role.
**Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.**
This advert closes on Thursday 26 Jun 2025