Programme Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

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** SUBSTANTIVE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR HEALTH INNOVATION KSS PROGRAMME MANAGER ROLE IS ATTACHED IN THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. **

The specific area of responsibility for the role (at appointment and/or as appropriate for individual role holders) are outlined below. Please note that any specific area of responsibility is subject to change, according to future programme delivery requirements.

Appendix A

Specific responsibilities of this role:

Programme Manager Perinatal Culture & Leadership Workstream

In addition to the main Programme Manager Job Description, outlined here are specific tasks related to the focus of the role of Programme Manager Maternity & Neonatal Workstream within our Patient Safety Improvement Programme workstreams. These are the initial specific responsibilities of the role (i.e., upon appointment) and are subject to change, according to programme delivery requirements.

Background:

Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) Patient Safety Collaborative (PSC) is part of Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex, supporting the delivery of NHSE Safety Improvement Programmes. You will work towards achieving aspects of the NHS Improvement Specification contract and Network Support plan and you will be focused upon leading programmes within that commission, specifically the Maternity & Neonatal Workstream.

As the Driver Diagram below indicates the current safety improvement programmes of work include Maternity & Neonatal Safety, Medicines Safety, System Safety and Managing Deterioration.

As part of the team, you will work alongside the Perinatal Culture and Leadership (PCLP) programme team at NHSE, MatNeoSIP national team, KSS PSC MatNeoSIP Programme

Manager already in post, wider regional stakeholders, KSS ODNs, and KSS LMNSs, to support organisations to continue to sustainably develop leadership capacity, capability and improvement relating to safety culture in their units and as part of their local systems, building on the progress made during Phase 1-3 of the Perinatal Culture and Leadership programme.

You will work with individual Maternity & Neonatal units, teams, organisations, and networks, supporting staff to improve patient safety, using Quality Improvement (QI), Scale Up, Project Management and Networking tools and expertise. It is envisioned that supporting the ongoing culture and leadership development will amplify the aims of the other Maternity and Neonatal workstreams currently delivered by the Patient Safety Commission as well as the system safety improvement programme. To this end you will work alongside the current KSS MatNeoSIP workstream lead. You will also support the PSIRF implementation alongside the current KSS PSIRF workstream lead.

Our ambition is to develop QI capability, support the development of a safe and just culture, encourage patient, family and carer involvement and the spread and adoption of positively evaluated initiatives.

It is expected that you will have experience in senior management roles and of working strategically with senior leadership teams to be considered to fulfill this role. You will also require experience in quality improvement and project management experience. You will have experience in delivering QI within an organisation and will perhaps be looking to expand your experience in working across a regional footprint.

• Location and skills preference:
• You will cover the whole of Kent, Surrey Sussex geography.
• You will support local clinical teams / systems to drive the spread and adoption of new commissioned improvement programmes across health & social care systems.
• A background in senior management roles and of working strategically with senior leadership teams is required to be considered to fulfill this role, due to the complexity of continuing the culture & leadership training programme already underway with the Senior Perinatal Leadership teams.
• A background of clinical experience or significant interaction with clinicians and health & social care systems is essential for this role, due to the specific focus on clinical improvement and clinical engagement.

Additional duties and responsibilities:

• To deliver a programme of work specifically commissioned by NHS England and within the NHS Improvement Specification contract and Support Network implementation plan.
• Report progress to Patient Safety Lead on a regular basis.
• To support the relevant Clinical Leads with the management and delivery of projects within Patient Safety Improvement programmes across Kent Surrey and Sussex.
• To identify opportunities across all programmes of work within the Patient Safety Collaborative and across the wider Innovation Network Kent Surrey Sussex, where alignment of work ensures more efficient & effective progress.
• To work across other PSCs (primarily in SE region) and other workstream leads nationally ensuring a wide sharing of ideas and resources.
• To be the point of contact and lead for the Maternity & Neonatal Perinatal Culture and Leadership Programme.
• Be responsible for supporting the delivery of a national programme; planning and delivering specific QI and spread projects and must be comfortable using a range of improvement, scale up and project management techniques to deliver and monitor milestones and outcomes of work.
• Your work will include undertaking diagnostics, supporting small tests of change (for example with PDSA cycles) and supporting teams to use measurement for improvement.
• To deliver regular virtual and periodic face-to-face events supporting our programmes through their improvement cycles eg `Breakthrough Series`.
• To be responsible for contributing to the production of and input to monthly informal and quarterly formal assurance reports; working alongside the Associate Director Patient Safety / Patient Safety Lead, Programme Managers, and Programme Co-ordinator.
• To support our communication colleagues in a vibrant communication strategy in cascading case studies and areas of good practice throughout all media channels and input toFutures Platform.
• To participate in the regular nationally workstream lead calls, ensuring KSS is continually aware of national changes / amendments to the commission.
• To support, seek out and identify new innovations and technologies matched to locally articulated needs alongside the Innovation Network Kent Surrey Sussex team.
• To build strong relationships with clinicians across Kent, Surrey, and Sussex for spreading changes & improvements in practice, where appropriate.
• To support building improvement capacity and capability across Kent, Surrey, and Sussex.
• The post holder will have oversight of programme budgets and where appropriate, processing expenditure and liaising between the programme team and management teams.
• To work closely with the Innovation and Industry team and provide relevant advice to support other Health Innovation programmes.
• Supporting ICS Lead Directors with clinical engagement and needs articulation.

Diversity and Equal Opportunities

It is the desire of KSS AHSN Ltd (Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex) to broaden diversity within its workforce.

KSS AHSN is an equal opportunities employer and ensures that all new, existing and prospective employees are treated fairly through the principles of equal treatment and promotion of diversity.

This includes:

• ensuring that all individuals who come into contact with the organisation, whether as employees, stakeholders or in any other capacity are treated with dignity and respect;

• ensuring that the opportunities we provide for learning, personal development and employment are made available on a non-discriminatory basis and;

• providing a safe, supportive and welcoming environment for employees, stakeholders, visitors and others.

Along with the other 14 companies within the Innovation Network, we are committed to a series of pledges to further support the diversity and innovation agenda.

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

• Sound knowledge of the NHS, social care, current government policies and change / innovation programmes
• Able to think strategically and analytically
• Ability to develop strong working relationships
• Analysis and synthesis of complex information
• Able to make a contribution to Health Innovation KSS income generation pipeline through innovation programmes
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiating skills.
• Advanced IT skills and good working knowledge of IT systems e.g. Excel and Access.
• Drive, energy, enthusiasm and determination.
• Creative and lateral thinker
• Facilitation skills to direct and support teams to achieve change through measurable outcomes

• Sound knowledge of the NHS, social care, current government policies and change / innovation programmes.
• Bid writing skills.

Personal Style & Behaviours

• Takes a visible lead
• Has a flexible and adaptable approach to work
• Helps others to develop themselves
• Values diversity and looks for opportunities to improve equality
• Acts with integrity and presents themselves as a good role model
• Smart, professional appearance and outlook
• Constructively challenges current practice

Other requirements:

• Reliable work record
• Travel, as required, within the KSS patch.

• Possesses a driving licence

Qualifications

• Educated to degree standard or equivalent in a relevant discipline
• Project or portfolio management qualification or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuous professional development; record of CPD shows strong self-development ethos and learning

• An appropriate professional qualification or Master's degree

Experience

• Significant recent management experience in the NHS or other organisation in a relevant sector
• Evidence of effective partnership working
• Proven experience of managing large scale projects or programmes in the public sector
• Managing resources to support the delivery of projects / programmes.
• Financial and performance management experience.
• Experience of working with a range of staff at all levels, including clinicians.
• Experience of clinical transformation projects
• Significant knowledge of the health and/or social care sectors

• Experience of undertaking reviews of national policy.
• Experience of providing advice to senior managers and consultants.

Employer details

Employer name

Kent Surrey Sussex AHSN Limited

Address

Amelia House

Crescent Road

Worthing

BN11 1RL

https://kssahsn.net