The Improvement, Transformation and Programmes Directorate plays a vital role in the delivery of change across the Trust. Covering almost all major change programmes, including the sizeable digital transformation agenda and supporting our organisational pursuit of a continuous improvement culture and approach, our services connect across the Trust and beyond. The directorate contains the following services: The Programme Management Office; The Improvement & Transformation Team; The Financial Transformation Team; and The Digital Business Partnerships Team.

The Directorate Support team supports the Directorate Leadership Team and service senior leads to operate effectively and deliver their strategic, corporate and statutory objectives, ensuring that their time is utilised efficiently to support the needs of the organisation. They will provide a key point of contact for services and teams as appropriate.

Based within the PMO, this role will work across the directorate and take direct responsibility for the directorate support team ensuring close working across the directorate and across the wider portfolio of Digital, Information and Transformation to ensure operational excellence and standardisation where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

Liaise with a wide range of people, services and partner organisations/agencies both internally and externally on behalf of the Directorate Leadership Team

To proactively deal with complex issues, leading on and co-ordinating service developments with strict deadlines and ever-changing priorities as directed by the Directorate Leadership Team.

To have responsibility for compiling, prioritising and managing any business plans necessary to underpin and resource the Directorate's work programme.

To take responsibility for the business and administrative support activities including the supervision and delivery of key action plans, and to ensure there are clear plans that are communicated, actioned and delivered in a timely manner on behalf of the Directorate Leadership Team.

To be responsible for the management of communications and engagement activities on behalf of the Directorate Leadership Team ensuring they are appraised of priority, significant and contentious items. At times, this will involve producing objective prcis documents.

Manage the Directorate Leadership Team's diaries using independent judgement to prioritise their work schedule.

Budget holder and authorised signatory for allocated budgets

Preparation of all relevant administrative submissions and planning requirements in line with scheduled timelines and process.

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