Improvement Programme Officer

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Improvement Programme Officer to join our dynamic Elective Care Improvement Programme Operations and Business Support team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring the successful planning and delivery of key programmes and projects.,

• Leading and facilitating a range of projects within a structured programme, ensuring effective planning, resource allocation, and mitigation of risks and issues.
• Consolidating project/programme documentation, including goals, scope, resources, risks, opportunities, and deliverables, in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Supporting the creation and coordination of business cases to ensure alignment with programme goals.
• Managing the team's business support functions, including developing and tracking business plans, managing risks, and reporting on progress.
• Engaging with relevant working groups, providing project support and expertise where needed, and ensuring effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Investigating variances from project plans and contributing proactively to implementing solutions.
We work across a wide range of stakeholders including national teams, other regional Directorates, ICBs, Trusts as well as clinicians and operational leads so excellent communication and relationship building skills are necessary., NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.


• Strong project management experience with the ability to plan, manage, and deliver projects in alignment with organisational goals.
• A deep understanding of project/programme management principles, with the ability to apply appropriate methodologies to meet objectives.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to consolidate and document the fundamental components of projects/programmes, including scope, resources, budgets, risks, and deliverables.
• Proficiency in facilitating working groups, managing risks and issues, and contributing proactively to solutions.
• Strong business acumen, including experience in developing business cases and managing team business plans.
• The ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, providing project advice and coordinating efforts to meet NHS statutory and regulatory requirements.
• A proactive and self-motivated attitude, with a keen eye for detail and the capacity to work autonomously while supporting broader team goals., A good working knowledge of national and regional elective care priorities to support elective care recovery based on relevant national programmes including GIRFT (Get It Right First Time), the National Elective recovery programme, improvement approaches and methodologies is desirable.
  
  The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.