Programme Lead - Urgent and Emergency Care

A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic team that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people? We are looking to appoint people who are as passionate about high quality care as we are. The Collaboration of Acute Providers is hosted by York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and are an integral part of the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care System. As a system we are embarking on transformational change across our urgent care, elective care and diagnostic services. As part of a dynamic Programme Team, we are looking for enthusiastic and experienced people to drive our change programme and deliver on our ambitions for our patients and the opportunity has arisen for Programme Leads to support the Urgent and Emergency Care Programme. The National UEC Recovery plan sets a target of achieving the 78% 4-hour standard, the CAT2 response times within 30 minutes and bed occupancy at or below 92%. The vision for our urgent and emergency care is ensuring that people are seen in the right place, first time and every time; to improve UEC and deliver safe, effective and easily accessible UEC services, with limited variation, whilst recognising the needs of our diverse population and that our patients should be able to easily navigate the urgent care system, with timely access to advice and/or care and treatment in a safe environment. Applications for secondments of 12 - 24 months and flexible working will all be considered. The post holder will be a member of Collaboration of Acute Providers Programme Team, supporting the Urgent and Emergency Care Programme to deliver improvement, change, quality, performance and financial projects The post holder will work across all Trust sites, the Integrated Care System and Place leads and has the following objectives:

• Develop robust project documentation and fully worked up implementation plans in agreement with key stakeholders using recognised project management methodology and improvement processes.
• Work with organisation and system colleagues to identify opportunities to improve patient pathways, work to develop these plans to the implementation and delivery stage ensuring governance and approval through the project, programme and organisational governance processes.
• Comprehensive and accurate reporting of progress against project milestones, delivery, KPIs, risks and issues.
• Support management, clinical teams and front-line staff with implementation of process and business change.
If you wish to apply as a secondment, please ensure you have the authorisation of your current line manager first., As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have. Armed Forces Friendly Employer We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment. COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including: · Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants · 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) · A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager. · A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave · Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme · NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme · An extensive range of learning and development opportunities · Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages. A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity. Working for the Trust Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.