Programme Manager

The Programme Manager will support and lead the development, planning, delivery and monitoring of our projects and programmes, ensuring efficient and effective partnership working between the acute providers to deliver transformation of services for patient benefit., The Programme Manager will provide programme or project management support for APC improvement and transformation schemes, supporting the planning, design and delivery of agreed outputs and working closely with trusts in a matrix structure to achieve the aims and outcomes. A number of these programmes/projects are complex, involving service redesign and organisational change., · For specific portfolios, provide oversight of key projects/programmes within the portfolio, including monitoring and reporting, escalation of key issues and risks, management of interdependencies, scrutiny of programme delivery, and support for key governance forums. · Drive innovation and ideas generation within the APC trusts, taking an active role in identifying and developing new schemes to deliver improvements across people, quality and money to realise sustainable improvements in quality, patient care, efficiencies and reduced variation. · Develop strong relationships with multiple stakeholders across the APC organisations and system, linking with internal and external expert teams, as well as drawing on the expertise from clinical areas and corporate departments across the Trusts., Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen. Please see the job description and person specification for full details on the job role and responsibilities. This is a hybrid working role, in the office 1 to 2 days a week (with flexibility to be in the office if required for additional days for events and meetings on an ad hoc basis), and the rest of the week remote working. Visits to other sites, in particular the acute provider trusts, to facilitate collaborative working will be required., The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

• MSP or equivalent level programme management qualification or experience, Experience of delivering change management projects/programmes and/or service redesign within the NHS or a comparable environment, Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships and be able to motivate people, at all levels of the organisation
• Ability to interpret complex/highly complex information, and make decisions based on highly complicated and sometimes incomplete information
Desirable criteria
• Up-to-date knowledge of local and national health policy and its implications within the NHS
  
  Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 'Good' with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community." We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical. Diversity is what makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding. Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community., This is an exciting opportunity to play a role in the development and delivery of the BOB Acute Provider Collaborative (APC). The postholder will work with the APC team and key system partners to design and deliver transformation activities that will improve outcomes and value for money for our population. The Acute Provider Collaborative is comprised of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Berkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We aspire to reduce variation and inequalities in outcomes, experience and access; improve resilience; and deliver specialisation or consolidation where it will improve outcomes and value. The team plays a vital role in the delivery of the APC's ambition to deliver outstanding care and support the delivery of our strategic ambitions over the next five years, including the delivery of financial savings targets. Our aim is to support a culture that promotes collaboration, inclusion and equality of opportunity at all levels., By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period. The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies. Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust's sites.

Staff Benefits
• Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
• Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
• NHS pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Money Advice Service
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
• On-site nursery (based at RBH)
• Full educational library services
• Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
• Bus to work scheme
• Excellent rail and bus links
• A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.