Programme Manager | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Programme Manager to join the Capital Team on a permanent basis to support the delivery of the existing capital plan and development of capital schemes and future pipeline. The role is Trust wide.

The Programme Manager is a key member of the Capital Programme Management Team with the prime responsibility of supporting the development and delivery of a portfolio of capital programmes and projects across the NCA. They will deliver large scale change programmes and respond to the challenges and opportunities faced by significant strategic development opportunities within the NCA and across the Care Organisations.

The Programme Manager will lead the lead the design, development and delivery of a variety of projects and programmes from inception to commission and handover supporting the Senior Responsible Owner and/or Programme Director in determining the projects/workstreams required to take forward the programme and will lead on programme documentation which underpins the monitoring framework of activities and outcomes, management of cross-workstream and external dependencies and programme level risks and issues.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the application of appropriate construction project management methodology and compliance with the NCA Assurance Framework and will promote standardisation of programme and project management across the organisation.

The Programme Manager will assess and prepare service user briefs, identifying the service requirements, objectives to be achieved and Healthcare specific standards (HTMs and HBNs) to be met. Compile and obtain approval to a Project Brief.

Assessment of feasibility of potential projects both spatially (space planning in accordance with legislative and best practice guidance), forming budget estimates for NCA and Care Org's within an agreed timeframe and utilising the knowledge and expertise of in-house Building and Engineering Estates Officers and external professionals, where required, will be a critical requirement of the role.

Lead on and provide professional expert advice on approach to producing feasibility reports and business case reports for consideration by users, Care Org Leaders and Trust Executive Groups.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

The Programme Manager is a key member of the Capital Programme Management Team with the prime responsibility of supporting the development and delivery of a portfolio of capital programmes and projects across the NCA. They will deliver large scale change programmes and respond to the challenges and opportunities faced by significant strategic development opportunities within the NCA and across the Care Organisations.

The Programme Manager will have expertise in programme management, change management and construction, working with the NCA and Care Organisations to develop and deliver improvement plans across the services. The post holder will provide expert facilitation and training or guidance in the use of programme and project management tools and will apply their programme and change management experience and skills to support programme and project teams to achieve specified objectives.

The Programme Manager will lead the lead the design, development and delivery of a variety of projects and programmes from inception to commission and handover supporting the Senior Responsible Owner and/or Programme Director in determining the projects/workstreams required to take forward the programme and will lead on programme documentation which underpins the monitoring framework of activities and outcomes, management of cross-workstream and external dependencies and programme level risks and issues.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the application of appropriate construction project management methodology and compliance with the NCA Assurance Framework and will promote standardisation of programme and project management across the organisation.

The Programme Manager will assess and prepare service user briefs, identifying the service requirements, objectives to be achieved and Healthcare specific standards (HTMs and HBNs) to be met. Compile and obtain approval to a Project Brief.

Assessment of feasibility of potential projects both spatially (space planning in accordance with legislative and best practice guidance), forming budget estimates for NCA and Care Org's within an agreed timeframe and utilising the knowledge and expertise of in-house Building and Engineering Estates Officers and external professionals, where required, will be a critical requirement of the role.

Lead on and provide professional expert advice on approach to producing feasibility reports and business case reports for consideration by users, Care Org Leaders and Trust Executive Groups.

Communications and Relationships

As a champion of programme management, the post holder will need high levels of self-motivation, tenacity and resilience. Success in the role will necessitate the establishment and development of strong and effective working relationships at all levels of the Group and Care Organisations, with the ability to challenge and effectively support the delivery of change and improvement programmes and projects, through the application of structured programme management processes and interventions.

Provide visible leadership to the Group and Care Organisation Directors, Clinical Leads and Programme Team to promote continual improvement in quality, performance and delivery of national targets and objectives. Support the Care Organisations with understanding their portfolio of projects, challenging where appropriate and working with them to determine the work required and the resources needed to achieve. Regularly lead groups and workshops, providing leadership and direction.

Delivering clear communications across the programme and between key stakeholders. Communication may be verbal, electronic, written or by giving presentations as well as attending and contributing to meetings.

To deputise for the Head of Capital Programmes as and when required and provide leadership to the junior members of the team, fostering a mentor/coaching approach to support development.

Analytical and Judgmental Skills

Using experience and expertise, the Programme Manager will provide a pivotal role in leading the adoption of improvement and programme management best practice within NCA Major Programmes of Change and Care Organisation led projects.

The Programme Manager will be highly skilled in the:

· Making recommendations based on a range of complex issues where there may be more than one course of action;

· Use of benchmark data to identify and monitor performance and efficiency improvement;

· Reviewing of data and recognising its relevance to workflow, quality, performance and improvement, synthesising to develop justifiable and realistic conclusions and recommendations; and

· Continuous tracking of data to quickly resolve failures to meet programme and project requirements and act accordingly to inform team members as appropriate.

Planning & Organisational Skills

The Programme Manager will be required to progress programmes and/or projects through their lifecycle reporting progress to both Task and Finish Groups and Trust Capital Group, where appropriate. This involves working closely with SROs, Programme Directors, Care Organisation directors, managers and clinicians and programme and project teams to improve definition and delivery and monitor the development and implementation of associated programme/project plans.

Critically evaluate the quality of all programme and project documentation, and strength of organisational capability and capacity to achieve the planned outcomes.

Assist the Head of Capital Programmes in developing and maintaining a comprehensive monitoring and reporting framework (and associated systems) with which to keep the organisation regularly and fully apprised of progress on the overall programme, work-streams and projects, key risks and actions to mitigate those risks.

Identify and escalate, to secure timely resolution, any 'bottlenecks' in the critical pathways of designated programmes.

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