We are currently working with an NHS Trust who are recruiting for an Interim Senior Transformation Manager to start ASAP and will be on a Fixed Term Contract basis directly with the Trust for between 4-6 months.
The role will be banded at AfC Band 8b/8c depending upon experience and has hybrid working available with a mix of onsite and remote working.
The Trust has a strong and ambitious programme of transformation to deliver and is looking to appoint a highly experienced and credible transformation lead. The expectation is that the successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of a wide range of programmes from transforming the way in which their services are delivered, delivering financial value and continuous quality and safety improvements.
The role holder will have experience of managing a wide range of programmes simultaneously and with multiple stakeholders both within the Trust and the wider Integrated Care Systems they serve, to support system wide transformation of care pathways.
The Trust are looking for someone who can demonstrate success with fostering positive relationships whilst being tenacious and organised in an approach to prioritising the transformation agenda, driving delivery of agreed outcomes and ensuring full participation and engagement of key stakeholders.
Key responsibilities will include:
Design and develop programme goals, objectives and success criteria; Develop and implement a comprehensive programme roadmap, including timelines, milestones and resource allocation;
Provide overall leadership and direction for transformation, delivering value and continuous quality improvement programmes ensuring they align with the Trust’s strategic Vision and objectives and the commercial and clinical strategies;
Establish effective governance mechanisms to monitor programme progress, mitigate risks, resolve issues and make timely decisions;
Establish programme governance structures, including both steering and working groups and define roles and responsibilities within each programme, decision making processes and escalation paths;
Identify opportunities for process optimisation and service improvement which will improve efficacy and efficiency, deliver added value, streamline and simplify the ways in which services are delivered;
Drive the delivery of programme objectives, quality and safety standards within the time, budget and financial parameters agreed for each programme;
Monitor progress against deliverables and facilitate timely decision making to keep all programmes on track;
Engage and collaborate with stakeholders at various levels including the Executive Board and Senior Leadership team, Operational, Clinical and Medical leadership and all teams impacted by the change programmes, as well as with System partners and external parties as appropriate to each programme;
Develop and implement engaging change management strategies to elicit enthusiasm, positivity and smooth adoption of changes during programme implementation;
Lead the Trust’s Continuous Quality Improvement team and foster a Trust wide culture of continuous improvement, best practice identification and implementation through skills and knowledge development;
Manage a team of direct and indirect resources across multi-disciplinary teams with varying knowledge and skill sets for project and programme management; Project managers will currently have an indirect reporting structure to the post holder.
The ideal candidate will have/be:
Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent experience working at a similar level with experience of major transformational change programmes and projects;
Prince2 or other project/programme management qualification;
Significant experience of leading remote and virtual programme teams, delivering change, establishing teams and new ways of working with specific experience in matrix working and delivering against programme objectives at Executive level;
Demonstrable strong and credible leadership to motivate stakeholders and experience in high level decision making;
Expertise and specialist knowledge developed through in-depth experience working in a senior role leading multiple programmes, projects or change initiatives;
Experience of digital change programmes in healthcare or commercial environments.
If this role is of interest to you and you feel you meet the expectations above, please email me on toni.coates@finegreen.co.uk including a copy of your latest CV, availability and rate expectation in line with the above.
If you do not receive a response within 72 hours (3 working days) of receipt, please assume that on this particular occasion, your application did not meet the client’s requirements for this specific role.