Nursing and Midwifery Programmes Senior Manager
Job Description
Job summary
As Programmes Senior Manager the post holder will work as part of a dynamic nursing and midwifery team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff.
The post holder will support the Head of Nursing & Midwifery and their Team, to ensure successful implementation of the nursing and midwifery portfolio of work at regional and sub-regional level.
There is an expectation to be in Victoria House, Fulbourn, 40% of the time and to travel across the region as part of this role.
Main duties of the job
The Programme's Senior Manager will have specific responsibility for:
- Programme and project management:
- Providing comprehensive project management duties overseeing the delivery of the work streams identified in the Long Term Workforce Plan beyond
- Communication and stakeholder engagement
- Working with key partners internal and external to NHS England to ensure the successful implementation of the Team's delivery plan of Workforce, Training and Education
- Nursing & Midwifery managerial expertise.
- Liaising closely with the National Nursing and Midwifery Programme
- Ensuring attention to detail in all aspects of their work.
About us
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.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
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.
Job responsibilities
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Programme/Project Management experience at a strategic / system level
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project.
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge, understanding and application of current NHS policies across healthcare systems and experience of implementation in relevant areas.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and experience of working on national nursing & midwifery policy issues
Skills
Essential criteria
- Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders from a range or organisations (health, social care, voluntary sector, patient groups) and from a range of professional backgrounds.
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge, understanding and application of current NHS policies across healthcare systems and experience of implementation in relevant areas.
- Programme/Project Management experience at a strategic / system level
Skills
Essential
- Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders from a range or organisations (health, social care, voluntary sector, patient groups) and from a range of professional backgrounds.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS England
Address
Victoria House
Camlife, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5XB
Cambridge
CB21 5XB
Employer's website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)
