Programme Lead Prevention & Transformation
Job Description
Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust are looking for a talented, motivated and ambitious individual to take up the role of Programme Lead for Prevention and Transformation across our medical services within North East London.
The post holder should have a passion for innovation and a drive to improve healthcare services on a popualtion health level. They will be responsible for delivering North East London's disease prevention stratergy which centres on the FIND project.
The "FIND" prevention project aims to utilize automated case finding technology to identify local North East London residents at risk of long term medical conditions (Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes, Liver Disease etc). Once identified these residents will be risk stratified and have appropriate intervention to minimize their risk of disease progression and the risk of needing long term medical care. We belive this is a powerful tool which can help redesign our care of long term conditions within the region. It is an incredibly exciting project which is garnering national attention and its successful roll out is a priority for the Trust and local ICB.
The post will be primarily based at The Royal London Hospital and is available as a three year fixed term contract. It is advertised as a 37.5 hour per week post but we are open to flexible or part time working provided applicants can demonstrate an ability to fulful the job description and requirements.
Main duties of the job
A complete list of expected duties is available in the job description but the main duties are expected to be to:
1. Lead the Programme Management for Disease Prevention within the Medicine Division at The Royal London Hospital and more widely across Barts Health/North East London.
2. Develop and manage the approval of OBCs (Outline Business Cases) and FBCs (Full Business Cases) to support the investment. In particular lead the option appraisal of various solutions in terms of cost, benefits and risks.
3. Manage simultaneous large and/or complex projects, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality. Provide day-to-day management of these projects on behalf of Project Boards.
4. Manage the resolution of all significant project issues. Communicate and report all routine and complex issues arising from the programme/projects to a wide range of internal and external staff.
5. To identify and exploit opportunities for innovation, development, wealth generation, service and health improvement to maximise the impact of FIND beyond Northeast London
6. Lead on the evaluation of complex transformation projects and the modeling of key benefits which contribute to health-economic gains.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or appropriate professional qualification, or equivalent in a relevant business, health or life science discipline and experience in health related area.
Experience
Essential
- Strong experience working within or closely alongside the NHS and Industry, including understanding of system priorities, commissioning, patient pathways, clinical operations and interaction with Industry Partners.
- Proven experience in national, regional, or local programme delivery, involving transformation or significant innovation adoption.
- Experience in securing and monitoring substantial project budgets (over £5 million).
Knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge of long term conditions, their clinical pathways and prevention strategies.
- Significant knowledge of health economics, health impact modelling and cost avoidance linked to prevention of disease.
- Understanding of the research/ innovation funding environment
Skills
Essential
- Able to negotiate and influence at a senior level with consultants, managers and other staff.
- Deep understanding of evaluation methodology and applying evidence in real-world NHS settings.
Desirable
- Abillity to influence national, regional and local NHS leaders to direct policy and commissioning decisions.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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
Barts Health NHS Trust
Address
Royal London Hospital
London
E1 1FR
United Kingdom
