Project Manager for Community Diagnostics Centre
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.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity is available for a Project Manager role for the Community Diagonistic Centre, working in partnership with North East London to build the vision at Mile-End Hospital in creating a Community Diagnostic Centre of excellence to deliver range of diagonistic services against quality, financial, performance and strategic objectives for the Community Diagnosis Centre at Mile End Hospital.You will need to be an outstanding project and operational manager, motivating your team to deliver continuous improvements to patient pathways and processes, while maintaining best value for the NHS and nurturing your workforce.
In addition to your core responsibilities, you'll play a key role in shaping and implementing service improvements across North East London and beyond, leveraging our extensive strategic partnerships and networks. You'll collaborate closely with the Programme Director and the senior management team at the Royal London and Mile End Hospitals.If you have the skills, expertise, and enthusiasm for this role, please reach out to Nabeel Hussain, Programme Director for the Community Diagnostic Centre, at [email protected].
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Lead on the operational delivery for the opening and running of the Mile End Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) ensuring the safe and effective use of all resources. Specifically, to take a lead in achieving key performance targets in line with local and national agreements.
- Play a key role in developing the centre, facilitating meetings, and promoting.
innovation and transformation to improve patient pathways. Working with key stakeholders and clinical and professional leads to identify needs and priorities for our
communities, in line with local regional and national policies.- Providing strategic management to the CDC programme and support the SROs for the
- Work collaboratively with the leads of the other NEL CDC programmes to encourage the sharing of good practice and to identify the interdependencies between the programmes.
- Develop processes to monitor and manage activity at the CDC with clear reporting information developed for internal and external stakeholders including commissioners and joint partners.
- Provide project management and expertise in translating relevant national, regional, and local policy and direction associated with developing, transforming, and improving local services and support for NEL communities.
- Develop and gain approval for referral management and transfer of patient information with GDPR compliant processes.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria- Proven experience of managing a significant service budget.
- Up-to-date knowledge of NHS system reform policy and other key policy drivers.
- Proven track record of successful and sustained management in an NHS Trust or similar organization.
- Successful delivery of significant organisational change
- Evidence of a track record in change management.
- Experience of managing people and teams.
- Experience in developing creative solutions to problems.
Skills
Essential criteria- In line with established NHS management competencies, demonstrate the ability to prioritise, organise and carry out own work effectively and within agreed timescales and deadlines
- Inter-agency communication and negotiation
- Project management, Implementing change and evaluation
- Planning, developing, and implementing strategies.
- Development and implementation of active and effective communication systems
- The ability to grasp critical issues and distil them into clear and manageable priorities, weighing both costs and benefits.
- Experience of Lean methodologies & successful delivery in acute services.
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Education to degree level or equivalent qualification and/ or experience.
- Recognised management qualification or equivalent experience.
We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so.As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.