Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview The Children’s Hospital Programme (CHP) is a complex clinical transformation programme at GSTT which requires capital investment to enable the delivery of NHS England Board-mandated clinical service transformation and the realisation of strategic opportunities for our local and regional populations. In order to deliver on this, support our expected growth in activity of 20% and to realise opportunities for strategic service development, an increase in critical infrastructure is necessary. We anticipate that growth expectations will be delivered through an ambitious transformation programme that will maximise estates and optimise operating models. The CHP Programme Manager will lead the development and implementation of the Evelina London CHP Triangle Transformation Plan through collaboration with clinicians, patients, carers and key partners across the Evelina London, GSTT and the local health and care system. Main duties of the job The main duties of this role will include: Lead rigorous and robust transformation and improvement programmes; strategy, programme management including planning, reporting, managing risk, and a strong focus on benefits realisation Ensure that programme related business plans are underpinned by detailed and robust financial plans through budget planning and negotiation of appropriate budgets. Develop and oversee the direction and delivery of all project work streams, and enabling key stakeholders to deliver effectively Ensure appropriate evaluation and metrics are in place to support impact monitoring and milestone achievement Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective management of interdependencies and delivery of objectives Develop, refine and implement project data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data, including quantitative and qualitative data. Working for our organisation Evelina London Evelina London is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and we are responsible for providing services for women and children. With almost 4,000 dedicated staff, and led by an Executive Team and Board, we have significant devolved autonomy to focus operationally and strategically upon the needs of our patients. We also benefit from being part of a large and successful NHS foundation trust, whose values we share. We have an ambitious strategic development programme, with backing from Guy’s and St Thomas’. Every year, the number of women, children and young people Evelina London cares for, in our hospitals and in the community, continues to grow. We provide comprehensive health services from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life. Evelina London is here for children, young people and women from London to South East England, and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world. As the only NHS Trust in London with women’s and specialist children’s services on one site we have unique opportunities to provide excellent, high-quality, integrated care for mothers, babies and children. Find out more www.evelinalondon.nhs.uk. Watch our short film to see inside our children’s hospital Detailed job description and main responsibilities This role will involve designing, developing and delivering the Evelina London Triangle Transformation Programme in line with the strategic ambitions of the Children’s Hospital Programme The Programme Manager will be responsible for effective programme and improvement at a strategic level; including business case preparation and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures. Please see attached for the detailed Job Description and Person Specification. Person specification Knowledge and Qualification Essential criteria Relevant Masters / MBA, equivalent professional qualification or equivalent experience. Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) to practitioner level or equivalent Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development. Desirable criteria Formal qualification in Project management (PRINCE 2) or equivalent. Experience Essential criteria Evidence of leading successful programme and / or operational performance and improvement at a strategic level; including business case preparation, service initiation / commissioning, contract negotiation, and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures Extensive programme management experience in large complex organisations, including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment Experience of managing large, multi-stranded budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management. Desirable criteria Highly developed knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas Skills Essential criteria Expert knowledge of operations and / or programme management methodologies and techniques. Excellent understanding and track record of successful change and programme management. Highly effective leadership, people and project management skills. Work flexibly, prioritise workloads and resource them in response to changing demands and requirements. Excellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills with a track record in consistently delivering performance targets and writing complex business cases, policies and change. • A commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration. Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Lola Triumph Job title Head of Transformation Programme Management Office Email address [email protected] Telephone number 07985659553