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 Our Population Health Equity Programme has built strong foundations at a system-wide level, sharing learning and facilitating connections across organisational boundaries to explore different ways to help our diverse communities. A key component of this is the Vital 5 Programme: improving population health and reducing health inequalities through tackling the five key drivers of health inequality in SEL: high blood pressure, obesity, alcohol consumption, smoking, and common mental health conditions. Together these form the Vital 5; further background is available here: https://www.kingshealthpartners.org/latest/1954-the-vital-5. The post holder will be responsible for managing the development and delivery of distinct projects and initiatives in relation to the wider Population Health & Equity Programme. The post holder will be responsible for designing and leading projects to develop the overall programme, including supporting other team members in the development, implementation and monitoring of work streams that support the delivery of the overall programme. Performance management and cross-system reporting of the programme is of vital importance, given the complex stakeholder environment. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring all work streams are reporting effectively within the overall governance and reporting framework. Main duties of the job Responsible for the development, delivery and implementation of projects across the local health system including building support from boards, senior managers, and potential funders of the importance of the programme Coordinate all projects across the programme to ensure implementation of the projects and report on progress to the Programme Board and other governance structures as appropriate. Develop recommendations; gain support, implement and performance manage services relevant to the implementation of the projects ensuring ‘best value’ and an outcome-based approach. Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all stakeholders, internal and external to ensure the projects are implemented effectively and efficiently. Build support of wide range of organisations across the health system by managing complex mix of senior stakeholders, developing approaches to ensuring that senior leaders are informed, engaged and involved as appropriate in the development and delivery of the programme. Lead engagement with wider networks at sector, regional, national and international levels to facilitate dissemination of the evidence developed through the programme and to secure external funding Use improvement methods within the project and programme plans, and ensure appropriate monitoring arrangements are in place. It is expected that the specific programme / projects managed by the post holder will change over time as the portfolio of work changes. Working for our organisation Our core team coordinates and supports activity right across our partnership. We work closely with colleagues in our partner organisations to drive delivery of our shared mission. We improve health and care services by translating early scientific research, discoveries and ideas to benefit patients and our communities. We connect people and programmes across our partnership and train and develop future generations of healthcare professionals. We are building on our five-year strategy, accelerating progress in three ambitious, connected priorities: Personalised Health; Digital Health and Data Sciences; Population Health. We take a mind and body approach, integrating mental and physical health across everything we do, including addressing the inequalities in health outcomes experienced by people with mental illness. We are committed to focusing our energy in these areas, driving change through clinical academic collaboration, and improving health outcomes through sustainable system partnerships. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Introduction Our population in south-east London (SEL) is one of the most vibrant and ethnically, socially, and economically diverse in the world. However, we face significant challenges in respect of both health and healthcare, some of which are familiar to other urban areas and some of which are unique to SEL. Whilst there have been some successes in these areas which we are rightly proud of, there remains: there remains a high burden of disease (both physical and mental); unacceptable health inequalities (both between and within boroughs); and quality of care is variable and does not always meet the needs of the most disadvantaged or those with the greatest need. We have a bold aspiration in SEL, for every resident to be able to live a happy and healthy life in an equitable and equal society. We want SEL to be a place where your postcode, background or ethnicity is not be the most powerful predictor of future health. To support this aspiration, we have established a ‘Population Health and Equity Programme’. This is joint programme between SEL ICS and KHP. The aim of the programme is to reduce health inequalities in the local population, put in place the necessary structures and mechanisms to ensure long-term improvements in health outcomes and to make population health an integral part of how the health and care sector operates. To support our collective aim of improved health and wellbeing in south east London whilst addressing health inequalities, we have three priority areas (described on page 1). The programme manager role will primarily be focussing on: Prevention, Wellbeing and Health Equity: Have a relentless focus on the small number of things that disproportionately impact health and health inequalities, starting with the Vital 5 (tobacco dependence, high blood pressure, alcohol consumption, obesity and common mental health conditions). This priority area aims to reduce inequalities in the detection, management & treatment of long-term conditions and fewer preventable deaths. Population Health Equity Programme team The core PH&E team in KHP relates closely to colleagues in other KHP teams and within the ICS. The postholder will play a key role in programme management in the Vital 5 Programme and will also support the development of other priority areas, as needed. Role responsibilities: Develop and maintain an up-to-date picture of SEL residents’ population health and inequalities, on the Vital 5 domains of hypertension, smoking, mental health, obesity, and alcohol. Analyse complex data from varying sources, providing effective reports to a variety of stakeholders. Support with impact and evaluation analyses of the programme and its initiatives. Provide contemporary awareness of the availability, quality, and needs of SEL’s rich data sources and resources, including through NHS Business Intelligence teams, public health analysts, King’s College London, Clinical Effectiveness South East London (CESEL), Lambeth datanet, and the PHM Catalyst. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with clinical and non-clinical teams, initiatives, and colleagues from across KHP and SEL ICS. Update the team and key stakeholders on developments of Vital 5 initiatives. Ensure integration of Vital 5 activity with the broader priority area initiatives (e.g. vaccinations, women’ and girl’s health. Engage key stakeholders in the design and delivery of projects that support improved health outcomes. The key benefit will be to realise significant, sustainable and affordable improvements in the quality of service delivery that is ambitious and far reaching. Take an active role in effective team working and supporting colleagues, taking ownership for team goals. Effectively representing the team and organisation within the SEL system and externally as required, including through effective relationship building and communication. Promote a culture that embraces equality and strives continuously to reduce inequality for all south-east London residents and staff. Support the implementation of programme aims and in strategic and operational forward planning. Other responsibilities as reasonably required. Person specification Essential criteria Essential criteria Evidence of Masters degree, or other post graduate qualifications, or equivalent by virtue of experience. Essential criteria Essential criteria Complex project management experience including knowledge and experience of completing and actioning Project Briefs, Project Initiation Documents (PIDs), Project Implementation Plans, Highlight Reports, Exception Reports, Risk Logs, and Project Closure Reports Essential criteria Essential criteria Experience of working with and influencing senior management and clinicians Essential criteria Essential criteria Substantial NHS experience of facilitating and managing major programmes and transformational change within and across healthcare organisations, effectively working in teams at both project management and programme management levels Essential criteria Essential criteria Excellent communication skills, attention to detail and experience of collaborative working across organisational boundaries and levels and with different professional groups 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 Meghna Manoharan Job title Programme Manager Email address [email protected]