The place to work in pathology We are looking for top talent to join the UK’s leading and fastest growing pathology company – a scientific organisation with a clinical purpose. Working in partnership with our service partners, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, King’s College Hospital and Princess Royal University Hospital we aim to set the standard for the future of pathology. Job overview We are looking for a Programme Manager to join an expanding team in a fast paced and exciting business portfolio. You will be working with multiple stakeholders across the portfolio and with senior colleagues to support and deliver several complex programmes and projects with critical delivery timeframes. The role requires confident, competent, and experienced project professionals who are available immediately to join the team. The role will require you to hit the ground running and be able to multitask, work under pressure and to tight timelines, be a self-starter using your initiative and best practice processes. Have a flexible and adaptable approach, with excellent organisational and communication skills, including liaising with Senior Stakeholders. You will have the ability to deliver and maintain standards in response to changing priorities and be calm under pressure accommodating changes as required. You will be comfortable in developing and maintaining a suite of project documents, supporting meetings, and working well with a broad range of colleagues. You will thrive in a busy team environment and quickly assimilate the role requirements and implementing them. The Portfolio Project team work well together and support each other in the delivery of projects, working closely with colleagues across the organisation and the Trusts. Currently we are working remotely and visiting the office/labs as and when required. In the future, we will be adopting a hybrid working model with a mix of remote and site-based working depending on the needs of the individual projects. Main duties of the job · Manage the timely delivery of complex change projects/programmes with multiple interdependent workstreams in accordance with project methodologies. · Proactively work with all areas of the business to ensure issues are unblocked quickly. · Engage senior stakeholders across the organisation to ensure they are part of successful programme delivery. · Develop and maintain high quality programme management documentation including detailed plans, risk and issues logs, benefits plans, dependency mapping, appraisal papers and other tools required to work effectively and deliver objectives. · Identify and capture programme level issues and risks proactively, including clinical risks, and ensure timely resolution and escalation where appropriate. · Ensure that all relevant change control procedures (project, IT, operational) are adhered to during delivery. · Report progress regularly to Programme Boards in a concise and relevant way – escalating risks and issues where appropriate. · Proactively manage programme budgets, providing accurate forecasting for costs to ensure delivery to budget. · Work with PMO and Finance Business Partners to ensure accurate resource forecasting is being used to allocate resource across the portfolio. · Contribute to the ongoing development of the project/programme standards within Synnovis. Working for our organisation Your development and learning You will have a suite of learning opportunities available through The Synnovis Way Development programme which is used across Synnovis to enable you to reach your potential, learn new skills and achieve your goals. This is managed between you and your line manager in line with your own personal and professional development ambitions. You can apply for finance to drive innovation and service development for the benefit of patients through our Innovation Accelerator Fund. Detailed job description and main responsibilities At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. For now, the job you are applying for will be based at one of our hospital sites however, from 1 April 2024 our people and services will start to move to our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1, with some work remaining in refurbished essential services laboratories across our hospital network, focusing on the rapid turnover of urgent tests. Please do ask your recruiting manager if you wish to find out more. Currently our offices are based in Paris Garden, Blackfriars SE1, or Francis House, Southwark SE1 however at present these are temporary locations. We expect to move to new offices in the Hub building located in Blackfriars in 2024. Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London. The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services. The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Qualified to degree level or equivalent. Programme management qualification certified to Practitioner Level or equivalent experience e.g. MSP Evidence of continuing professional development Desirable criteria Project Management qualification e.g., PRINCE2, APM PMQ Experience Essential criteria Experience of planning and executing programmes of varying size and complexity involving, but not limited to, the areas of Operations and IT Experience in change management. Experience in maintaining programme management artefacts and ensuring compliance with methodologies such as MSP Experience of delivering projects in complex, fast paced and challenging environments. Experience in strategic planning Extensive experience in complex report writing Proven stakeholder management and communication skills Excellent leadership and influencing skills Experience of working across a network of independent organisations A good knowledge of the NHS Desirable criteria Managing programmes with budget of £1m+. Pathology or healthcare programme delivery. Experience of working in the NHS. Skills & Knowledge Essential criteria Excellent interpersonal skills Ability to communicate highly complex information clearly and succinctly. And, to produce and present, high-quality summary information for executive stakeholders on a regular basis. Excellent written communication skills. Ability to influence change at all levels Ability to analyse highly complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them Ability to manage and deliver to tight deadlines Able to deconstruct complex sets of interrelated tasks into clear and structured plans. Proficient in producing detailed plans in Microsoft Project or other Project Management tools. Ability to ensure robust risk review around delivery or solution in a programme environment. Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working Significant & highly flexible project management skills Highly proficiency in the use of Microsoft 365 suite of applications 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. All applicants are welcome to apply regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, nationality or ethnic origin, religion, or sexual orientation. Equality of opportunity is our policy. Our Bank workers enjoy competitive market rates and flexible contract assignments across all of our sites, dependent on your availability and location. For our Permanent workforce w e offer a competitive benefits package. All employees are entitled to: Contributory pension scheme Generous annual leave entitlement Ground breaking development opportunities Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role. Please apply for this post on-line. If you have problems with using the online process, or need any assistance, please email [email protected] 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. Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. If you decide to apply for this post but do not hear back from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in Synnovis. Further details / informal visits contact Name Leanne Hughes Job title Transformation Programme Director Email address [email protected] If you have problems applying, contact Address Synnovis Open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Telephone 01629 702340