• Lead Theatres service delivery in accordance with agreed operational plans, meeting all key standards and KPIs.
• Support the delivery of the theatre efficiency programme.
• Co-ordination of the theatre team, day surgery unit and central admissions team.
• Reconfiguration of theatres and improvement of theatres utilisation.
• Working with the Divisional Director to provide effective leadership of the division.
• Work collectively with Clinicians and Managers to ensure effective delivery of service objectives across Theatres.
• Maintain delivery of service targets whilst improving quality, efficiency and effectiveness of services.
• Ensure that the highest quality, effective and efficient services are operationally delivered within defined costs, time-scales and resources.
• Operate effective and appropriate planning processes and structures, including communication arrangements.

• The post holder will be responsible for establishing management arrangements for a transformation programme of change.
• Oversee the work of multidisciplinary teams brought together from across the organisation’s business and digital development teams to support transformational activity.
• Working with the Associate Director, Guidance Transformation to design and plan the programme and proactively monitoring its progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action.
• Provide expert input on programme management and governance to the transformation steering group, requiring in depth knowledge and significant experience of transformation.
• Ensuring effective quality assurance and the overall integrity of the programme, including benefits identification and monitoring.
• Ensuring the appropriate allocation of resources and skills within the programme’s individual projects and workstreams.
• Reporting the progress of the programme at regular intervals to the transformation steering group, SMT and the Board.
• Managing a devolved budget for the programme, monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realised benefits as the programme progresses.

• Demonstrable practical knowledge of programme and project management methods such as Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) and PRINCE2 or equivalent supported by qualifications as appropriate.

Applicants must be able to attend interview on 30th October 2018.

• An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to support the Unscheduled Care Division with their portfolio of projects and initiatives to improve performance and patient outcomes.
• Lead specific aspects of the work programme and provide project management expertise.
• Work with clinical and operational members of the Division, the wards and with particular responsibility for supporting the delivery of the Emergency Department Strategy.
• Adopt a clear and consistent approach to designing, building, tailoring, testing and running projects and managing the clinical and non-clinical projects portfolio across the Unscheduled Care Division.
• Manage the accuracy and integrity of the project elements of the Trust risk register on Datix as appropriate.
• Examples of projects include;
  • Using tablets to capture the discharge status of patients on a board round aligned to the SAFER initiative,
  • Looking at merging roles on wards to streamline bed management,
  • Ambulance turn-around times,
  • Reconfiguring the emergency department and supporting the Division in project delivery.
• The post holder may be required to work flexibly across the other programmes within Strategy Delivery, and other areas within the Trust when required.