Location
England | United Kingdom
Job description
Are you passionate about making a difference? Join our dynamic team embarking on an ambitious journey to drive a comprehensive data transformation program across our organization. Together, we'll enhance operational efficiency, elevate clinical effectiveness, and positively impact lives. Job Summary
In this role, you will shape data-driven intelligence and action within NHS Blood and Transplant, developing data literacy, capability, and career paths throughout the organisation, and bringing siloed data together, and transforming and linking them to bring new, timely insights to inform improvements across NHSBT. This will benefit our staff as well as our blood, tissue, stem cell and organ donors and patients, and their families.
You will collaborate closely with the Programme Director, SRO, the Data Transformation Programme Board and the wider Data Transformation Team. You will have a proven track record in managing end-to-end projects, leading, and effectively communicating with leadership to drive strategic agendas. You will have an innovative, problem-solving approach. Experience, understanding and interest in data initiatives will be advantageous. You will build relationships with internal and external stakeholders and, by being part of a passionate, enthusiastic, supportive, and high performing team, you will contribute to life-saving work. You can expect daily challenges, from crafting strategic delivery plans with senior stakeholders to visiting teams ready for impactful changes. Every day promises diversity and excitement.
Note: This is a Hybrid working role. Main duties of the job Responsibilities In this role you will be responsible for delivery of large-scale change Programmes within NHSBT, the first of which is the 5-year Data Transformation Programme. Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing leadership support to Programme Director and guide programme development.
- Assuring project and programme products, monitor milestones, budgets, and outcomes.
- Develop and maintain realistic programme delivery plans, reporting to SRO and Programme Board. The SRO is normally an NHSBT Executive Director
- Manage stakeholder communications, including SRO, Business Leads, and Delivery Leads.
- Lead project managers to ensure successful project delivery and compliance.
- Communicate service-related information to decision makers and project teams.
- Develop and manage partnerships with external suppliers.
- Contributing to the enhancement of NHSBT project management tools and methods.
You will be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice
About You Experience and Knowledge - Experience in strategic planning to align programme objectives with short, medium, and long-term business strategies.
- Extensive experience in developing quality business cases and managing business requirements and benefits realization with diverse stakeholders.
- Experience leading diverse groups through large-scale transformation programs from start to finish, motivating specialists across teams to achieve program success.
- Experience of supplier, resource and budget management including progress
- Extensive experience of working with a variety of project methodologies, tools and standards for whole life cycle and in programme management.
- Knowledge and experience of applying best practice in issues, risks and dependency management, including escalation.
- Extensive expertise in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and specialized proficiency in Microsoft Project.
Qualifications And Training - Educated to a Master’s degree Level or experience equivalent to Masters level
- Recognised qualifications in project and programme management methodology such as PRINCE2 and MSP (Managing Successful Programmes).
- Possession of ITIL Foundation certificate
- Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD)
Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.
About Us At NHS Blood and Transplant, we’re incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be. We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families. We take care of each other too and we focus on building our expertise so we can change lives, provide quality support and offer fulfilling careers.
It’s an opportunity to contribute to a unique team as part of a service that saves lives 365 days a year. We offer brilliant benefits including 27 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), a comprehensive induction and training programme, and competitive pension scheme.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with and positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Three small words, one big difference -
Caring, Expert and
Quality .
Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on 27th March 2024
Interviews are anticipated to be held on 10th April 2024
For informal enquiries please contact –
Name: Simi Randhawa,
Job Title: Assistant Director – Transformation Portfolio Management,
Contact Details: [email protected] Name: Rachel Johnson,
Job Title: Assistant Director – Statistics and Clinical Research,
Contact Details: [email protected])
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