Deputy Transformation Manager

If you''re an enthusiastic and pro-active project manager/project support officer looking for a role working across a varied programme of work to improve cancer services for our patients, we encourage you to apply for the Deputy Service Transformation Manager post. You will join the Service Transformation Team for the Networked Services division at The Christie, who are the support function for all services in the division (Medical/Clinical Oncology, Haematology, Pharmacy, SACT, Radiotherapy, Outpatients, Medical Physics and Engineering, Nursing).Your role will be to support and run service improvement projects across all services. Day to day work is varied across the programme of work and projects are often interlinked, so you must have great attention to detail, be confident in managing your own tasks to specified timescales and be proactive to keep the projects moving at pace. The post holder will need experience in managing several projects simultaneously, be a strong communicator and know how and when to escalate to the Transformation Lead. You will report to one of the Transformation Leads and deputise for both Transformation Leads as necessary. The team is headed up by the Divisional Transformation Manager.Main duties of the job

Daily requirements of the role could include; completion of project documentation and reporting, creating and amending process maps often live via MS Teams or face to face, arranging and attending small/large scale meetings, leading project meetings, presenting to other stakeholders, taking meeting notes/actions and distributing post meeting, conducting pre/post implementation data analysis, arranging engagement events and/or training/education sessions, deputising for the Transformation Leads and providing detailed feedback/updates, supporting the division with other ad hoc tasks as required.About us

The Christie is one of Europe\''s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester and Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESResponsibility for Physical and Financial Resources and General AdministrationProvide support as required for the development of PIDS/QIAs as required.Production and maintenance of Project/Programme Plans and reports for presentation and approval at relevant BoardsManage input from broad, multi-disciplinary trust-wide programmes and teams to lead and support the development and delivery of meetings andassociated reporting papers. These may be complex multi-dimensionalprojects that will have wide reaching impact across the organisation.Assist Divisional, Operational and Transformation Managers in administrative duties if required in the delivery of projects, including the management of changing demands and pressures that may impact project delivery.Responsible for project governance documentation and templates as set by the Divisional, Operational and Transformation Manager or Finance.Produce clear visual materials, project documentation for use in reports, local briefings, workshops and meetings for both internal and externalpresentations when requiredMaintain and further develop a project administration system to ensure that actions are tracked and delivered on time, and refine project and programme tracking tools as necessaryBe responsible for undertaking production of both routine and complex reports and presentations that may contain medical technical or financial terminology, tables and graphs using Trust data. This may requireestablishing and up-dating spread sheet and databases.Produce reports that contain sensitive change and performance data; also includes creating, updating and giving PowerPoint presentations on this.Undertake short- and long-term planning to support programme governanceLead and support departmental process improvement initiativesCo-ordination of communications planning for projectsEnsure that all requirements for procurement and schemes of delegation are adhered to as stated in local standing financial instructionProject ManagementResponsible for deputising for Divisional Transformation Lead (s) and Manager where requiredUnderstand and utilise project management methodology and use the relevant elements of the Trusts project management toolkit to deliver against objectives, including the key areas of: time, cost, quality, risk management, benefits realisation, milestone reviews and evaluationLead and co-ordinate project teams, ensuring projects are managed, supported and delivered in line with the planned and agreed timescales, delivering the functionalityand benefits identified.Ability to produce high quality, audience specific management and project reports and plans from working knowledge, seeking additional information anddetail where required.Work under direction to establish, coordinate and chair where required,groups that are necessary to support the successful delivery for responsibleproject areas. This will include regular communication, planning andscheduling of meetings, setting agendas, production and distribution ofmeeting papers, keeping action log, risk log and project plans updated anddistributing, ensuring progress and completion of agreed actions.Attend, present and support as required at Trust meetings, raising awareness of the project and ensuring full understanding of the objectives andrequirements.Ability to command respect and create a sense of community within a team, whilst at the same time having the ability to exert challenge where required inorder to deliver positive results.To lead and support, as relevant, on the development and management of project plans, risk/issue logs, benefits plans and communication plans. These should be robust and have clear strategies to ensure success.To lead or support, as relevant, process mapping, undertaking complex anddetailed information analysis of specific projects/ reports requiring high levelsof concentration.Ensure the monitoring and evaluation of changes in practice through the collection of high quality and timely data, using electronic and paper systems as required.Organise and where relevant lead or coordinate appropriate activities at project completion including post implementation review and transfer of information/knowledge. Identify and establish mechanisms to quantify and monitor the impact of change to demonstrate measurable benefits realisation, including quality parameters.Identify and establish mechanisms to quantify, develop plans to mitigate and monitor risks, issues or barriers. This will require clarity on appropriate thresholds for escalation. Escalate / present to senior management as appropriate.To continually monitor the project scope and ensure delivery in line with the plans set out.To identify and engage in processes to effectively manage interdependencies with other projects/workstreams across the Trust, taking action as necessarywhere any action impact is anticipated or noted.To provide regular updates on progress against appropriate elements of the project plan, produce reports and present to the programme and organisational boards, taking ownership of projects and actionsTrainingPreparation, delivery and facilitation of training to divisional staff as requiredCommunications and LeadershipBe a point of contact for divisional transformation, dealing with verbal enquiries and correspondence in an effective, courteous and timely manner.Systematic identification, analysis and planning of actions to engagewith stakeholders.Assist the Divisional Transformation Manager to presenting complex, sensitive and contentious information to divisional teams on VIP initiatives where agreement and co-operation required.Lead and support the development of formal reports to relevant Boards and dissemination and management of sensitive patient information adhering to the Data Protection Act.Influence and align others towards a common purpose to empower and inspire people to achieve project success, enabling the project to proceed in an environment of change.Regularly collect, analyse, present to a variety of stakeholders anddisseminate quantitative and qualitative data as required. This may include the use of questionnaires, interviews and focus groups.Review and maintain an overview of relevant research, best practice, topic-specific literature, national updates and benchmarking reports produced by NHS partner organisations.Responsible for coaching and mentoring any members of project teams as needed and line management of junior staff if applicable.Planning and OrganisingPlanning of long term deliverables on a number of interdependent activities, regularly monitoring and adjusting plans as required.Manage the identification, planning and delivery of benefits.Responsible for providing administrative support commensurate with the needs of the projects or programmes of work, including logging of actions, diary coordination, arranging meeting, updating of all relevant meeting and project documentation and other administrative duties as required.Define and agree quality expectations and project quality plans,recommend and apply improvements and corrective actions where requiredCo-ordinate the preparation of submissions to other Boards, and present as necessary, for key stakeholders in order for them to have confidence in the programme.Be responsible for pulling work together for the provision and creation of transformation documentation including; regular reports, presentations and minutes as appropriate, Project/ Programme plans/milestones, benefits register and Risk/Issue Registers.Co-ordinate document management and control for transformationdocumentsResearch, Development and Audit/DataRegular development and collation of information to enable audit and monitoring of VIP progress and problem identification / reporting of a number of streams within the VIP programmeIdentify and proactively lead and support the management of individual risk and issue events and overall project risks across the portfolio of projects.Active management of the internal and external linkages and interdependencies (e.g. political or legislative changes, structural ororganisational plans) across programmes and/or projects, and incorporating any changes into delivery plans.Production of monthly reports on the portfolio of projects monitoring programme spend against approved budget.Freedom to ActWork autonomously, prioritising own workload.Encourage self and others to take responsibility for making decisivedecisions to move things forward.Proactively engage with wider organisational context and identifyopportunities to take action and make improvements. Closely align work to internal Strategy team divisional teams, and to local and national policies and proceduresOther DutiesMaintain confidentiality and integrity at all times.Adhere to all Christie policies.Maintain a flexible approach to work in order to meet required targets.Undertake any other duties that may be required which are consistent with thegrade and responsibility of the post-holderPerson Specification

Qualifications

oWillingness to undertake additional training and qualifications for the role as requiredoLean Six Sigma/ Improvement methodology qualificationsoAPM/other Project Management QualificationsExperience

oExperience in working within a project management office/ transformation team environment managing and supporting the delivery of a portfolio of projectsoExperience of managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlinesoExperience of writing complex reports for a wide range of audiences and stakeholders, including senior managementoExperience of planning and management using a structured project management methodologyoExperience of working collaboratively to deliver successful outcomesoHighly self- motivated with high internal work standardsoDemonstrable project management experience with evidence of affecting change, process redesign and establishing monitoring/evaluation mechanismsoExperience organising and delivering trainingoExperience of delivering training to a range of stakeholdersoTraining in and experience of utilising Lean and Six Sigma improvement techniquesoPrevious experience of working in the NHSSkills

oAbility to set own priorities and to work under own initiative and to set deadlinesoProject planning, implementation and control gained through experience using formal project planning tools and recognised project management methodologyoAbility to work with a range of stakeholders quickly understanding needs of service areasoStrong oral, written, presentation and negotiation skillsoWell-developed time management skills with an ability to deliver to multiple and conflicting deadlinesoStrong negotiating and influencing skills, ability to communicate with impact and be able to convince through personal credibilityoAbility to present to a range of audiences, including senior meetings, in the form of programme and project updates, education programmes and eventsKnowledge

oExtensive IT knowledge across a range of areas including Microsoft Office, and Clinical SystemsoComfortable in using Excel (e.g. use of pivot tables, presentation of data in range of graphical formats and a good understanding of basic formulae), Visio and PowerPoint.oKnowledge of risk and issue management processes and utilising these to ensure that all dependencies and the risks that these may pose to the project/programme are minimised.oKnowledge and experience of developing and implementing policies and proceduresoGood knowledge of programme and project management tools, techniques and methodologiesoGood understanding of Lean Six Sigma improvement techniquesoKnowledge of clinical processes and NHS administration proceduresoUnderstanding of the NHS and its structure and governanceOTHER

oAbility to think creatively with excellent problem solving skillsoAble present complex information in a clear and logical manneroA self-starter with the strength of character to influence othersoA team player able to contribute to wider issues of the NHSoOrganised and logical approach to work and high level attention to detailoCommitment to improving services for staff and patientsoExcellent communicator with strong negotiation and facilitation skills and the ability to influence and effect change at both a clinical and managerial levelVALUES

oAbility to demonstrate the organisational values and behavioursDisclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Divisional Transformation Lead - Network Services£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum pro ..... full job details .....