Job vacancy: Programme Manager *Internal Applicants Only*, North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, Carlisle

Job summary

Main area

208255 Digital Programmes

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Contract

Fixed term: 22 months (Ending 31st March 2027)

Hours

Full time
Flexible working
Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week (Typically office hours)

Job ref

262-A-25-7170907

Employer: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Maglona House
Town: Carlisle
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/06/2025 23:59

Programme Manager Internal Applicants Only

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

· Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

· If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]

Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website

Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2^nd December and the new cost will be

Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person specification

Other requirements

Essential criteria

Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
Ability to travel independently across West North and East Cumbria on a regular basis and occasionally nationally
Promote equality and value diversity (KSF Level 3)

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to Masters level or equivalent, or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge
Managing Successful Programmes Certified Practitioner
PRINCE2 Certified Practitioner
Evidence of continuous senior management development

Desirable criteria

MS Project Professional / Project Web App or similar
MS Office
Benefits Management
Change Management
NHS Digital Clinical Safety
Leadership & management

Experience

Essential criteria

Demonstrable experience of managing complex projects, preferably using PRINCE2
Evidence of working with multi-disciplinary staff across diverse professions to specific solutions to support the successful delivery of projects
Developing and leading teams
Managing conflict
Securing the provision of resources needed to deliver a change initiative (i.e. project or programme)
Researching, assessing and prioritising stakeholder requirements
Interfacing with other disciplines such as legal, finance and HR on the development of requirements for programmes/projects
Options appraisal
Preparation and maintenance of schedules for activities and events for projects/programmes, taking into account dependencies and resource requirements
Resource management
Establishing and agreeing an overall budget for a programme/project and monitoring financial performance against it
Creation of a consolidated plan (e.g. PID) to support overall management of a project/programme, taking account of previous lessons learned and including: business case, constraints, assumptions and dependencies; governance arrangements; benefit realisation
Management of the integration of outputs of a project/programme into business-as-usual
Development of business cases for programmes/projects including: strategic arguments; options appraisal; benefits and disbenefits; commercial aspects; risk; timescales and whole life costs

Desirable criteria

People management
Coaching skills
Leadership
Use of scheduling tools and methods
Programme/project management in NHS and/or IT
Selecting, developing and leading teams in a matrix management environment

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Team development and leadership
Programme management methodologies and tools
Project management methodologies and tools
Principles of benefits management
Service improvement tools and methodologies
Information Governance and Cyber Security requirements
Risk & issue management methodologies and tools
Keeps up to date with relevant legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements
Tools and techniques to identify, evaluate and select alternative possible delivery options (options appraisal)
Capital and revenue budget formats
Use of tolerances and performance management
Stakeholder management and communications planning
Investment appraisal

Desirable criteria

Healthcare Finance
Health Records Management
Specifying requirements
Contract management
Tools and techniques used for modelling, prototyping and testing
Estimation methods for scheduling
Network analysis methods for scheduling
Quality management processes; metrics for processes and quality standards
Business process development
Change management models
Resource capacity planning tools and methods

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential criteria

Takes responsibility for own learning, development and behaviour - actively seeks to develop and demonstrate own competence
Ability to clearly communicate and reinforce to team members and stakeholders the vision, values and objectives of a change initiative (project/programme)
Ability to inspire confidence and trust, command respect and create a sense of community amongst those involved in this area of work
Ability to negotiate and influence others in a positive manner and confidence to deal with different priorities and differing views in order to instigate and achieve change and improvement
Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills including facilitation, negotiation, obtaining, providing and presenting complex information
Ability to prepare and present reports to detailed specifications for Trust and others as requested
Ability to engage others in strategy and planning
Ability to demonstrate or gain a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of systems of health and social care and the constituent elements of the care system
Sufficient seniority and credibility to advise project teams on their projects in relation to the programme
The ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems
Ability to think clearly, reach decisions, prioritise and recommend appropriate action through the assessment of relevant information

Desirable criteria

Ability to work across Directorates and organisations, understanding operational and corporate needs.
Ability to adapt and deal with situations and manage expectations during periods of change and be able to take account of the broader perspective and how it affects other areas.