Job vacancy: Peninsula Pathology Network Project manager, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, plymouth

Job summary

Main area: Pathology Network
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term contract for 12 months)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week)
Job ref: 216-AM-C7019920

Employer: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Derriford Hospital
Town: plymouth
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 £53,755 - £60,504 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/05/2025 23:59

Peninsula Pathology Network Project manager

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Organisation and Planning:

Produce a work programme with the Network Director and lead on the delivery of associated projects based on Pathology Network National, Regional and Local priorities (agreed by the entire network membership); reporting project progress towards delivery of the work programme at both Pathology Board and Peninsula Partnership Board/Acute Services Collaborative:

· Develop and maintain effective network structures / groups that enable the delivery of the Pathology work programme: engaging and facilitating multi-professional teams from a range of health professionals and allied groups, including patient groups and national and local voluntary agencies.

· Delivers effective pathology workflows through the provider system through clinical collaboration for networked provision of services.

· Takes a whole system collaborative approach to service provision, ensuring the safe and effective delivery of sustainable services across the patient pathway, adding value for all stakeholders.

· Leads and develops Improving Value schemes in collaboration with NHS England colleagues

· Improves cross-organisational multi-professional clinical engagement to improve pathways of care.

· Enables the development of consistent provider guidance and improved services to national standards, ensuring a consistent patient and family experience.

· Manages identified network risk and escalates reporting while influencing mitigation.

· Focusses on equity, quality and productivity through effective facilitation and use of comparative benchmarking and audit, through to implementation of the required service improvements.

· Has a vital role in leading the delivery of network strategy to implement national policy and best practice across the network area as appropriate.

· Where appropriate, supports capacity planning, activity monitoring and forecast planning across the sector in collaboration with Network Data Analytical staff and commissioning teams.

· Lead the planning and execution of a range of network meetings and events, in conjunction with other members of the team as appropriate.

· Leads a broad range of stakeholders across the network, to support the delivery of the network’s core aims, objectives and priorities. These include providers, commissioners, patient and family representatives, as well as third sector and charitable partners.

· Lead the network team and be responsible for its performance and holding to account to ensure delivery against plan.

· Operate in a highly political and sensitive environment.

· The post holder will have matrix management responsibility for the network admin or coordinators. Partnership and cross boundary working.

· Foster a culture of collaboration across networks in the sector.

· Proactively link with the relevant Lead Commissioner, System Transformation Lead, Clinical Network, Academic Health Science Networks and Senate lead / ICB lead.

· Establish Pathology network link with Clinical Reference Groups as stakeholder

· Establish or maintain Pathology Network link with relevant voluntary organisations or patient groups as stakeholders.

· Support the Pathology Network relationship with Health Education England and Public Health England.

For further details please see attached JD&PS.

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Healthcare related management training or equivalent demonstrable experience to senior manager level.
• Significant change management demonstrable experience at service or organisational level
• Demonstrable experience of working across organisational boundaries or within a network arrangement.

Desirable criteria

• Proven Knowledge or demonstrable experience of working within pathology.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area.
• Continued professional development in relevant fields

Desirable criteria

• Project or programme management qualification.

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Must have an understanding of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this engagement.
• Ability to motivate and influence others using strong persuasion, negotiating and influencing skills.
• Ability to write successful service development proposals and business cases.

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