The closing date is 06 December 2024

Job summary

The post holder will support the Programme Leads, the Delivery Manger and the wider team to ensure that their portfolio of projects and services are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in assisting in their successful delivery

The post holder will:

Lead on specific projects and deliverables
Manage the Team’s business support function, including developing and managing the team’s business plan, progress and reporting risk and issue management
Liaise with appropriate functions within the Place team and across SW London ICB
Contribute to performance improvement, taking a lead for identified areas where agreed.
Provide coordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working groups and provide project advice, expertise and support where requested
Provide relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance on own portfolio of projects/function
Work with members of the Team to investigate the causes of any variance from target/plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions.
Management of a risk and issues tracking mechanism and its proactive resolution and escalation processes.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, particularly key contacts within GP Practices, PCNs, Provider organisations and the London Boroughs of Merton and Wandsworth.
Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services and initiatives to provide, information and analytical advice and expertise.
Provide regular reporting on the targeting of resources and monitoring their implementation from a value for money perspective. Provide oversight and monitoring of all aspects of Team budgets Manage any budgets delegated to the postholder.
Take a lead in the coordination of training, development and recruitment activity across the Team
Provide day to day supervision of admin support.
Contribute to the strategic planning of Team projects, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary.
Contribute to the development of performance and governance strategies and the development and implementation of improvement programmes.
Contribute to short, medium and long term business plans, achieving quality outcomes.
Contribute to the review and development of existing information management systems and contribute to the development of an integrated approach to, service or initiative management.

About us

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB), as part of South West London Integrated Care System (ICS), is a partnership of organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people in our six boroughs: Croydon, Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.

Each ICS consists of two statutory elements:o an Integrated Care Board, bringing the NHS together with its partners locally to improve health and care serviceso an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP): the broad alliance of organisations and representatives concerned with improving the care, health and wellbeing of the population, jointly convened by the ICB and local authorities in the area.

ICBs are statutory NHS bodies responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of integrated care systems (ICSs):o to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare;o tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access;o enhance productivity and value for money and;o help the NHS support broader social and economic development.

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board decides how the South West London NHS budget is spent and develops plans to improve people’s health, deliver higher quality care, and better value for money.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the duties and responsibilities of the role.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Further training or significant experience in relevant area

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a complex, multidisciplinary environment
Experience of working to tight deadlines and managing own time
Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at executive/board level.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Ability to draft correspondence
Ability to prioritise tasks, seeking guidance as required
Advanced Keyboard skill – Advanced use of IT packages e.g. Microsoft Office package
Excellent organisational skills
Confident – able to deal with individuals at all levels and in challenging situations

Other

Essential

Ability to work as part of a team and work flexibly to provide support to other departments and teams as and when necessary

Disclosure 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.