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Working with the Senior Transformation Lead - Elective, this is a key role in the development and delivery of the GESH Outpatient improvement programme.
The post holder will support a number of projects across the trust, providing leadership and guidance across their allocated programme of work.
They will provide managerial leadership to the programme of work successfully engaging with key stakeholders, defining a clear strategic direction, setting out plans for project delivery, coordinating redesign and improvement initiatives and supporting implementation.
This will include managing projects from inception to completion and developing medium to long term strategies that impact across the Trust and the wider sector. Success in the role will rely on excellent teamwork with key stakeholders (clinical and non-clinical) within the trust and across partner organisations.
The post-holder will be expected to work autonomously ensuring appropriate prioritisation of workload to ensure completion of projects within agreed timescales.
To lead on the development and delivery of key workstreams across elective pathways.
- To work in partnership with other key stakeholders to form and sustain an effective and collaborative programme of work, developing strong working relationships with colleagues.
- To contribute to the organisation’s annual business planning.
- To lead the delivery of designated programmes including developing robust programme/project plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues, and dependencies, considering best practice and current options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the programme/project.
- To analyse highly complex data and use this to inform improvement actions
- To be responsible for a high standard of work supporting the delivery of projects on time, to quality standards and in a cost-effective manner.
- To pro-actively manage stakeholders, responding to and resolving conflict between different stakeholders when this arises through facilitation or other appropriate mechanisms.
- To be responsible for devising and implementing methods for highly complex information collection, analysis and presentation that meet the specification of the end user/client. This will include information gathering where data is difficult to obtain and interpret.
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.
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Closing date
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Shortlisting
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Application feedback
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Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
