Targeted Lung Health Check Programme Manager

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Duties Provision of efficient and agile project and programme management for the TLHC project from design through to delivery across Lincolnshire. Manage the design, co-ordination, and implementation of the TLHC project and programme working with a wide range of stakeholders across organisational and geographical boundaries. Determine the strategic planning of projects, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary Manage complex procurement elements of the programme in collaboration with procurement colleagues including the development of business cases, options appraisals, tender documentation, tender evaluation, and contract award processes. Support clinical and operational leads within each Place to produce project concepts and develop plans and improve engagement to ensure successful delivery of the projects.

Key Working Relationships Operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment and proactively engage with NHS staff, consultants, GPs, general practices, community services and external businesses. Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, presenting information, to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting. Committed to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of business sensitive issues. Nurtures key relationships and maintains networks internally and externally, including national networks.

Close liaison with the Communications and Stakeholder team on public relations and marketing activities. Link with managers and members of other functions, to address inter-dependencies and ensure alignment. Functional Responsibilities Operational To work with other ICS transformation and wider team members to deliver the requirements listed above; engage and liaise with key stakeholders, in particular: To drive delivery of the Target Lung Health Checks project. To support the identification and sharing of best practice in service and pathway design.

To operate in a highly political and sensitive environment. To demonstrate value for money through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits. Programme Management Design, prepare and present programme and project plans to ensure delivery of the programme to be delivered over the agreed national time period. Ensure projects and initiatives are delivered on time, to quality standards and in a cost-effective manner, reviewing and revising plans as required.

Manage and provide assurance on projects locally within ICS governance processes and structure and through to regional and national structures. Prepare formal reports for monthly programme steering meetings and relevant stakeholder meetings. Present reports to these groups, updating on progress against plans, risks and issues, including where timescales / objectives may not be being met. These groups involve multiple internal and external stakeholders, including senior clinicians and executive managers.

Devise 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 project. Pro-actively manage all stakeholders and respond to and resolve conflict between different stakeholders when this arises through facilitation or other appropriate mechanisms. Ensure the flexibility of the project if required to meet conflicting/changing requirements. Responsible for the planning and organisation of numerous events/meetings.

Ensuring communication tools are used to their maximum value for circulating the minutes, agenda and presentations in a timely manner. Demonstrate effective stakeholder management across different departments and at all levels.