Mental Health Senior Project Manager

at  NHS England

This is an exciting opportunity to join the East of England Regional Mental Health Team, delivering a programme of work with systems across the East of England. This role will support NHS England priorities, using project management skills to provide support across the programme.
The role of Mental Health Senior Project Manager supports the delivery of high-quality mental health programmes and ongoing implementation of the long-term plan for mental health.
The successful candidate will need to be able to work quickly and independently in a very faced paced and rapidly changing environment, along with project management skills and the ability to support all aspects of the full project lifecycle. The ideal candidate will be resilient and adaptable, with a ‘can-do’ attitude, and quality improvement skills, and
experience of supporting large scale projects across organisational and geographic boundaries. This role requires subject matter expertise/experience in mental health –experience of leading or working as part of a Programme Management Office (PMO) would be an advantage.
The postholder will draw on their specialist knowledge of mental health, quality improvement and project management, combined with excellent communication and influencing skills to support delivery of national and ICB mental health strategy.
The role is expected to work in an agile way to respond to regional and ICS priorities and will support short to medium term projects.
Please see the job description for further details.
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care.
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation.
Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person. The contractual base for this role is Fulbourn in Cambridge.
Please see the job description for full details.

Summary of Functional Responsibilities, see job description for full list.

• To support the delivery of day-to-day activities, projects and programmes
• To deliver a range of business initiatives and projects
• To operate in a highly political and sensitive environment
• Support the portfolio of initiatives in demonstrating value for money for the current spend
• To monitor, interpret and quality assure progress against deliverables to NHS England that often require adjustments specifically in relation to the complex corporate business agenda, strategic objectives and the business planning process
• To develop business plans and provide expert strategic and policy advice and guidance on all areas of the National Director’s portfolio
• To support the identification and sharing of best practice in employee engagement

Summary of Key Working Relationships, see job description for full list.
Operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment and proactively engage with key stakeholders.
Work effectively with a variety of external consultancies working on other projects and programmes within other NHS directorates as required.
Communicates and provides highly complex information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. (verbal, written and numerical)
Work and engage constructively with stakeholders on a range of business sensitive issues.
Nurture key relationships and maintain networks internally and externally.
Apply a structured change management approach and methodology in relation to change management.
May deputise for the Head of Department as required

• To support the delivery of day-to-day activities, projects and programmes
• To deliver a range of business initiatives and projects
• To operate in a highly political and sensitive environment
• Support the portfolio of initiatives in demonstrating value for money for the current spend
• To monitor, interpret and quality assure progress against deliverables to NHS England that often require adjustments specifically in relation to the complex corporate business agenda, strategic objectives and the business planning process
• To develop business plans and provide expert strategic and policy advice and guidance on all areas of the National Director’s portfolio
• To support the identification and sharing of best practice in employee engagemen