Senior Programme Manager Adult Mental Health

at  NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board

• To support the Deputy Director of Adult Mental Health in leading key deliverables for the portfolio of work.
• Senior strategic leadership to ensure value for money and the best outcomes for our patients.
• Deputising for the Deputy Director as required.
• Programme management leadership for complex programmes of work utilising expert knowledge and experience in guiding others through the challenges of service transformation projects.
• Operational responsibility for contract management and performance assurance.
• Senior relationship management with providers and collaborative working with ICB teams.
• Develop and contribute to the design of models of care.
• Lead dispute resolution processes.
• Support on the development and delivery of designated workstreams
• Work in partnership with clinical leads to form and sustain effective clinical collaboration for the workstreams
• Be responsible for a high standard of work supporting the delivery of projects on time, to quality standards and in a cost effective manner
• Maintain and update delivery plans with regular reporting to monitor progress and resources
• Pro-actively manage stakeholders, responding to and resolving differences between them when this arises, through facilitation or other appropriate mechanisms, including offering a route for escalation and resolution with other programmes when necessary
• Ensure public and patient involvement in the workstreams
• Take into account the impact of any change the projects will have on the system and ensure wide engagement to secure full ownership and buy-in
• Advocate the projects within the workstream at senior and executive levels and ensure active engagement and sponsorship within ICB as a whole
• Ensure the flexibility of the programme and projects, if required to meet conflicting/changing requirements
• Contribute to the strategy, policy, development, governance and performance assurance processes of the ICB
• Develop and maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders
  Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
  We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal, and access to training opportunities.
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