Transformation & Improvement Manager – Workforce & Enabling Strategies

at  The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

The role of the Transformation & Improvement Manager (TIM) – Workforce & Enabling Strategies will be responsible for a number of quality, transformation, service improvement and business development priorities which support the BCPC Managing Director, CMO &Clinical Leads to drive delivery of an agreed programme of priorities that support delivery of the BCPC annual workplan, working at scale across the ICS with its four partner Trusts.
The postholder is expected to be a competent self starter who is a capable & credible individual, ideally with recent diverse experiences of both commissioning & provider segments of healthcare & will be expected to understand the current NHS environment, its key policies and direction of travel.
This role will be critical in supporting key system level working groups / task groups that support the work of the BCPC to drive and support change. There will be a particular focus on supporting and driving the key activities of:
§ The workforce workstream through its 3 key priorities
§ The DDaT workstream through its 5 key priorities
§ The Comms & Engagement workstream with a particular focus on public involvement & engagement activities
§ The Estates workstream with a view to working better across the system.
In addition to this, there will be a strong focus on workforce modelling for all BCPC service transformation work & to contributing to the development of all appropriate governance documents required for the service change process.
§ There is no direct line management or budget ownership responsibility expected as part of this role.
§ Take responsibility for the project management, development, and delivery of a portfolio of projects and work-streams across a range of areas, which focus on quality, resilience, improvement and transformation and some focus on efficiency.
§ In discussion with the BCPC Managing Director, chair and set the agenda of appropriate meetings relevant to your portfolio areas, ensuring the timely circulation of agendas, relevant papers, and accurate action notes.
§ Undertake a detailed analysis of all financial budgets within the assigned specialty area(s) to ensure that all financial considerations are fully understood for that work area as this will support the identification of transformation/CIP/rectification plans for the financial year.
§ Adhere to all Trust financial systems and standing financial instructions.
§ Develop and maintain good working relationships with the BCPC Transformation & Improvement Team, Clinical Networks, system wide Operational Leads, CLG, and other key internal and external stakeholders to ensure their support for and involvement in your portfolio of projects.
Provider collaboratives are partnerships that bring together two or more NHS trusts to work together at scale to benefit their populations. These partnerships are being established across England as part of a national policy, entitled “ Working together at scale: Guidance on Provider Collaboratives ”, that requires all trusts providing acute and mental health services to be part of one or more provider collaboratives by April 2022.

The Black Country Provider Collaborative (BCPC) is made up of four main trusts:

• Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
• Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
• Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Together, they work collaboratively to deliver effective, accessible, and sustainable care services across the Black Country, reaching a total population of around 1.3million people.
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