Overview

Can you help us to implement and scale nationally recommended products and technologies into health and care pathways across the South West, bringing benefits to patients?

Health and care systems around the world are facing an unprecedented challenge. Even before the emergence of COVID-19, increasing demand on health and care services required us to rethink how we help people to stay healthy and support them to manage health conditions.

The South West has been stepping up to that challenge – and with an ageing population spread over three large counties, with considerable variation in life expectancy, it’s a significant one. Nearly a quarter of people living across Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are aged 65 and over and, despite numerous thriving communities, the region includes some of the most deprived areas in the country.

What’s clear is that tackling this challenge will require us to innovate, improve and evolve how we deliver health and care services. That’s where we come in. Established by NHS England in 2013 as one of fifteen Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), we help health and care partners across the South West to develop and spread innovative practice.

Our existing programme portfolio is broad. Current commissions include programmes to spread proven innovation in partnership with NHS England, improve patient safety through our commission with NHS Improvement, and to support the uptake of innovation from the life science sector in the health and care system with the Office of LIfe Sciences.

As Project Manager – Technology Deployment, you will deliver nationally mandated projects within the Technology Deployment programme. This currently includes Rapid Uptake Products (RUPs), MedTech Funding Mandate products and Focus ADHD.

We are an ambitious, forward- thinking organisation and over the next five years we are aiming to build our profile and reputation as experts in spreading innovation in health and care.

Purpose of the role

The Project Manager (Technology Deployment) will deliver nationally mandated projects and their associated KPIs within the Technology Deployment programme. This currently includes Rapid Uptake Products (RUPs), MedTech Funding Mandate products and Focus ADHD. These projects are a major priority for NHS E and a key measure of success for AHSNs in 2021/2022.

You will gain a detailed understanding of local and regional issues and share learning from NHS organisations who have already implemented the innovations.

Responsibilities

·         Build deep knowledge, local network and strong relationships within a defined area of the regional health care system

·         Manage the delivery of multiple projects within the Technology Deployment Portfolio

·         Provide regular performance reporting to the Programme Manager and Programme Board, including progress against KPIs, plans, risks and issues

• Deliver all aspects of the project life cycle and will be required to follow standardised processes, evidence delivery and proactively engage with the wider team to best utilise expertise for maximum impact.

• Constant commitment to ensuring and understand the impact of projects on equalities and equity of access.

• Capture and share learnings from implementation to share with the wider team and stakeholders.

Key success factors

·         Fantastic communication skills, able to build great working relationships with a range of people quickly and easily.

·         A great team worker; able to support, motivate and inspire others as well as able to persuade and negotiate.

·         Aptitude in decision-making and problem solving.

·         Passionate, determined, positive and goal-focussed with a commitment to delivering excellence in any and all circumstances.

Experience we are looking for

·         Track record in managing projects and delivering results in complex stakeholder environments

·         Experience of delivering multiple projects simultaneously.

·         Experience of working towards targets, and able to demonstrate the mind set of always wanting to exceed them.

Experience and capabilities you will develop in the role

·         Experience of working closely with the local health system to accelerate the uptake of proven innovations in the NHS for patient benefit

·         Experience of helping to understand and remove barriers to the uptake of the products

Abilities and attributes

·         Effective communicator and presenter – able to engage a wide range of audiences by being compelling, credible and inspiring.

·         Goal-focused – demonstrating a commitment to delivering excellence in all circumstances.

·         Analyst – able to analyse and coordinate complex problems and projects

·         Learning mindset - a commitment to ongoing learning and knowledge sharing.

·         Team player - able to support, motivate and inspire others as well as able to persuade and negotiate.

Project Manager (Technology Deployment Portfolio)

Reporting to: Programme Manager – Technology Deployment Portfolio