Programme Director - Elective Recovery

Job overview

The Elective Recovery and Transformation Programme (ERTP) and the Clinical Pathway Programme (CPP) are the transformation delivery vehicle for elective services for Cheshire and Merseyside.  The programmes are responsible for leading the development and implementation of the NHS Long-Term Plan for acute elective care services within C&M, they sit within the governance of Cheshire and Merseyside Acute and Specialist Trust Provider Collaborative (CMAST) and involve working closely with all 12 acute and specialist provider members.

We are looking to appoint a highly talented and experienced Programme Director who will lead the Elective Recovery and Transformation Programme, as well as the Clinical Pathway Programme.  The postholder will be an effective negotiator with highly developed influencing skills and the ability to deal with challenging situations under pressure.  The post acts as the interface with national and regional colleagues, the ICB, provider collaboratives, programme directors and SROs, to ensure strategic alignment across all areas of recovery and clinical pathways transformation work across Cheshire and Merseyside, in collaboration with clinical and operational colleagues.

Please note, this recruitment process will include an assessment centre which will be held on Tuesday 21st January 2025.

Main duties of the job

Lead the strategic alignment of elective recovery and transformation programmes across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Act as the interface with the national and regional teams, represent C&M at regional recovery meetings, ensure all stakeholders are informed of national guidance.

Identify and secure any funding opportunities for elective recovery and clinical pathways improvement/capital schemes and pilots on a national and regional basis.

Act as the elective recovery and transformation lead for Cheshire and Merseyside, ensuring validation of the elective waiting list in line with national guidance, facilitate development of recovery plans, linking with the relevant clinical networks.

Work closely with the nominated Chief Executive SROs and other members of the leadership teams and be accountable for the successful development and delivery of the elective recovery and clinical pathways programmes across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Work with regional leads supporting the development and delivery of transformation programmes, ensuring that they are strategically, financially, and operationally sustainable

Provide executive level expertise in service transformation and business change and be responsible for pan organisation projects, overall programme alignment and support the design and delivery of project workstreams.

Prepare and present programme update reports to key stakeholders, including provider collaboratives and ICS executives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Strategic

• Establish the coordination and alignment of elective recovery and transformation programmes across Cheshire and Merseyside, ensuring national planning guidance is implemented, in collaboration with clinical and operational colleagues.
• Engage with colleagues across the NHS, to support and guide their efforts to improve elective care performance, sharing best practice and contributing to solution generation.
• To use data to drive decisions and design and evolve the shape of the programme.
• To ensure that the system and providers are encouraged and supported to use their data to drive improvements to their elective recovery services.
• Be an active member of the leadership team, contributing to the management and key decision making for the implementation of the service model.
• Contribute to the development of regional strategy and policy for elective recovery, working closely with other national and regional directors as necessary.
• Provide strategic leadership, challenge, and support to the regional delivery of the programme.
• Lead Cheshire and Merseyside’s engagement with key national and regional stakeholders to help guide and inform decision-making, including the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT), National Validation team, etc.
• Working with the regional leads for elective recovery programmes, undertake the development of a transformation and delivery oversight function to ensure that priority change programmes are prioritised and delivered at regional level.

Operational

• Ensure that the elective recovery programmes deliver national standards, patient care efficiencies and financial control.
• Work with the medical, nursing, and other clinical programme directors to agree quality targets for the programme.
• Ensure that services are designed and delivered to take account of the needs of minority groups and address health inequalities.
• Support the design, delivery, and evaluation of programmes, working closely with programme leads to ensure the effective investment of resources and alignment with the wider elective transformation strategy.

Leadership

• Ensure the right people, systems, processes and supporting technology is in place to deliver the vision and goals of the programmes.
• Working with the clinical, nursing, and clinical scientist directors to develop and strengthen clinical leadership in programmes.
• Develop a continuous improvement culture and systems so that improved outcomes are pursued, and any underperformance is tackled in a proportionate and timely fashion.
• Encourage innovation that supports the NHS values & cultures and contributes to future successes.

Financial Management

• Embed a culture of efficiently, effectiveness, productivity, sustainability, and value for money across all programmes of work.
• Lead the delivery of savings across the programmes.

Developing an Excellent Organisation

• Act as a corporate member of each Programme team.
• To promote a culture of equal opportunities through the development of services that reduce health inequalities and working practices that eradicate discrimination.
• Support exemplary financial control of budgets and secure value for money in the employment of public funds.
• Work closely with all senior management across the region to meet Programme requirements.
• Create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday action ensures our duty to uphold and promote equality.
• Ensure regular and productive communications with all staff in the Programme teams.
• Ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing off all relevant resources.
• Ensure compliance with all confidentiality and governance requirements.
• Adhere to the NHS Manager Code of Conduct and any other relevant professional codes.

Clinical Governance / Quality

• Ensure that the management and control processes for the service are consistent across the Organisation:
• Apply rigorous methodology and analysis to business change projects with a focus on embedding new capabilities and on benefits management.
• Ensure service investments are assessed in line with service strategy, affordability, governance, and business change impact before being approved/committed.
• Ensure investment plans include a cost of ownership plan covering the running costs for a five-year period.
• Investment projects have a formal business case and supporting benefits realisation plan with a single owner/point of accountability for benefits delivery.
• A single delivery plan exists for service.
• Ensure service projects are run in a structured fashion with proper control and management processes.