An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to work within the Transformation Team, as a Transformation Lead.

The role is to manage a range of OncologyTransformation projects across the Trust and wider health and social care system across North East Essex and Ipswich and East Suffolk.

You will lead transformation projects as part of the wider transformation team across both Colchester and Ipswich hospital sites and report through Programme Boards and the Operational Delivery Group working collaboratively with Trust and system-wide colleagues.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a dynamic team to deliver improvement and change within the largest acute NHS organisation within the Midlands and East region.

Proposed Interview Date - 1st July 2024

Main duties of the job

You will:

• Lead specific Trust-wide change projects, ensuring outcomes are aligned with organisational strategic and operational requirements and deliver the benefits of transformation.
• Work collaboratively across the Trust, locally and nationally as appropriate to support the co-production and delivery of cross-organisational change programmes and quality improvements initiatives.
• Promote and support a culture of quality improvement within the Trust, building a community of practice of frontline staff with improvement skills and expertise.
• Ensure a whole organisation focus on delivery through effective project and programme management

You will also have excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex information in an easily understood manner

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of delivering oncology services as a clinician.
• Experience of presenting to large and small groups including up to Board level
• Experience of working in a complex environment
• Experience of leading change initiatives within an operational or clinical team
• Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes
• Experience of engagement and motivating teams to successfully deliver service improvements

Desirable

• Experience of participation in 'system-wide' change management projects
• Experience in management within an acute NHS organisation
• Experience of leading transformation projects at a Trust wide level

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Post Graduate Diploma level or with the equivalent professional experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Project Management knowledge or experience in project management to Masters level equivalent e.g. Has previously led large scale change initiatives

Desirable

• Project Management qualification
• Formal training in process change methods

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of national best practices and NHS agendas for delivery of cancer standards.
• Knowledge of health service management, including change and project management.
• Understanding of the relationship between providers and commissioning organisations.
• Risk management and governance

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Ipswich Hospital transformation programme and associated Cost Improvement Plan challenges.
• Knowledge of IHT Business Plan and goals.
• Knowledge of national Cancer programme and delivery timeframes of associated national projects.
• Knowledge of Cancer Wait Times and associated standards.

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich/Colchester Hospital

Ipswich/Colchester

IP4 5PD

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