This fixed term post will require the post holder will have day-to-day leadership and management responsibility for the delivery of strategic programmes for specific conditions and patient groups in a defined geographical area.

This will include ensuring effective engagement of patients, professionals and constituent organisations in programme activities that support the delivery of national outcome ambitions in line with local needs and resources.

The post holder will lead the provision of an efficient, effective, and high quality professional and well-co-ordinated service capable of meeting all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements ensuring alignment with the activity of the NHS England and local system.

Main duties of the job

As Programme Manager, the post holder will support the effective delivery of the Specialist Neurorehabilitation Programme across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

• Manage the specialist inpatient and community neurorehabilitation workstream and improvement support function, including developing and managing the workstreams work programmes, progress and reporting risk and issue management.
• Undertake scoping and mapping exercise around the modelling of neurorehabilitation beds and current provisions across L& SC
• Develop a regional neurorehabilitation service in conjunction with the Lead commissioner.
• Develop an Integrated End to End Service Specification for neurorehabilitation to mirror the Stroke service specification.
• Manage delivery of the Specialist neurorehabilitation work programme and related boards and steering groups
• To liaise with the complex network of stakeholders involved with improvement, transformation and quality for specialist neurorehabilitation care.
• Develop and implement a system to ensure information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the workstream, Directorate, the wider NHS organisation including ICSs/HCPs.
• Work closely with the Clinical Leads across specialist rehabilitation and lead key projects on their behalf where necessary

About us

Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.

Our integrated Stroke & Neuro Therapy Team provides specialist rehabilitation to adults within the acute & community rehabilitation setting at Royal Blackburn Hospital, Pendle Community Hospital, and Rakehead Rehabilitation Unit. The integrated therapy team consists of a whole MDT team including Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Clinical Psychology, Assistant Practitioners & AHP Professor in Neurorehabilitation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As Programme Manager, the post holder will support the effective delivery of the Specialist Neurorehabilitation Programme across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning, and service. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.

The post holder will support and be accountable to the Specialist Commissioner for Neurorehabilitation and their team to ensure that their work programmes are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in assisting in their successful delivery:

• Manage the specialist inpatient and community neurorehabilitation workstream and improvement support function, including developing and managing the workstreams work programmes, progress and reporting risk and issue management.
• Undertake scoping and mapping exercise around the modelling of neurorehabilitation beds and current provisions across L& SC
• Develop a regional neurorehabilitation service in conjunction with the Lead commissioner.
• Develop an Integrated End to End Service Specification for neurorehabilitation to mirror the Stroke service specification.
• Manage delivery of the Specialist neurorehabilitation work programme and related boards and steering groups
• To liaise with the complex network of stakeholders involved with improvement, transformation and quality for specialist neurorehabilitation care.
• Liaise with appropriate functions within the regions, ICSs, HCPs PCNs and Place leads
• Develop and implement a system to ensure information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the workstream, Directorate, the wider NHS organisation including ICSs/HCPs.
• Work closely with the Clinical Leads across specialist rehabilitation and lead key projects on their behalf where necessary

Person Specification

application form and interview

Essential

• educated to master level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
• Extensive knowledge of specialist area
• comprehensive experience of project management

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Rakehead Rehabilitation Unit

Burnley

BB10 2PQ

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