Improvement Progamme Manager

Interpreting national guidelines on behalf of UHL; developing short-, medium- and long-term strategic programme plans, including: service and performance improvement plans; complex and multifaceted business cases and business plans; individual project plans and stage plans that reflect national & local guidelines. Supervising and analysing process mapping, benefits analysis and workload and performance audits within the programme to input into the business case process. Aclear project plan, with clear and realistic expectations in terms of deliverables and the benefits. Managing project and programme links and connectivity; ensuring that no work is either overlooked from the programme, or duplicated; ensuring the management of total programme-related risks, particularly those associated with interdependencies and links between projects; ensuring that risks and dependencies are managed to a successful outcome and that the impact of any change is related back to its impact upon the operational area of implementation, the programme and each individual project - this will require robust management of exceptions, slippage, issues of priority, risk and resource allocation. Managing and monitoring the programmes overall progress and use of resources. Ensuring that outputs and benefits defined within the project scope and objectives are delivered on time, within budget and to the required standard of quality. Ensuring that any adverse project or programme changes and their impact are reported through the project governance and that corrective action is taken where necessary. Escalating any issues that cannot be resolved at programme level. Please see job description for further details Job description Job responsibilities Interpreting national guidelines on behalf of UHL; developing short-, medium- and long-term strategic programme plans, including: service and performance improvement plans; complex and multifaceted business cases and business plans; individual project plans and stage plans that reflect national & local guidelines. Supervising and analysing process mapping, benefits analysis and workload and performance audits within the programme to input into the business case process. Aclear project plan, with clear and realistic expectations in terms of deliverables and the benefits. Managing project and programme links and connectivity; ensuring that no work is either overlooked from the programme, or duplicated; ensuring the management of total programme-related risks, particularly those associated with interdependencies and links between projects; ensuring that risks and dependencies are managed to a successful outcome and that the impact of any change is related back to its impact upon the operational area of implementation, the programme and each individual project - this will require robust management of exceptions, slippage, issues of priority, risk and resource allocation. Managing and monitoring the programmes overall progress and use of resources. Ensuring that outputs and benefits defined within the project scope and objectives are delivered on time, within budget and to the required standard of quality. Ensuring that any adverse project or programme changes and their impact are reported through the project governance and that corrective action is taken where necessary. Escalating any issues that cannot be resolved at programme level. Please see job description for further details