Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached detailed job description & person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Job responsibilities

See attached detailed job description & person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person Specification

Education / Qualificaitons

Essential

• Educated to degree level or relevant management experience
• Evidence of on-going personal development

Desirable

• Other IM&T management or project management related qualifications

Experience

Essential

• Extensive management experience of working in an IM&T systems/training related role
• Demonstrable experience of working with complex information and using persuasive and effective negotiating skills in connection with this information
• Proven ability to manage/human/financial resources effectively, demonstrating staff management and leadership skills
• Experience of developing associated departmental budgets and regular monitoring involving meetings with senior Finance staff.
• Experience of developing and managing budgets for IM&T projects
• Demonstrable experience of handling negotiation situations involving highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which requires agreement or co-operation with internal and external parties.
• oDemonstrable experience in managing large IM&T contracts to ensure that service delivery from suppliers is of the highest quality and demonstrates value for money.

Desirable

• Experience of working for the NHS and/or mental health
• Experience of managing large scale systems and/or contracts

Knowledge

Essential

• To have an expert knowledge of NHS IM&T and data standards and best practice guidelines
• To have an expert knowledge of project management techniques
• To have knowledge of training techniques and technologies

Desirable

• To have an expert knowledge of mental health IM&T standards and best practice guidelines
• Prince 2, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) or equivalent qualification

Skills and Abilites

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (with the ability to train and deliver presentations, and the ability to write clear, concise reports)
• Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information and to present this information to multi-disciplinary groups.
• Excellent organisation skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Strong interpersonal & leadership skills. Proven ability to manage large teams
• Highly developed systems and IT skills
• Ability to work freely and autonomously within the boundaries of the job description.
• Ability to work strategically
• Ability to maintain an understanding of numerous Trust wide processes
• Excellent analytical skills

Desirable

• Ability to interpret Trust wide priorities into IM&T deliverables

Qualities and Attributes

Essential

• Self-confident and motivated, with the ability to enthuse and motivate others to succeed
• Team player, open and honest
• Able to work utilising own initiative with little support
• Capacity and ability to operate and think laterally
• Capability to effectively plan and monitor progress of departmental activities
• Completer finisher

Desirable

• Innovative and thought-provoking idea generation
• Capability to effectively plan and monitor progress of numerous departmental activities
• Strategic thinker

Other Requirements

Essential

• There is an occasional requirement to travel to relevant regional/national events. Also, to regularly travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings relevant to the role.

Education / Qualificaitons

Essential

• Educated to degree level or relevant management experience
• Evidence of on-going personal development

Desirable

• Other IM&T management or project management related qualifications

Experience

Essential

• Extensive management experience of working in an IM&T systems/training related role
• Demonstrable experience of working with complex information and using persuasive and effective negotiating skills in connection with this information
• Proven ability to manage/human/financial resources effectively, demonstrating staff management and leadership skills
• Experience of developing associated departmental budgets and regular monitoring involving meetings with senior Finance staff.
• Experience of developing and managing budgets for IM&T projects
• Demonstrable experience of handling negotiation situations involving highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which requires agreement or co-operation with internal and external parties.
• oDemonstrable experience in managing large IM&T contracts to ensure that service delivery from suppliers is of the highest quality and demonstrates value for money.

Desirable

• Experience of working for the NHS and/or mental health
• Experience of managing large scale systems and/or contracts

Knowledge

Essential

• To have an expert knowledge of NHS IM&T and data standards and best practice guidelines
• To have an expert knowledge of project management techniques
• To have knowledge of training techniques and technologies

Desirable

• To have an expert knowledge of mental health IM&T standards and best practice guidelines
• Prince 2, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) or equivalent qualification

Skills and Abilites

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (with the ability to train and deliver presentations, and the ability to write clear, concise reports)
• Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information and to present this information to multi-disciplinary groups.
• Excellent organisation skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Strong interpersonal & leadership skills. Proven ability to manage large teams
• Highly developed systems and IT skills
• Ability to work freely and autonomously within the boundaries of the job description.
• Ability to work strategically
• Ability to maintain an understanding of numerous Trust wide processes
• Excellent analytical skills

Desirable

• Ability to interpret Trust wide priorities into IM&T deliverables

Qualities and Attributes

Essential

• Self-confident and motivated, with the ability to enthuse and motivate others to succeed
• Team player, open and honest
• Able to work utilising own initiative with little support
• Capacity and ability to operate and think laterally
• Capability to effectively plan and monitor progress of departmental activities
• Completer finisher

Desirable

• Innovative and thought-provoking idea generation
• Capability to effectively plan and monitor progress of numerous departmental activities
• Strategic thinker

Other Requirements

Essential

• There is an occasional requirement to travel to relevant regional/national events. Also, to regularly travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings relevant to the role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

The Curve

Bury New Road

Prestwich, Manchester

M25 3EQ

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)