About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the Cost Improvement Programme PMO, where you will play a key role in supporting colleagues to develop cost improvement programmes to transform and improve services and deliver financial benefits.
Please note:
The successful candidate will be expected to work a minimum of 3 days in the office. We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Main duties of the job
As Head of CIP PMO, you will lead the co-ordination and governance of cost reduction and efficiency programmes and support best-practice governance and programme management across schemes. You will review, challenge and provide independent assurance across development, delivery and financial reporting of cost reduction and productivity schemes.
You will need excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate across directorate and corporate teams to identify opportunities and develop new programmes.
About us
Our vision is to deliver outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed for everyone in London, 24/7, 365 days a year. Our strategy 2023-2028 outlines how we plan to achieve this, and is centred upon three missions focused on:
Our care- delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed. Our organisation- being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for. Our London- using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital. To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future.
Job description Job responsibilities
Applicants are advised to read all the information enclosed in the advert before completing an application. For further details of main responsibilities, please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education Essential
Educated to degree and master's level in relevant subject or equivalent experience Relevant programme & project qualifications
Experience Essential
Significant senior leadership experience within large, complex organisations, preferably within the NHS or public sector including CIP, financial management and influencing senior leaders
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Strong analytical, financial, problem-solving, communication and planning skills
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 London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address London Ambulance Service Headquarters
220, Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8SD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)