About this role
Job summary
At NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT), we provide a service that is unique, we help our donors do something extraordinary to save or enhance a life in need. You too can join us and play your part in our life-saving organisation.
Join our dedicated team in NHSBT organ donation and transplantation. You'll be part of a programme team at the forefront of organ transplantation projects, ultimately saving and improving lives. The establishment of a national Assessment and Recovery Centre (ARC) service will extend equitable access to life-saving products and treatments to everyone that needs them and bridge the gap between shortage of organs available and demand.
You will have an innovative, problem-solving approach, with strong stakeholder management skills and experience in implementing risk management and governance processes. By being part of a passionate, enthusiastic, supportive, and high performing team, you will build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
You will contribute to life-saving work, where every day promises diversity and excitement managing critical programmes aimed at enhancing organ donation and transplantation services.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for ensuring effective planning and oversight of delivery of a nominated directorates investment and transformation portfolio and programmes, within the agreed schedule and quality standards. This includes:
Working with the planning lead in the directorate to engage stakeholders within and across directorates to gather requirements and provide effective tools to plan the portfolio across the directorate.The postholder will develop and implement long term strategic plans which need to align with the wider NSHBT strategies and context which impact across the organisation.Working closely with other programme and portfolio managers / leads in the directorate and across the organisation to ensure alignment on assumptions of cross-directorate resourcing and interdependencies for delivery within agreed time, cost and quality standards, and within risk limits.Managing the interfaces and communications with the senior stakeholders, including the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO), the Business Change Lead, the Business Leads and Operations Leads.Preparing and maintaining portfolio and programme plans and publishing these to the SRO and project, programme and portfolio boards as required, responding to challenge and questions about progress on delivery.
About us
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.
Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too.
Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.
You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Job description Job responsibilities
What we offer:
Hybrid working arrangements – because NHSBT works nationally, we’re able to offer hybrid working options that give you more flexibility to balance work with life. Flexible working options – we promote flexible working where the role allows. We’re happy to discuss what flexibility might look like for you. Generous annual leave - 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years. Inclusive pension scheme - the NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns). Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/information-about-nhs-pensions Supportive learning culture - we’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role. Health and wellbeing support – we offer confidential services including occupational health, employee assistance programme, and wellbeing resources. Our support is available to all colleagues and we endeavour to provide tailored workplace adjustments where possible. As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will talk with you to explore any adjustments that may help you during the recruitment process.
You can find more information about accessibility, our culture, and how we support applicants on the NHSBT Careers website:
Read about our application process Learn more about our culture at NHSBT To learn more, please see the job description and person specification. These can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.
Next steps This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Thursday 4th June.
The assessment process for this role will be multistage, involving an initial stage video presentation, which if you are successful, you will be invited to a final stage panel interview. Interviews are anticipated to be held on Wednesday 24th June – subject to confirmation.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to masters degree level in relevant subject or equivalent experience plus highly developed, in-depth experience, specialist knowledge, expertise and qualifications as specified below. Practitioner Certificate in PRINCE 2 or similar related level of qualification ITIL Foundation certificate, or equivalent/demonstrable work experience.
Experience Essential
Proven ability to manage multi-million-pound projects and their associated budgets. Experience of reporting to Executive and Board level. First-hand experience of the application of Risk Assessment and Risk Management techniques appropriate to business needs. Proven resource management and allocation experience, including those not under direct line management control. Extensive knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office products, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Specialist knowledge of Microsoft Project Extensive experience of working with a variety of project methodologies (PMI/Prince 2), tools and standards of service delivery and vendor evaluation using formal programme and project management tools for the full life cycle of large-scale projects. Extensive experience of creating business cases, capturing business requirements and business benefits management and realisation. Proven experience of conducting post implementation reviews.
Employer details Employer name NHS Blood and Transplant
Address NHSBT - Filton
500 North Bristol Park
Northway
Filton, Bristol
BS34 7QH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)