Senior Implementation Programme Manager

The NHS Race and Health Observatory is an independent organisation, set up to explore ethnic inequalities in access to healthcare, experiences of healthcare, health outcomes, and inequalities experienced by black and minority ethnic members of the health and care workforce. It is a proactive investigator, providing strong recommendations that inform policymaking and facilitate change. It is evidence-driven and solution-focused. The Observatory is hosted by NHS Alliance. Its board and team are independent, and it dictates its own direction and areas of focus. The Observatory has three main functions:

• facilitating new, high-quality, and innovative research and evidence
• making strategic policy recommendations for change
• supporting the practical implementation of those recommendations.
The Senior Implementation Programme Manager will be at the heart of the Observatory's implementation work. You will lead the operational delivery of the Perinatal Equity and Anti-Discrimination Programme (PEADP), a national NHS England-commissioned programme operating across all 158 maternity and neonatal sites in England, and contribute to shaping the Observatory's wider implementation offer,
• Lead the operational delivery of PEADP across 158 maternity sites, working in partnership with co-delivery organisations to meet time, cost, quality, and impact targets.
• Provide senior oversight of programme governance, planning, risk, and assurance -- making decisions at pace and escalating strategic issues where required.
• Build and maintain inclusive relationships with NHS England commissioners, NHS senior leaders, site teams, and community stakeholders as a credible programme management lead.
• Hold delegated responsibility for the programme budget, including financial management, forecasting, procurement oversight, and value for money.
• Lead and develop designated team members, providing matrix leadership across programme delivery and fostering a high-performing, inclusive, and improvement-focused culture.
• Deputise for the Head of Implementation as required and represent the Observatory at senior internal and external forums and meetings.
  
  The NHS Alliance is the independent membership body that represents and supports the health and care system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We represent, strengthen and support providers and commissioners of NHS care so that the NHS performs at its best and improves patient care across the UK representing frontline reality to government, shaping policy and building capability. We work across the whole NHS as well as within its individual sectors.
The NHS Alliance is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for our staff. A place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of inclusive employment policies including family friendly policies and flexible working and we have range of channels to support staff from different backgrounds including our fantastic staff EDI networks and trade unions. The NHS Alliance is committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly and our agile working principles are designed to empower our people to work with optimal flexibility and minimal constraints to enable them to fulfil their potential at work whilst balancing home life and health and wellbeing.