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EPR Programme Director

Posting date:	28 February 2025
Salary:	£113,557 to £129,443 per year
Additional salary information:	£113557 - £129443 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	14 March 2025
Location:	London, SE5 8AZ
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	C9334-25-0198

Summary

Key Responsibilities: 1.Communication Develop and maintain sustainable working relationships to engage and communicate with a range of key stakeholders including the Trust Board, Executive team, Senior Managers and wider ICB leaders Work with all internal and external stakeholders to build effective relationships that engage with the design and delivery of the EPR Programme Communicate highly complex and sensitive information with a range of internal staff and external stakeholders, ensuring that the EPR milestones are delivered within agreed timescales Act as source of specialist knowledge, preparing and delivering briefings and presentations to a wide range of stakeholder groups internally and externally Communicate, both verbally and in writing, complex sometimes contentious and potentially commercially sensitive information to a range of different staff groups Be competent in the provision of high-quality written communication including producing reports for the wider use e.g. Trust Board and associated Sub Groups and Committees 2. Analytical and Planning Establish the EPR Programme structure, embedding into the Trusts governance and existing programmes of work, putting in place robust monitoring and reporting processes. Responsible for the development of Programme Plans for the Readinessand Implementation Phases of the EPR programme. Responsible for supporting the development and approval of the Full Business Case for EPR for SLaM Responsible for ensuring Risks and Issues are appropriately documented, managed and escalated as required to the SRO Responsible for all Programme reporting requirements for the EPR programme. Work alongside the EPR Procurement Lead to undertake the procurement, negotiation and finalisation of contract through to signature. Establish a resourcing plan for delivery of the programme and the ongoing business of usual of the EPR. To lead on the dependencies across the EPR Programme, ensuring that SROs have visibility on the impact of dependencies which would impact delivery. Escalating through SROs to the relevant programme boards, if there is a risk emerging across workstreams. Work collaboratively with system partners to ensure dependencies are managed between EPR and wider strategic programmes of work. Interpret data from a variety of sources to offer recommendations on overall Programme and workstream delivery and service reconfiguration across the organisations. 3. Policy and Service Development Work alongside suppliers to develop systems and services to integrate and support the implementation and digital transformation. Support cultural and behavioural change across the Trust which will enable a new way of working to be established to improve patient care and service delivery Establish the Benefits Realisation strategy for the EPR programme, and approach to monitoring release of benefits Develop the evaluation framework for the programme as part of the readiness phase. Continually evaluate the programme of work and teams structure, ensuring they are fit for purpose. Implement policies and procedures, monitoring progress against the strategic plan and adjusting plans and strategies in linewith a changing environment 4. Financial and Physical Resources Responsibility and accountability for the management of a multi-million pound budget for the EPR Programme. The postholder will provide high level support to the CDIO in managing resources in a cost effective and flexible way that is responsive to a dynamic national, local and political context. Responsible, on behalf of the SRO, for the delivery of the EPR programme milestones on time and to budget. Has ownership, with the SRO, for the strategic relationship with the EPR system supplier. Negotiate favourable contractual terms and pricing with suppliers, using national contract frameworks where appropriate. Co-ordinate, monitor and measure supplier or subcontractors involved in the programme to ensure the contracted product / service are developed and delivered as planned. Deliver all services within the Standing Financial Orders and Standing Financial Instructions (SFOs and SFIs) of the Trust. Staff Management Onboard programme resources Provide line and/or matrix management of staff allocated to the programme, in line with the Trusts policies and procedures. Ensure the programme team are equipped and trained to implement the programme. Ensure all leaders are trained and equipped to support their staff through the transformational change. Ensure that all staff are trained effectively and equipped for the new way of working enabling a smooth implementation. 6. Information Resources Develop and maintain programme and project systems and processes that contribute/supports the Trusts improvement and transformation programmes. Develop and maintain systems and processes to ensure services are comprehensively assessed, appropriately planned, effectively implemented and evaluated according to agreed policies, procedures and guidelines. Undertakes the necessary evidence-based research to inform the development of projects