Health and Care Academy Project Manager

18 months - fixed term/secondment contract.
Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board are in the process of delivering an ambitious People Strategy alongside partners and stakeholders within the wider Integrated Care System.
A core element of that strategy is both the attraction of the next generation of care and health workforce from our local population, as well as retaining the people and skills that are currently working within it. The Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Academy plays a pivotal role in supporting delivery against those ambitions., The aims of the Academy are to:
+ To engage with young people, students (considering and undertaking pre-registration courses) and working age people as well as their respective influencers to improve interest and awareness of careers and roles in the health and social care sector.
+ To cultivate a new generation of staff across health and social care within our own area and significantly increase the number of people considering careers in the health and social care sectors.
+ To support current staff in developing their skills either in terms of mandatory training, leadership, apprenticeships or CPD., The post holder will play an important role in supporting the workforce team to develop and deliver the Health and Care Academy programme of work for Norfolk and Waveney. The post holder will support the broader workforce transformation programme in developing relationships with local stakeholder organisations from across health and social care. The postholder will look to further expand opportunities for people to access work experience and careers information relevant to the sector.
The post holder will manage and support the Academy support role in building relationships with schools and colleges and universities within our local region, developing a network of local partner institutions. This will involve organising events such as careers events, option evenings, scenario days and work experience.
In addition to this the post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating matrix working across key stakeholder organisations, working specifically with HR and People Functions as well as other workforce and related teams across health, social care and voluntary organisations. Key to this will be promoting the work of the Academy across the system and encouraging use by all members of staff within health and social care within Norfolk and Waveney.
This post will ensure that a partnership approach is effective in designing and supporting a sustainable workforce delivering the best possible care to our population. As part of this, the role requires substantial communication, advocacy and influencing skills to support delivery across a complex system.
The post-holder will have line-management responsibility for two members of staff supporting the work of the Academy in engaging with schools and colleges as well as stakeholders for the areas of apprenticeship and work experience.
The post-holder will have budgetary accountability for specified areas of work and the overall responsibility for day-to-day delivery of activities.
The post-holder will require strong analytical skills with experience of highly complex data modelling, forecasting and reporting of project performance to Senior Management with the ability to adapt software systems to meet the information needs of the organisation., The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

'Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'

NHS AfC: Band 8a
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children's service.
Patent and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
+ Putting patients first
+ Aiming to get it right
+ Recognising that everybody counts
+ Doing everything openly and honestly, Tier 2 Sponsorship : We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
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Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.