Pathology Programme Manager

• Leading and coordinating workstreams associated with the new build, commissioning, operational readiness and transition of Pathology services.
• Maintaining the programme plan and actively managing milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and critical activities.
• Working collaboratively with Pathology clinical and operational teams, Estates, Digital, Procurement, suppliers and other key stakeholders.
• Coordinating complex interdependent activity including infrastructure, equipment, digital systems, validation and verification, workforce, operational processes and service transition.
• Ensuring workstreams are delivered to required quality standards, agreed budgets and timescales.
• Maintaining robust programme governance, providing timely reporting and assurance to Pathology leadership and relevant Project and Programme Boards.
• Identifying and escalating risks and issues and ensuring appropriate mitigation and recovery actions are implemented.
• Providing expert programme and project management advice and supporting wider Pathology transformation priorities where required.

• Manage the delivery and implementation of the NSECH Pathology New Build Programme Plan, ensuring alignment with the wider Pathology strategy and Trust objectives.
• Provide overall programme management for the Pathology elements of the new build, commissioning, operational readiness and service transition.
• Coordinate multiple project teams and workstream leads across the programme, ensuring clear responsibilities, milestones and deliverables.
• Develop, maintain and monitor detailed programme plans, identifying dependencies and ensuring that activities remain aligned with the overall delivery timetable.
• Facilitate and monitor progress across projects and workstreams, reporting and escalating risks, issues and delays through the appropriate programme governance structures.
• Ensure robust risk, issue, action and decision management is maintained throughout the programme.
• Work collaboratively with clinical, scientific, operational, technical and corporate teams to ensure that all aspects of the new facility are appropriately planned, tested and implemented.
• Support the coordination of commissioning, validation, verification, training, business continuity and transition activities required to enable safe transfer of services into the new laboratory.
• Ensure effective communication and engagement with Pathology staff throughout the programme, supporting teams to prepare for and successfully implement new ways of working.
• Provide clear programme assurance and highlight areas requiring senior decision-making or intervention.
• Prepare and present reports, programme updates and recommendations to senior governance groups and Project Boards.
• Support wider service improvement and transformation initiatives across Pathology where capacity and programme priorities allow.

Essential

• Professional knowledge plus additional specialist, management knowledge acquired through training and experience to Masters level equivalent
• Degree or significant project management experience
• Qualification and experience in project management methodology

Essential

• Experience in successfully managing change, whilst also developing and maintaining high standards of quality.
• Experience in business planning and in the development and effective implementation of complex strategic plans.
• Skills and experience in procurement guidance, legislation and processes.
• Knowledge, skills and experience in procurement guidance, processes and regulations.
• Knowledge and practical understanding and experience of procurement regulations.
• Skills and experience in process mapping utilising relevant software.
• Skills and experience in business case development and NHS business case models