Project Manager for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Resistance

The postholder will have the pivotal responsibility of developing and delivering leadership and governance across Northamptonshire and Leicestershire.

The post holder will ensure that they work within the agreed operational and governance processes within Pharmacy, with a focus on seeking opportunities for continual improvement.

The post is fixed term until March 2024 - secondments will be considered. Whilst the host organisation is expected to be Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust this is open to negotiation.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

Manages the overall delivery of the AMR project across Northamptonshire & LLR

Promote an integrated approach to implementation and improvement of antimicrobial pathways

Create and deliver complex project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet the changing needs and requirements of the project

Ensure benefits identification and management processes are integral to the management of projects

To identify, plan and manage project resources to meet all key milestones and assign responsibilities accordingly.

Identify risks and issues, reporting and responding to them in an appropriate manner through the UHN Antimicrobial Steering Group, Northamptonshire Antimicrobial Optimisation Group, Integrated Medicines Optimisation Committee and escalating as required. This includes the development of contingency plans.

Understand and mitigate complex issues that arise across various workstreams

Ensure project documents are complete, current, and appropriately stored. Documentation should include new information flows, system processes and business practices. Ensure reporting is developed for governance

Work closely with relevant stakeholders with effectiveness and efficiency to enable the project(s) to be implemented on time and within budget. Work with the Pharmacy Managers to manage budgets at a project / module level.

Ensuring that business as usual is maintained during the transition to new systems, and that any changes are effectively integrated into the procedures within clinical areas.

Interpret national guidelines and policies, and communicate and ensure alignment with project delivery

Identify project resources required to successfully deliver change within the project and liaise with relevant managers to ensure availability and allocation

Manages project auditing and ensure lessons learned are recorded and enforced for best practice

Ensure adequate process analysis and design for new ways of working is undertaken with the involvement of stakeholders

Ensure stakeholder agreement to benefits and changes to ways of working

Ensure that all staff affected by the project receive adequate training in new systems or new ways of working

Ensure adequate SOPs are in the place to support staff training

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Skills

Desirable: - Qualified practitioner level of a recognised project or change management methodology(eg PRINCE 2 )

Knowledge and Experience

Educations, Training and Qualifications

Essential: - Professional registration with GPhC, NMC, GMC; - Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of education, training or experience

Desirable: - Independent prescriber; - Qualified at Practitioner level of a recognised project or change management methodology (PRINCE2, Agile, LEAN)