Deputy Director Children\'s Cancer Centre

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Deputy Director Children’s Cancer Centre

NHS AfC: Band 9

Main area: Directors Grade NHS AfC: Band 9

Contract: 24 months (24-month fixed term contract)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 271-SP-6925865

Site: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Town: London

Salary: £113,556 - £129,442 per annum pro rata inclusive

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 16/02/2025 23:59

Job overview:

Work to create our new, world-leading Children’s Cancer Centre is underway and we are looking for an expert leader and facilitator to play a key role in delivering this amazing new facility. Connecting into the existing estate, the Children’s Cancer Centre will be a unique resource for children with some of the most complex cancers. Alongside providing a new home for cancer services, we are creating a new main entrance for the entire hospital, extending existing critical care, theatres and imaging floors into the new facility, and developing a new school, benefiting all children at GOSH. We are now in RIBA design stage 5 with our main contractor onboard.

Main duties of the job:

• The postholder will have six principal areas of responsibility which include:

• Governance
• Risk
• Programme Management Office (PMO)
• Design & Design Engagement
• Deputising for the Delivery Director

We are looking for an expert leader facilitator, who will play a key role in identifying risks and issues. The role will operate as a highly skilled negotiator and ‘unblocker’ to drive progress towards delivery within the time, cost and quality parameters of the Programme. The post holder will actively maintain a detailed overview of the CCC programme and through the leadership of the Programme Management Office will coordinate the programme’s workstreams, managing their interdependencies. The role is crucial for creating and maintaining focus, enthusiasm and momentum. The post holder will also deputise for and, as appropriate and required, take decisions on behalf of the Director in the areas of responsibility set out in this job description. They will have line management of designated members of the CCC team as required. They will also be required to manage external consultants and senior Project Managers in the delivery of design and construction. The post is an essential part of the Children’s Cancer Centre Team, who work closely with all clinical and corporate teams within the Trust.

This role is a band 9, 24-month fixed term post, full-time 37.5 hours per week in accordance with the standard AfC terms and conditions.

Working for our organisation:

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed. We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification:

• GOSH culture/values
• Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
• Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace.
• Masters qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. project management, MBA) or demonstrable experience to this level.
• Qualification in Project or Programme Management or demonstrable experience to an equivalent level.
• Evidence of recent further professional development and ongoing professional leadership development.
• Qualification in Change Management or demonstrable experience to an equivalent level.

Experience/knowledge:

• Significant experience of implementing long term strategy in a large complex organisation.
• Experience of implementing corporate governance principles within a service/programme or organisation.
• Experience of developing and managing ‘formal’ programmes of work (preferably on an intraorganisational basis) using structured programme and /or project management methodology, e.g. MSP, PRINCE/2.
• Extensive experience of risk management (i.e. assessment, management, mitigation) in a formal context, e.g. at an organisational or programme level.
• Experience of managing or leading the successful delivery of programmes or projects in a multi-disciplinary and complex environment, ideally in the NHS and construction.
• Experience of working with senior managers/leaders in complex organisations and able to influence at this level effectively.
• Experience of overseeing benefits realisation.
• Evidence of autonomous decision-making with appropriate reference for advice and authority (e.g. from expert sources) in and outside the organisation.
• Experience of working in a hospital at senior clinical and/or managerial level.
• Experience as a Gateway Reviewer of medium or high risk programmes or projects.
• Previous personal responsibility for the implementation of Major Capital Schemes.

Skills/abilities:

• Strong leadership, interpersonal skills, and authority to deliver advanced relationship management across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong people management skill, able to motivate and inspire clinical and non-clinical colleagues to enable them to deliver their best.
• Ability to achieve results through people not directly managed with ease; Ability to lead by example and to inspire, enthuse and empower others and engender cultural change.
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically, and creatively, and to prioritise work programmes in the face of competing demands.
• Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working.
• Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships through transformation.
• Proven experience of highly effective written and verbal communication at the highest levels, including public speaking and preparation of complex written reports.
• Exceptionally high level of political awareness and sensitivity, with the ability to understand the wider interest groups and stakeholders, and to work sensitively to overcome their differing positions and interests.
• Ability to understand both operational detail and wider strategic environment and to articulate these to others. This needs to include the ability to make clear rational decisions and exercise independent judgement.
• Ability to cope with ambiguity, perform and direct others whilst delivering through uncertainty.
• Resilience to effectively manage workloads despite frequent interruptions and conflicting demanding goals and deadlines.
• Financial awareness and business acumen and a demonstrable ability to effectively manage large and complex budgets including budget setting and monitoring.
• Actively promotes the role of patients, families and staff in shaping services and improvements.
• Sets high personal standards of accountability and responsibility for themselves and their teams and holds others and themselves to account.
• Has the adaptability to manage on multiple fronts, maintaining focus on short medium and long-term objectives, maintaining pace.

Please be advised that:

The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview. The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.