Acute Provider Collaborative Project Support

This is an exciting opportunity to play a role in the development and delivery of the BOB Acute Provider Collaborative (APC). The postholder will work with the APC team and key system partners to support delivery of transformation activities that will improve outcomes and value for money for our population.

The APC is comprised of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Berkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We aspire to reduce variation and inequalities in outcomes, experience and access; improve resilience; and deliver specialisation or consolidation where it will improve outcomes and value.

The team plays a vital role in the delivery of the APC's ambition to deliver outstanding care and support the delivery of our strategic ambitions over the next five years, including the delivery of financial savings targets. Our aim is to support a culture that promotes collaboration, inclusion and equality of opportunity at all levels.

The postholder will support the development, planning, delivery and monitoring of our projects and programmes, ensuring efficient and effective partnership working between the acute providers to deliver transformation of services for patient benefit.

Main duties of the job

The Project Support Officer within the team provides analytical, monitoring and project support for the APC's improvement and transformation programmes.

Key responsibilities are to:

1. Own and maintain the project and CIP trackers, ensuring that they are kept up to date and reflect the transformation and improvement projects and programmes.
2. Interrogate a variety of data sources, including Model Hospital, GIRFT and Right Care in order to support the identification of opportunities for driving improvements in quality, efficiency and transformation.
3. Provide regular and accurate reports to feed into monthly reporting, including providing support to regular governance forums and preparing papers.
4. Provide support to project leads in developing improvement and efficiency projects, taking on responsibility for owning and driving projects where possible.

About us

Diversity is what makes us interesting... Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

Job responsibilities

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

This is a hybrid working role, in the office 1 to 2 days a week (with flexibility to be in the office if required for additional days for events and meetings on an ad hoc basis), and the rest of the week remote working. Visits to other sites, in particular the acute provider trusts, to facilitate collaborative working will be required.

Person Specification

Education, qualifications and training

• Degree level or equivalent qualification, or considerable experience in project management, analysis and reporting.

Experience

• Experience in project management, information analysis and reporting.

Skills, knowledge & abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interpret highly complex information.
• Ability to analyse, interpret and present complex quantitative and qualitative data to a range of audiences.
• Experience of utilising programs including Model Hospital, Health Insights, and other information sources.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Home or remote working.