Band 8d - SWHHCP Neighbourhood Health Centre Programme Director

Overview

We are looking for an experienced, highly skilled and motivated individual to join the WHTH Redevelopment Team as the SWHHCP Neighbourhood Health Centre Programme Director. This role will lead the day-to-day development of proposals for South West Hertfordshire Health and Care Partnership (SWHHCP) neighbourhood health centres, including the Hemel Health Campus development, and to work with partners to support the development of an associated model of care for the provision of health and care services across four neighbourhoods.

The role also involves identifying suitable locations, size and space for neighbourhood health centres to enable effective delivery of the proposed model of care. All these initiatives aim to provide modern and localised hospital services for patients and staff. Leadership of the neighbourhood health centre business case processes will include the project management and delivery of detailed feasibility studies, Strategic Outline Business Cases, Outline Business Cases and Full Business Cases which fully examine the options for proposed developments of new neighbourhood health centres and also examine options utilising and developing NHS land and assets that bring together local services (primary and secondary care).

The successful candidate will be responsible for project managing all aspects of the projects and will need to familiarise themselves with work completed to date in each neighbourhood.

• Supporting the neighbourhoods to identify opportunities for development of neighbourhood health centres.
• Aligning multiple data sources including SHAPE, community asset registers, PHM data, JSNAs, Herts Insights, to inform neighbourhood estate plans.
• Ensuring wide stakeholder engagement in developing neighbourhood health centre plans.
• Ensuring appropriate co-production with experts by experience including service users and carers.
• Developing neighbourhood health centre workplans - aligning the neighbourhood model of care with estate provision.
• Preparing neighbourhood health centre updates for the SWHHCP Board.
• Designing governance and risk structures for development and management of neighbourhood health centres.
• Identifying opportunities for shared learning and collaboration with other neighbourhoods on neighbourhood health centres.
• Developing neighbourhood health centre leadership models (OD plan and leadership team).
• Signposting and connecting teams.

With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us. We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience. Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance. If you have a disability or long-term health condition and require support.