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Job overview

We are looking for an experienced project lead or manager to join our MHLDA Collaborative in a project manager capacity; the role supports the MHLDA Collaborative in Northamptonshire in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service delivery.  The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery, developing and implementing policy and engaging with our partners across our system. 

We are particularly interested to hear from individuals who have experience of supporting reducing health inequalities and can work across multiple different organisations to ensure that we are improving access and outcomes for our whole population. 

Main duties of the job

• Operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment and proactively engage with ICB and ICBs working on a variety of topics.
• Work effectively with a variety of external consultancies working on other projects and programmes within other NHS directorates as required.
• Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, presenting information, to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting.
• Have the ability to deal with resulting potentially aggressive/antagonistic situations.
• Committed to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of business sensitive issues.
• Nurture key relationships and maintains networks internally and externally, including national networks. Close liaison with the Communications and Stakeholder team on public relations and marketing activities.
• Link with managers and members of other functions, to address inter- dependencies and ensure alignment.
• Apply a structured change management approach and methodology for the impact of any change.
• Deputise for the MHLDA Programme Manager lead as required, expanding on knowledge, skills and experience within personal professional development.

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.