Delivery Manager (NHS Experience Essential)

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Senior Delivery Manager (NHS Experience Essential), Senior Project Manager, Senior Delivery Lead, Senior Project Lead, Programme Manager, Programme Lead, Project Manager, Project Lead, Digital, Delivery Management, NHS, Healthcare, NHS, CSU, Commissioning Support Unit, Government Digital Service, GDS, Agile, Service Design, JIRA, Financial Reporting, Report, Stakeholder Management, Leeds, London

Delivery Manager (NHS Experience Essential), NHS Client, 5+5 Months, Leeds 50% / London 50%, Outside IR35

This is a client-side role, being fully part of the NHS.UK Senior Leadership Team. You will work with all delivery teams in the programme, linking in with the wider Delivery Management community across the organisation.

You will be required to lead the Delivery Management across the NHS.UK Programme (currently 17 squads) and ensure ongoing improvements in Delivery Management and risk/issue management across the programme. The role will also involve mentoring and coaching lead DMs and track the programme expenditure against budget. Manage vendors by monitoring outcomes, providing informal feedback, scheduling/chairing formal reviews and ensuring best value for money and creating new statements of work, ensuring programme delivery remains on track.

Minimum of 5 years NHS experience in Senior Leadership roles and managing multi-million pounds projects will be essential.

Key Skills / Experience

* Minimum 5 years' experience managing complex Government Digital Service projects and programmes

* Experience of client-side digital delivery management in the health sector

* Proven ability delivering large scale agile projects with experience of organisational design and change management

* Experience in setting up an agile delivery environment for multidisciplinary teams

* Proven ability to challenge and remove any unnecessary barriers to service delivery

* Understanding of user centred service design practices, Government Digital Service Standards and the assessment process

* Experience in leading a collaborative, dynamic planning process - prioritising the work that needs to be done against the capacity and capability of multidisciplinary teams

* Able to be articulate and credible at a senior level, delivering accurate reporting as to the current state of play with regard to the delivery of the service

* Experience in monitoring, managing and reporting finances on multi-million Pound projects

* Experience in supporting procurement and commercial management functions to source required outcomes

* Strong negotiation skills and the ability to influence external partners, suppliers, stakeholders and customers to secure mutually beneficial outcomes

* Experience of using Jira in complex programmes