Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the ICB responsibilities in relation to Health Protection, working closely with clinical colleagues, primary care, Public Health and Place Based Partnerships. The post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering a safe and effective service for health protection and wider immunisation and vaccination delivery as required within Nottingham and Nottinghamshire foot print. Health protection includes the areas listed below and responsibilities may be fully or partially supported by the Health Protection Team, depending on the programme of work and type of issue. The role is project manager to support a range of initiatives, including response to health protection incidents. The role will integrate directly with Public Health.
- Flu Programme - in and out of season
- COVID Vaccinations
- Immunisation Programmes i.e. childhood vacc programme, pneumonia
- BBV - TB (including Latent TB), Hepatitis, HIV
- Screening
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Asylum Seekers & Refugees
- Outbreak Management i.e. Avian Flu, Ebola, TB/BBV, Uni Outbreak
Hazard Management i.e. terrorist attack involving nerve agent, issue of Potassium iodate tablets, environmental hazards
Main duties of the job
Lead on projects of the Health Protection team for improvement and development projects and workstreams within the vaccination, immunisation and health protection portfolio.
Lead on projects with Place Based Partnerships for a targeted approach in increasing uptake of imms, vaccs and screening.
Lead on the implementation of projects for services including Long COVID and COVID Medicines Delivery Unit, Viral Hub
Support the Health Protection team in the management and response to health protection incidents i.e. increasing measles and pertussis
Work directly with Public Health on all areas of Health Protection
Liaise and support Comms with primary care and public messaging
Where appropriate be the responsible lead for specific projects and workstreams utilising key project management skills and methodologies to deliver change and improvement work
About us
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a strategic component of the Integrated Care System (ICS) across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We were formed with the intention to improve population health and collaborate with local partners (NHS, Local Authority and Third Sector) to deliver high quality health and social care provision to our local population.
We have accountability for the system delivery of the ICS' priorities such as improving outcomes in population health and healthcare, tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access, enhancing productivity and value for money, and helping the NHS support broader social and economic development.
We seek to improve the patient experience and are committed at looking at innovative ways we can improve care and offer access and choice to our patients. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and it's important that they are involved not just in decisions about their individual care, but also in the decisions that shape the health services delivered locally. In conjunction, with patient experience and the growing demands of our population; we are facing significant financial challenge. We are required to reduce expenditure to sustainable levels (ICS 5-year strategic plan).
The ambitions are great, but so are the opportunities to be part of our new and evolving organisation, to make positive impactful change to the health and social care agenda across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Under the direction of the Head of Health Protection, assess the requirement for, implement and monitor vaccination, immunisation and health protection services and programmes across NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
Lead on project management and commissioning relevant to Health Protection, including where there is a short term need relevant to a Health Protection incident
Work with Place Based Partnerships to identify projects that support the uptake of imms, vaccs and screening with a particular focus on increasing equity of access.
Ensure representation from the Health Protection team at all national and regional meetings as relevant
Manage projects and play a key role on supporting programmes of work as relevant
Project management & General Programme Support
- Provide effective project management for lead areas of work that may relate to any of the areas of health protection
- Support the COVID management programmes through liaising with providers and supporting with any issues
- Commission services within identified budget and to agreed outcomes
- Work closely with Public Health to provide an integrated approach to Health Protection
Work collaboratively as a member of the wider Team displaying effective team work in line with organisational values and expectations.
Communicate using a variety of methods internally and externally to a variety of audiences regarding the projects and portfolio of the programme.
Support an approach to Health Protection that embeds health inequalities by working directly with Place Based Partnerships
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the system to raise the profile of immunisation and increase uptake amongst target populations.
Be responsible for continued professional education and update of knowledge
Communication and Relationship Skills
Work closely with Comms to support a robust plan for communicating with the public, primary care and other stakeholders based on health protection priorities
Ensure close working relationships across key teams in the ICB including EPRR, Place Based Partnerships, Quality, IPC
Ensure close working relationships with Public Health and Local Authority colleagues
Communicate with a range of stakeholders providing factual and evidenced based information in relation to complex delivery plans
Deliver the highest standards and quality outcomes possible
Encourage others to develop themselves and the service through improvement, innovation and continuous development and challenge poor behaviour
Review and develop new effective systems for working
Build positive working relationships, respecting and valuing others, being helpful and inclusive
Ability to resolve conflict in an effective but non-aggressive manner
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of delivering complex projects using project management methodology
- Experience of partnership working across organisational boundaries
- A sound knowledge of the NHS environment and ICB responsibilities
- Knowledge of health inequalities policy and ability to implement this into practice
- Solid IT skills and presentation skills.
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Good organisational skills, and the ability to identify priorities
- Clear communicator with excellent writing skills
- Proven relationship management skills, able to build and maintain positive and productive relationships across a range of stakeholders
- Ability to identify issues, anticipate risks and create solutions to ensure timely project delivery
- Experience in the use of the Microsoft Office, including MS Teams
- Can measure and assess progress of projects, identify areas for collaborative working/ quality of performance and identify need for service redesign
- Knowledge of finances and budgets.
- Ability to understand and summarise complex information and present this to mixed audiences.
- Understanding of primary and secondary health care and social care
- Knowledge of system organisations and agencies
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.
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
Address
ICB Headquarters
Sir John Robinson Way
Arnold
NG5 6DA