Sandwell is a large, multicultural metropolitan borough situated in the heart of the Black Country. Located to the west of Birmingham, it has a population of over 308,000 and is made up of six main towns: Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich.

Sandwell Council is the largest employer in the borough with approximately 10,600 employees and has a proud history of collaborating with its NHS partner the Sandwell and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group.  The Better Care Fund provides an exciting platform for the Council and the CCG to jointly develop integrated health and social care services that meet the complex and challenging needs of our vulnerable communities.

The Sandwell Better Care Fund Programme is now recruiting the following role on a two-year, fixed-term basis to work as part of a high performing integrated commissioning team responsible for creating high quality, effective services for local people. 

Programme Management Office Manager (PMO)

You will support the management and delivery of the Sandwell Better Care Programme, having an overview of the programme deliverables and products.  You will have day to day responsibility for the Programme Management Office function.

You will be a dynamic, enthusiastic, forward thinking, organised and motivated individual who is educated to Masters Level or equivalent or experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area. You will have evidence of post qualifying CPD as well as Prince 2 with excellent ICT skills.

You will have an understanding of national policies that impact on Health & Social Care. You will need to have excellent communication skills to ensure that you communicate key messages to a range of stakeholders both internally and externally to Adult Social Care, NHS, patients, carers and support services. Partnership working across Adult Social Care and Health will be key to this role.

Having experience of identifying risks, anticipating issues and creating solutions, you will have a broad understanding of a range of complex agendas within Adult Social Care and Health. You will need to interpret information quickly and respond in a timely and effective way.

You will have budget management experience that includes budget setting and financial processes.

Hours 

37 hours per week

This vacancy and advert will be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible.