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Integrated Healthcare PropertiesIndependent Consultant
Apr. 2024United KingdomProviding consultancy and BI expertise in building Optimise BI. Optimise BI is an analytical product for estates, primarily for Integrated Care Boards and Systems. The product and service will make a considerable difference to Integrated Care Boards and Systems' ability to analyse the entirety of their estate and identify critical projects and programmes. Key benefits will be improved access and integration of care through improved utilisation across the entirety of their estate, especially for GP Practices. www.integratedhealthcareproperties.co.uk
Be the BusinessNED and Advisory Board Member
Nov. 2023United KingdomAdvisory NED Board Member for a portfolio of small & medium enterprise businesses (SMEs), advising on operational stability, future growth, and sustainable productivity. Engaged collaboratively with stakeholders.
Care Quality CommissionConsultant Programme Manager
Mar. 2023 - Apr. 2024Spearheaded operational and business change capability for the CQC to discharge new regulatory powers (Health & Social Care Act 2022) to assess 153 local authorities and 42 integrated care systems in England. Programme-led the successful delivery of operating model transformation, resource and workforce modelling (100+FTEs) and co-production of future state organisational design. Managed a major £6.5m+ budget. Reported directly to the Programme Director (Transformation Programme) & Chief Inspector (Operational). Collaboratively engaged with Finance, Legal, Policy, Transformation Programme (including IT / technology), and Operational Leadership Teams. End-to-end programme leadership, encompassing budgets, programme initiation, scope, programme board structure, terms of reference, governance & assurance, reporting and strategic planning. Successfully implemented the capability for pilot and formal regulatory assessments, transition planning into future state operating models, and delivery of service design requirements for digital capability within budget. Key contributions and successes:
• Leveraged best practice governance and assurance to meet the diverse demands of stakeholders
• Recruited and led a delivery team of 6 project managers, business change managers and BAs
• Secured funding for 100+ operational assessment FTE from the Department of Health and Social Care despite a challenging political climate
• Delivered Target Operating Model annual cost forecasts for providing services & securing budgets • Successfully managed and overcame stakeholder challenges via clear messaging at C-Suite level
NHS Supply ChainConsultant - Programme Delivery
Jul. 2022 - Nov. 2022London, England, United KingdomProgramme leadership and consultancy, engaging as a strategic advisor for a target programme operating model to integrate DHSC end-of-agency PPE programme within the NHS Supply Chain Project Portfolio. Full programme lifecycle management and delivery, encompassing project scope, planning, risk and issues. Key contributions and successes:
• Successfully integrated End of Agency PPE programme into the wider NHS Supply Chain portfolio,
• Key role in reducing contingent labour overheads by 10% & spending with 3rd party vendors by 20%
Royal Borough of Kingston upon ThamesConsultant - Transformation Programme Manager
Jun. 2022 - Nov. 2022London, England, United KingdomTasked with implementing a new strategic framework and 5-year plan for the One Public Estate Integration Programme between Southwest London's Local Authorities, Integrated Care Board and System. Worked collaboratively with 3rd party consultants, local authorities and clinical healthcare representatives. Reported directly to the Programme Director, regularly engaging at C-Suite level on programme delivery. Key contributions and successes:
• Identified key benefit opportunities within various estate portfolios to deliver future sustainability
• Delivered a robust 5-year strategy to reduce estate portfolio to drive overhead savings of 20%
• Overcame challenges, delivering a strategic framework for a major 5-year infrastructure renewal
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated CareConsultant - Programme Delivery
Oct. 2021 - Jul. 2022Manchester, England, United KingdomTook the lead in the transformation, assurance and due diligence activities during the closedown, cutover and transition for the NHS Greater Manchester finance programme (The Health and Social Care Act 2022). Acted as a ‘trusted advisor’, providing advisory services to the NHS Greater Manchester Board on the strategy to implement an interim operating model during a year of transformational change. Collaboratively engaged across estates, finance, governance, clinical & IT functions, and externally with both NHS England and NHS Shared Business Services. Managed a major £1m+ programme budget. Consolidated finance and governance change program for Manchester NHS, merging 12 CCGs into an Integrated Care System and Integrated Care Board, with a £6bn budget. Key contributions and successes:
• Leveraged a best practice decision-making framework and PPPM structure, ensuring delivery
• Led transition of financial systems from 12 organisations to 1 while navigating uncertain legislation • Overcame challenges by ensuring stakeholder ‘buy-in’ and introducing a robust programme plan
• Reinforced the importance of adaptable programme delivery & robust decision-making frameworks
The Programme Group LimitedFounder, Director & Programme Consultant
Jul. 2021Cardiff, Wales, United KingdomAbout Our Business
Welcome to The Programme Group, a leading boutique consultancy specialising in Programme Management, Change, and Transformation. Focusing relentlessly on excellence and innovation, we provide bespoke solutions to align your organisation with today's rapidly evolving business landscape. Our Mission
Our mission is to empower businesses to adapt, innovate, and thrive in the face of change. We accomplish this by providing tailor-made programme management strategies and transformative solutions that foster growth, enhance efficiency, and create lasting impact. Provision of programme leadership and transformational consultancy expertise as the Founder of a specialist consulting firm, centred around strategy, executive mentoring & start-ups. Works collaboratively with clients. Full project lifecycle management and delivery, encompassing scope, budgets, planning, risk, and issues. Currently advising Integrated Healthcare Properties, Community Health Partnerships, and NHS Greater Manchester Estates Transformation Programme, covering Primary Care, LiftCo, and NHSPS.
Public Health EnglandProgramme Delivery Consultant
Oct. 2020 - Sep. 2021England, United KingdomProgramme leadership and delivery, taking ownership for the Business Design Programme for a complex national redevelopment initiative for the £1bn+ Harlow, Science Hub Campus Construction Programme. Leadership of a multi-functional team of 25 FTEs working on a portfolio of 30+ projects spanning strategy, operational delivery, and future ways of working for the organisation. Effective control of a £55m+ budget. Key contributions and successes:
• Co-production of Target Operating Model, detailing transformation, positively impacting 3,000+ FTEs
• Saved £20m in project design delay costs by establishing a practical programme operating model • Successfully embedded & promoted a sustainable framework, streamlining decision-making controls
Public Health WalesConsultant - Transformation LINC Programme
Jan. 2020 - Apr. 2020WalesProject expertise and delivery, conducting a full strategic review and assessment for Public Health Wales to standardise processes across testing and research facilities in preparation for the National LINC programme. Achieved significant success, realising a major increase in output efficiency by 25% in laboratory testing.
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentConsultant - Senior Project Manager
Aug. 2019 - Dec. 2019Cardiff, United KingdomProject leadership, delivering a National Decarbonisation and Sustainability Procurement and Contracting Strategy for the Welsh Government, Local Authorities and organisations to assist in climate change targets.
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