Benefits Manager
Band 8a
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
As we have all seen, the NHS has undergone the most challenging period in its history over the last three years. Along with the continued pressure and unknowns that the services have faced, the pandemic has given our services the opportunity to look at how we may do things differently, to better meet the health needs of the people of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. With some great opportunities to be working differently, we now seek a benefits manager to support us in evidencing that the changes which we put in place can deliver direct benefits to our patients and our staff.
As a new role to the team, you will be instrumental in establishing the framework for benefits management across the Trust, and supporting benefits activities through the whole business change lifecycle, from identification through to realisation. You will be working closely with our operational colleagues to support the early identification of benefits through service plan development as well as driving a broader understanding of benefits management across the organisation and wider health and social care system in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. You will be responsible for the benefits lifecycle processes, as well as forecasting and monitoring programme benefits in line with the governance of our programmes.
Main duties of the job
Main duties include:
- Ownership and responsibility for updating of the benefits management strategy, associated framework and toolkit
- Leading expert in the field of benefits management across the organisation, embedding the CFT benefits strategy within the planning and delivery of change
- An advocate for benefits-led change, contributing to the early identification of benefits through service planning and business case development
- Developing and leading benefits workshops with a range of colleagues at all levels across the organisation
- Monitoring and reporting of benefits through internal and external governance routes
- Close alignment to the PFO to ensure benefit reporting is standardised and consistent across a portfolio of work
- Training and mentoring of the benefit toolkit to colleagues including programme and project managers, SROs and SRMs.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education and Experience
Essential criteria
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience within a portfolio/benefits management/change management environment
- Training/Qualification in benefits management such as APMG Managing Benefits Practitioner Level or equivalent
- Experience in participating in benefits reviews at the start of the project/programme, checkpoint reviews, and post-implementation reviews
Skills
Essential criteria
- Skilled and experienced in identifying and quantifying benefits in facilitating benefits workshops, benefit dependency mapping, stakeholder insight and preparing accurate benefits forecasts
- Ability to model benefits supporting the development of business cases. In particular, options appraisal, financial modelling and strategic planning within complex programmes.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good understanding of benefits analysis techniques such as cost-effectiveness analysis, real options analysis, multi-criteria analysis and value management techniques
- Knowledge of the relationship between research and the delivery of benefits-driven transformational change in complex areas
- Specialised knowledge of Benefits Management theory, principles, and application
Personal
Essential criteria
- Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness
- Excellent motivational and negotiating skills to encourage collaborative working to improve services where there may be resistance
- Ability to establish credibility within the organisation and to influence others
At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:
- Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
- Protected CPD time for registered staff
- Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
- Leadership and Management development programmes
- Coaching and mentoring opportunities
- A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
- Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
- A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
- Individual professional development programmes
Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:
- Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
- Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
- Free DBS checks where required
- Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.
We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.
If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.
Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644
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