Senior Transition Manager
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Job description
The Senior Transition Manager holds overall responsibility for coordinating and delivering the clients Medical Assessment service transition, ensuring outcomes are achieved on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards. Reporting to the Director, the role requires the capability to lead the project team independently while working closely with senior stakeholders.
This is a hands-on leadership role, accountable for developing and delivering key work packages, delegating effectively across workstreams, and proactively managing risks and issues. The post holder must operate with gravitas and credibility, confidently influencing both internal and external stakeholders and demonstrating Optima Health's expertise in effective service transition.
The role also works closely with the Serco Project Management Office to ensure robust progress tracking and clear, efficient reporting.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the clients Transition Project through to completion, taking direct and proactive responsibility for project success and ownership of the medical transition plan.
- Work independently and confidently to design and deliver work packages required for the clients Transition project, working within agreed change control parameters.
- Engage stakeholders as required to gain support and resources required to deliver the clients Transition project successfully.
- Use initiative to ensure effective and efficient use of time of self and others, to enable flexible, timely delivery of the project, whilst minimising the cost of change.
- Responsible for the requirements compliance matrix, ensuring the project are evidencing our service against the requirements.
- Use change control procedures, standards, tools and support resources in a smart way to enhance the stakeholder experience of change and promote delivery of responsive, timely and high-quality projects.
- Maintain key relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaboratively work with the Project Management Office within Serco.
- Identifying and mitigating key risks and issues impacting project delivery.
- Research and analysis of key opportunities to inform decision making.
- Create clear documentation in the form of flowcharts, document guides or presentations.
- Some travel will be required.
- Whilst maintaining necessary proper controls and operating in line with the company's flexible working policy, promote the innovative use of communications technology to improve flexible working, thereby helping to retain talent and reduce travelling.
- Lead by example and be an inspirational role model for the Optima Health values - One Team, never too big to care, doing the right thing and shaping tomorrow.
Requirements
Do you have experience in Physical examinations?, * Good understanding of medical services, and regulated environments including health screening and Occupational Health industry.
- Experience of managing projects.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to influence and persuade others.
- Competent in planning and coordinating multiple streams of activity.
- Demonstrable problem-solving skills.
- PRINCE2 or equivalent qualified (desirable).
- Ability to design and deliver work packages.
- Ability to delegate effectively.
- Ability to undertake research and data analysis for reports.
- Ability to drive change and delivery through influencing and collaboration.
- Ability and confidence to work with senior internal and external customers.
- Experience working independently in a cross functional environment and adjust well to changing circumstances, work effectively and efficiently in a busy, deadline-driven dynamic environment.
Benefits & conditions
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Buy and sell holiday scheme
- Professional Registration fees paid
- Matched Pension Scheme
- Health Cash Plan
- Life Assurance
- Annual flu jabs
- Eye Test Voucher
- Perkbox retail reward and discount scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunities to progress in different areas on the business
- Leadership training scheme if you would like to progress to leadership
Optima Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender or gender expression, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief or sexual orientation.
