Job overview “This fellowship has not only given me skills and insights but has inspired me to be a driving force for positive change.”
Kofoworola Abeni Pratt Alumni, 2024
Applications are now open for Cohort 5 of the Kofoworola Abeni Pratt Fellowship.
Are you looking to develop new skills and gain experience in a corporate setting, supported by sponsorship from senior nursing, midwifery or AHP leaders? The Fellowship offers a unique secondment into the Chief Nursing Office, providing immersion in strategic work and exposure to opportunities not available in clinical services.
We welcome applications from nurses (including dental nurses), midwives and allied health professionals across all our acute sites; Brompton, Evelina London, Guy’s, Harefield, St Thomas’ and community services.
Applications close Sunday 25 January 2026 at Midnight.
Selection process
Shortlisted applicants will attend an interview and group discussion on Friday 6 February 2026. Due to the tight recruitment timeline, alternative dates or virtual interviews cannot be offered.
Outcomes will be communicated by Wednesday 11 February 2026. The line manager of the successful applicant will also be informed on this day to support appropriate notice periods. Please discuss your intention to apply with your line manager before attending the interview. Main duties of the job The Kofoworola Abeni Pratt Fellowship will serve a dual purpose: The Fellowship is a leadership development opportunity for 10 months, giving nurses, midwives and allied health professionals the opportunity to undertake experiential learning, leading on corporate projects, gaining exposure to the wider organisation and raising the profile of the Fellows.
Fellows will be expected to deliver the portfolio of work which has been established by previous Fellowship cohorts. This includes: delivering and ongoing evaluation of the successful Inclusive Leadership Behaviours Programme, attend meetings bringing ideas and contributing to the ED&I agenda, developing and delivering new projects using combinations of staff lived experience, patients experience and other lines of information gathered through engagement with staff from across the organisation, with the aim of disrupting structural barriers and biases. There are four Fellowship posts:
1 x band 8a
2 x band 7
1 x band 6
In addition to delivering the work of the Fellowship, the band 8a will line manage the team of Fellows. Working for our organisation Guy’s and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. See
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. See
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Duties and Responsibilities
Project Management Manage the production of project plans that deliver the development programme for ethnic minority staff against agreed milestones and objectives.
Develop business cases, including feasibility studies, outline business cases (OBC), and detailed scheme designs.
Provide project management expertise to the individuals in the project team and ensure that the leads have clear responsibilities, priorities, timescales and track delivery. Design, facilitate and effectively lead project management meetings with stakeholders; ensuring breadth in participation and a focus on action planning. Develop and maintain effective project reporting to key stakeholders.
Proactively mitigate risk across all project activity, and assure that programme / project leads and stakeholders are aware.
Determine and allocate staff and other resources for the project, monitoring work allocation and re-allocating as necessary to ensure successful delivery to time, cost and quality. Use appropriate project management practices and facilitate meetings of clinicians, managers, patients and other partners to agree priorities and action plans. Proactively monitor progress to ensure the project is managed in line with the Trust’s Values, Standing Financial Instructions, project management processes, and in compliance with appropriate legislation, statutory approvals and mandatory standards. Plan and implement appropriate evaluation and audit of projects across sites and organisations. Financial management Manage a delegated budget for own area of work to ensure best value for money, including signing off invoices, monitoring expenditure and providing budgetary reports. Actively monitor expenditure against budget and address problems at an early stage. Manage the commissioning and procurement of, services and facilities, as required for the delivery of the project. Staff and stakeholder management Manage engagement plans for project to proactively ensure that positive and effective relations are developed and maintained between members of the team, all clients and key internal and external stakeholders throughout the project. Manage strategies to achieve acceptance, consensus and alignment of views, both formally and informally from stakeholders.
Use negotiation, persuasion and motivational skills to gain support for the programme across the breadth of stakeholders, including providers. Ensure that delivery plans are developed and regularly updated for all projects. Ensure that effective communication continues throughout the life of the project. Ensure that satisfactory systems are in place to maintain effective communication within the programme office.
Provide leadership to project team, assigning responsibility for individual projects, providing day to day technical support and balancing the workloads of individual team. Work in a matrix management style and foster close working relations with other stakeholders. Provide support and guidance to team members on all aspects of project delivery, including technical areas. Ensure that lessons learned are addressed and taken forward. Work with stakeholders to establish a communications plan to ensure successful launch of the programme. Information management Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate project information management systems, ensuring they are fit for purpose to a range of audiences. Manage project team to develop, refine and implement project data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data, including quantitative and qualitative data. Maintain databases required by the project. Develop policies and protocols to support the project that are consistent with Trust standards. Strategy, change and service improvement Manage the development of project strategy, including research and development to identify requirements, develop and promote best practice. Ensure infrastructure is in place to test and review new concepts, models, methods, practices, products and equipment. Design and implement innovative methods to gain patient and public involvement to inform service direction, improvement, user satisfaction and as a tool for performance management.
Regular horizon scanning of best practice and ways of working within ED&I and the leadership development space. Personal Development Maintain up to date knowledge of a range of skills including service improvement techniques and be responsible for developing and maintaining own CPD programme. Research and Development Undertake primary and secondary research, audits and evaluations as required. General Autonomy for specific areas of directorate, to assess the impact of change and make decisions, balancing risks and priorities.
Liaise with Organisational Development and Education, Training & Development teams as required. Proactive in identifying and addressing issues which are significant within and across directorates. Person specification Qualifications/Education Essential criteria Educated to masters level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development.
A proven track record of operational service management in a Nursing or AHP context. Previous experience Essential criteria Evidence of managing successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including business case preparation, service initiation / commissioning, contract negotiation and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
Project management experience in managing complex services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment. Skills/knowledge/ability Essential criteria Extensive knowledge of operations and / or project management methodologies and techniques.
Experience of face-to-face and virtual facilitation
Excellent understanding and track record of successful change and project management.
Use advanced analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data.
Work flexibly, prioritise workloads and resource them in response to changing demands and requirements.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and delegate effectively.
Ability to find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems.
Ability to build trusted and credible relationships with stakeholders, internally and externally
Excellent management skills including motivating and coaching staff.
Highly effective people and project management skills. Additional Information Essential criteria Additional information A commitment to the principles of equality, diversity & inclusion Employer certification / accreditation badges
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