Sarah Joanne Halliwell, Senior Transition Implementation Lead, PMO

Sarah Joanne Halliwell

Senior Transition Implementation Lead, PMO

Health Education England

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
Éducation
Baccalauréat, Podiatry
Expérience
3 years, 10 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :3 years, 10 Mois

Senior Transition Implementation Lead, PMO à Health Education England
  • Royaume Uni - Manchester
  • février 2022 à décembre 2023

Led all aspects of programme delivery and PMO management to ensure merger within time, cost, and quality constraints. Monitored costs, risks, and dependencies to ensure seamless integration of PMO within broader portfolio. Collaborated with Subject Matter Experts to identify areas of business growth and secure executive-level buy-in. Owned decision-making authority up to Director Level, whilst leading, training, and mentoring cross-functional teams to navigate complex challenges. Directed due diligence and Day One Readiness projects across nine workstreams.
• Assured secure data transfer by creating induction materials and post-merger plans.
• Attained 'Significant Assurance' status in external audit by establishing governance framework.
• Minimised potential risks management by creating and streamlining transparent communication channels.
• Ensured seamless transition of regulatory matters by directing legal merger of Health Education England into NHS England.
• Standardised overall procedures by introducing advanced methodologies in align with HEE PMO and NHS England policies.

Senior Transition Implementation Lead, PMO à Health Education England
  • Royaume Uni
  • juillet 2022 à juin 2023
Programme, Transformation & Delivery Senior Manager à NHS England Programme Lead (HR & People Programmes)
  • Royaume Uni - Manchester
  • mars 2020 à janvier 2022

Programme, Transformation & Delivery Senior Manager
Spearheaded large-scale workforce and change management initiatives, including Bring Back Staff (BBS) campaign and Ukrainian Refugee Employment programme. Led, trained, and mentored cross-functional team of project managers to streamline project planning, reporting, documentation, and RAID management. Oversaw national reporting processes to deliver constructive data on healthcare workforce to top-tier stakeholders. Generated weekly Situation Reports (SitReps) on healthcare workforce employment and staff vaccination figures for Cabinet Office and Downing Street. Directed MI / BI analyst team, whilst facilitating data-driven decision-making by leveraging reports and dashboards.
• Contributed to vaccination efforts, resulting in 15K additional staff vaccinated against Covid-19.
• Developed robust business cases to secured investments for NHS Reserve pilot sites, mobilising 16K reservists.
• Directed high-impact initiatives, including transformative Bring Back Staff, NHS Reserve Feasibility Tests, Ukrainian Refugee Employment, and Staff Vaccination programmes.
• Workforce Safety and Supply Programme, demonstrating authoritative decision-making in governance and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) forums.

Éducation

Baccalauréat, Podiatry
  • à The University Of Salford
  • août 2013

Bachelor of science First class honours

Specialties & Skills

Business Transformation
Problem resolution
Forecasting
Budgeting
Project Management
Team Training & Leadership
Risk Assessment & Mitigation
Project & Programme Management
Organisational Change Management
Business Transformation
Strategic Planning & Execution
Workforce & Resource Allocation
Continuous Process Enhancement
Regulatory Compliance & Governance
Stakeholder Relationship Management
Merger & Acquisition
Budgeting & Forecasting
Cost Control & Optimisation
Complex Problem Resolution
Cross-functional Collaboration

Langues

Anglais
Expert

Formation et Diplômes

Information Management: Document Security (Certificat)
Managing Data With Microsoft 365 (Certificat)
Leveraging Generative AI for Project Management (Certificat)
Agile Project Management Foundations (Certificat)
Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM): Privacy Programme Framework (Certificat)
Understanding HR Systems Features and Benefits, (Certificat)
Presenting to Senior Executives (Certificat)
Becoming a Thought Leader (Certificat)
Managing Organisational Change for Leaders (Certificat)
Delivering Results With a Business Focussed PMO (Certificat)
Setting Up a PMO (Certificat)
How to Successfully Lead a PMO (Certificat)
Managing Skills for Remote Leaders (Certificat)
Programme Management Foundations (Certificat)
Adaptive Project Leadership (Certificat)
Writing a Business Case (Certificat)
Business Acumen for Project Managers (Certificat)
Leading Projects, (Certificat)
Project Management Foundations (Lessons Learned) (Certificat)
Project Management Foundations (Risk) (Certificat)
Project Management Foundations (Teams) (Certificat)