Project Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

This is a new and exciting opportunity based within L&SC TH to be working as a member of the core Training Hub Team and in partnership with Locality Training Hub Teams, across Primary Care, Private, Independent and Voluntary Organisations. The post holder will be responsible for project managing key clinical projects across L&SC PCTH which entails supporting the Training Hub to achieve success in meeting key contractual objectives across the L&SC PCTH footprint. This will involve working in partnership with key stakeholders to manage and maintain project delivery. The role will be flexible across all programmes in the training hub and there will be expectation to cross cover across multiple projects to meet the needs of the service.

It is key that the post holder, working in partnership with the Strategic Clinical Lead, delivers high quality service and high performing projects to support and meet the educational and training needs of the primary care workforce across the landscape and Primary Care System.

Accountable To:

Strategic Lead, Lancashire and South Cumbria Primary Care Training Hub (L&SC PCTH)

Head of Education, Training and Workforce Development, Morecambe Bay Primary Care Collaborative (MBPCC)

Responsible To: The L&SC PCTH Strategic Clinical Lead

Works with:

• NHS England (NHSE)
• L&SC Integrated Care Board (ICB)
• All core Training Hub Staff
• Locality Training Hubs (LTH)
• Higher Education Institutes (HEIs)/Further Education Colleges (FEC)/Schools
• Primary Care Organisations
• Acute and Community Trusts
• Other organisations such as North West Leadership Academy (NWLA)
• Health & Social Care Professional & regulatory bodies
• Optometry Dentistry and Community Pharmacy
• Regulated Care
• General Practice Education Facilitators (GPEFs)
• Workforce Development Mangers
• L&SC Primary Care Workforce

Requirements for the role

• Background in Health & Social Care
• Provide evidence of ongoing professional knowledge
• Experience of service improvement methodology, including project management
• Experience of education & training service delivery
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working and cross organisational working

Job Role:

Working within the Training Hub the post holder will be expected to drive the delivery of projects and objectives, whilst developing and implementing processes and systems to manage project information. The post holder will provide accurate, timely and high-quality reports on project progress and outputs against forecasts and strategic aims. The post holder will work with the Strategic clinical lead, Quality assurance lead and Programme leads to identify and overcome risks to ensure successful delivery of projects and the objectives of the programmes. It is expected that this role will support some clinical projects as well as flex and adapt to multiple projects, working to meet demands in the training hub.

Principle Duties and responsibilities

• Working in partnership with all key stakeholders to develop, maintain and report on clinical projects within L&SC PCTH
• Establish and maintain processes for managing scope during the project lifecycle, setting quality and performance standards and assessing risks
• Structure and manage integrated, multitrack performance databases for digital, print, social, broadcast, and experiential projects
• Develop and maintain partnerships with third-party organisations within primary care and wider ICB system
• Assign and monitor resources to ensure project efficiency and maximize deliverables
• Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and escalate issues, as necessary, according to project work plan
• Ensure that equality and diversity issues are recognised, addressed in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures
• Ensure confidentiality for all stakeholders is always adhered to
• Flexibility to adapt the role as required due to the evolving nature and growth of the L&SC PCTH as an organisation
• Ensure values of L&SC PCTH and MBPCC are upheld
• Able to represent project leads at meetings when deputised
• Able to present project methodology and outcomes at local/regional meetings

Key Activities

• Leading the planning and implementation of projects
• Defining a projects scope and goals
• Planning and scheduling project timelines
• Coordinating project staff
• Resource planning and allocation
• Quality assurance
• Carrying out risk assessment
• Managing project administration, including all documentation
• Meeting budgetary objectives
• Reporting regularly to senior management
• Managing stakeholder relationships
• Tracking project performance
• Project evaluations and results measurement

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification or experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential

• Detailed knowledge of project planning, implementation & project management gained through experience of using formal project planning tools
• Project management experience
• Experience in business case development
• Communication with multiple stakeholder projects and demonstrable experience of working in a complex change environment with multiple stakeholders
• Excellent presentation and report writing skills
• Proven strong organisational, project management and time management skills and ability to include the right tasks in the work breakdown structure of a project plan
• Proven ability to engage all stakeholders
• Ability to prioritise workload of others while balancing own workload(s)
• Experience of a range of IT programmes. Using strong proven capability with MS Office applications including Excel & PowerPoint

Desirable

• Good understanding of the Health and Social Care sector and an appreciation of the complex interdependencies within the system
• Proven ability in analysing information provided by technical staff, managerial staff and suppliers to extract the important criteria for successful outcomes in managing a project

Other Requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel to locations across Lancashire and South Cumbria

Behaviours and Values

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate effective behaviours
• Ability to enthuse and motivate others
• Commitment to principles of promoting equality and respecting diversity
• Strives for safe, quality, effective and efficient service provision
• Promotes open and honest dialogue, valuing individual differences, respect aspirations and commitments, and seeks to understand priorities, needs, abilities and limits
• Aware of the impact of own behaviour on others
• Leads by example and actively role models the NHS and L&SC PCTH Values in all work, fostering an inclusive culture with compassion and humanity
• Interprets equality, diversity and rights in accordance with legislation, policies, procedures and good practice
• Constructively challenges and accepts feedback from others
• Maintains confidentiality at all times

Employer details

Employer name

Morecambe Bay Primary Care Collaborative

Address

Moor Lane Mills

Moor Lane

Lancaster

Lancashire

LA1 1QD

Employer's website

https://mbpcc.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)