University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Innovation Project Manager

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Job summary

Are you looking for your next step into Project Management? The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) are currently recruiting for two Band 7 Project Managers to join the team.

The WMAHSN is one of 15 AHSNs set up with the aim of spreading innovation at pace and scale across the healthcare system, to improve health and generate economic growth. The WMAHSN is structured into four divisions; Innovation and Commercial, Patient Safety Collaborative, Implementation and Adoption and Corporate. We deliver a range of innovative projects on behalf of our Commissioners, NHS England and the Office for Life Sciences.

As an Innovation Project Manager, you will be supporting the adoption and spread of innovation within NHS organisations. You will be working with commissioners, providers, clinicians, patient groups and others to understand local and regional issues, share learning from NHS organisations that have already implemented the innovation(s), and understand the impact of adoption.

You will work under the supervision of a Senior Project Manager within the Implementation and Adoption team.

The core requirement for the Innovation Project Manager is to provide operational oversight to WMAHSN supported implementation and adoption activities and to be responsible for a portfolio of local and/or national projects in varied clinical areas such as:

-Cardiovascular Disease

-Mental Health

-Medicines Optimisation

-Wound Care

-Innovative Technologies

Main duties of the job

*Provide day-to-day operational support to ensure the delivery of effective project management and administrative support to facilitate the implementation and adoption of innovation.

*Liaise closely with internal and external partners in the delivery of the projects to ensure timely achievement of key milestones.

*Develop and maintain an activity database of the project/s activity. Analyse data collected and generate metrics as required by relevant stakeholders.

*Monitor progress of projects to ensure compliance with objectives and proposed outputs including the quality and timeliness of data collection.

*Plan and coordinate the effective and timely completion of all associated ethics and governance for any project.

*Ensure all project management documents are regularly updated and reflect accurately the status of any project.

*Support the running of projects and be able to produce reports and up to date information on the outputs to all relevant Partners.

*Lead on specific issues and prepare / deliver presentations and reports.

*Ensure that all project plans and key milestones are met and reported on regularly as per Standard Operating Procedures.

*Ensure all project work is scoped, set up and initiated in compliance with AHSN and NHS standards.

*Organise, record, monitor, and schedule all project work activities relating to the relevant project(s).

*Produce detailed management information including statistical analysis, operational metrics, and individual reports.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Date posted

04 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1075539PM

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
*Post graduate level qualification or equivalent.
*Evidence of continuous personal development.

Desirable

*Project management qualification/ experience.
*Change management qualification.

Experience

Essential

*Significant Operational management experience working within a NHS/ Healthcare environment working with clinicians and other health care professionals at all levels of the organisation.
*Experience in leading on innovation and adoption processes relating to improvement with demonstrable track record of project management.
*Evidence of managing service/organisational change.
*Evidence of innovation in project research terms.
*Evidence of project work within the NHS.
*Evidence of good written and oral presentation skills.
*Evidence of developing team / others.

Desirable

*Evidence of experience in risk management and service improvement.
*Understanding of NHS agenda and political awareness.
*Knowledge of budget management.
*Understanding of issues relating to the implementation of innovation in the NHS including NHS strategy, structure, policies and priorities.

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects, and learns from the contribution of others.
*The post holder will be required to work flexibly for this post.
*Ability to comply with the travel requirements of the post and undertake work-related journeys within the West Midlands area (regularly), nationally although agile working will be a consideration for successful candidates.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
*Post graduate level qualification or equivalent.
*Evidence of continuous personal development.

Desirable

*Project management qualification/ experience.
*Change management qualification.

Experience

Essential

*Significant Operational management experience working within a NHS/ Healthcare environment working with clinicians and other health care professionals at all levels of the organisation.
*Experience in leading on innovation and adoption processes relating to improvement with demonstrable track record of project management.
*Evidence of managing service/organisational change.
*Evidence of innovation in project research terms.
*Evidence of project work within the NHS.
*Evidence of good written and oral presentation skills.
*Evidence of developing team / others.

Desirable

*Evidence of experience in risk management and service improvement.
*Understanding of NHS agenda and political awareness.
*Knowledge of budget management.
*Understanding of issues relating to the implementation of innovation in the NHS including NHS strategy, structure, policies and priorities.

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects, and learns from the contribution of others.
*The post holder will be required to work flexibly for this post.
*Ability to comply with the travel requirements of the post and undertake work-related journeys within the West Midlands area (regularly), nationally although agile working will be a consideration for successful candidates.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)