Band 7 Research Project Manager

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHBFT) Research Development & Innovation department are committed to the responsible use of data to improve patient care and the population's health and well-being. The Post holder will be working within the Research Data Team responsible for managing a range of projects within the Research Data and West Midlands Secure Data Environment Portfolios.

The successful candidate must demonstrate key project management skills and implement robust recording and monitoring practices. Using their own judgment, the post holder will be able to prioritise their workload effectively.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will organise, accurately record, monitor, and schedule all project work activities relating to the relevant projects. Providing a high-quality service to all external organisations, companies, and staff to ensure that trust wide standards are maintained and monitored to improve the size, quality, and breadth of the portfolio, contributing to improving the health and wealth of the nation.

The post holder is required to work on their own initiative on a regular basis and manage their own workload; this will require excellent planning and organisational skills. The post holder must be able to communicate information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, i.e., clinical, and operational staff, national bodies, and commercial/project partners.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

01 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1079472PM

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

Educated to degree level in a relevant
subject (science, technical, digital
innovation, and business) or
equivalent level of qualification or
significant equivalent experience.
* Project Management qualification to
post graduate level or equivalent.
* Evidence of continuous personal
development

Experience

Essential

Experience in technology, healthcare,
and research innovation
*
* Experience of planning, managing,
and delivering innovation-based
projects/programme management
and methodology
* Experience of an agile user centred
approach to project management
* Proven ability to negotiate and
motivate teams to ensure project
delivery.
* Experience in understanding
technical discussions and
documentation including data and
digital themes.
* Experience in dealing with sensitive
and confidential information.
* Experience of working in hospital
setting

Desirable

Self-motivated
* Entrepreneurial/Innovative
* Demonstrates honesty and integrity
and promotes organisational values.
* Embrace change, viewing it as an
opportunity to gain experience and
develop.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level in a relevant
subject (science, technical, digital
innovation, and business) or
equivalent level of qualification or
significant equivalent experience.
* Project Management qualification to
post graduate level or equivalent.
* Evidence of continuous personal
development

Experience

Essential

Experience in technology, healthcare,
and research innovation
*
* Experience of planning, managing,
and delivering innovation-based
projects/programme management
and methodology
* Experience of an agile user centred
approach to project management
* Proven ability to negotiate and
motivate teams to ensure project
delivery.
* Experience in understanding
technical discussions and
documentation including data and
digital themes.
* Experience in dealing with sensitive
and confidential information.
* Experience of working in hospital
setting

Desirable

Self-motivated
* Entrepreneurial/Innovative
* Demonstrates honesty and integrity
and promotes organisational values.
* Embrace change, viewing it as an
opportunity to gain experience and
develop.

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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).

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