Project Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Initiate IM&T projects as directed by the Senior Project Manager, Programme Manager, and assess them for feasibility

Responsible for identifying, analysing and documenting the project requirements.

Responsible for the production of the specification and design/modification of information systems, including overseeing development work.

Undertake impact analyses to feed into service changes required after project delivery.

Identify, in conjunction with customers, the benefits to be realised by meeting the project requirements and the key success factors to be used to measure the project.

Manage a number of concurrent projects and/or act as stage manager for larger projects, as assigned by the Senior Project Manager or Programme Manager, across all customer areas across different disciplines, ensuring effective and regular communication at all levels with all interested parties

Co-ordinate and manage internal and external parties to ensure their effective involvement in change management, delivery and ongoing service, according to policy of the customer organisations.

Ensure that quality standards are maintained throughout, such that each project deliverable is fit for purpose and meets its documented requirement.

Defining and managing project risk parameters, instigating contingency plans and escalate as necessary to the Senior Project Manager, Programme Manager or Project Board.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Proven successful structured project management skills/ experience including experience in managing change and leadership of project teams. Or extensive experience in a project team.

Desirable

• Health information experience

Qualification

Essential

• Hold a formal project management qualification (eg. PRINCE, APM, Agile). Or have extensive, relevant project experience.

Desirable

• PRINCE 2 or equivalent qualification

Skills

Essential

• Software project management skills or software development skills or software support skills.

Desirable

• Demonstrable IT skills, use of Microsoft Office applications, use of Microsoft Project

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Treliske

Truro

TR1 3LJ

Employer's website

https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)