Project Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 26th November 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 10th December 2024

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First degree or equivalent qualification

Desirable

• Record of continuous development
• Evidence of CPD in project management i.e. Prince 2

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of working within the NHS or health sector in a project management related capacity.
• Evidenced portfolio of assisting on previous capital project work with proven record.
• Experience of assisting with the management of projects through the full project lifecycle.

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience of working in a project management related capacity.

Knowledge

Essential

• An evidenced understanding of the commissioning process as laid down in the NHS Estates Capital Investment Manual.
• Awareness of the application of Health Technical Memorandum & Health Building Notes within a healthcare environment.
• Awareness of the application of room data sheets on a project.

Desirable

• An evidenced understanding of the NHS Estates Capital Investment Manual workstages.
• Understanding of clinical relationships/adjacencies within a hospital facility with demonstration of recognised significance of support services, patient experience, consumerism and stakeholder (including patient) consultation.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work without constant direct supervision using own initiative within a constantly changing and demanding work environment.
• Ability to manage own work load, using own initiative as well as being part of a team.
• Ability to deal with highly complex, sensitive and confidential information.
• Good communication and liaison skills which can be delivered across a wide spectrum of staff groups.
• Good report writing, verbal and presentation skills.
• Ability to use computer software to create project reports, documents, drawings and other project information with accuracy and attention to detail.

Desirable

• Evidenced facilitation, negotiation and influencing skills.

Additional Requirements

Essential

• The ability to understand and behave at all time, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent
• Proactive with drive and enthusiasm
• Commitment to ensure the highest possible standards are upheld when delivering capital projects for the Trust
• Motivated, enthusiastic, conscientious, diplomatic and positive outlook to workload

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

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

Employer's website

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