Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Junior Project Manager to join the Combined Community and Acute Care Group PMO. The successful post holder will have proven experience of Project Management and will play a key role in supporting managers and clinical staff across the Care Group lead the delivery of projects focused on improvement and service delivery, reporting to the programme manager.
The role will be responsible for ensuring that effective project governance is in place, developing and presenting a variety of documents and reports, developing plans, managing, and monitoring progress, risks and issues and providing stakeholder management and communications.
The Combined Community and Acute Group consists of three Directorates and covers a diverse range of Acute and Community Services over several sites across the city of Sheffield.
We will consider part time or flexible working patterns to ensure the appropriate work/life balance for our staff. We will also consider applicants with a clinical background and experience in leading improvement/ project work.
As a PMO we offer support and training to meet the needs of our staff and what matters to them.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Coordinate projects and continuous improvement activities to help teams deliver improved quality and efficiency.
- Lead appropriate projects through the full lifecycle from definition/initiation, outline business case and planning through delivery and change management/ benefits realisation.
- Liaise closely with relevant managers and clinical staff, and other colleagues to ensure the workstreams are progressing in line with key milestones.
- Provide regular updates to the programme manager, escalating risks/issues. Support the management of issues resolution/ escalation, taking appropriate action.
- Be a visible and accessible point of contact for advice, guidance, and support on all aspects of change and service improvement.
- Deputise for the programme manager at internal and external meetings.
- Have line management responsibility for other members of the team as applicable.
- Support in the promotion of quality improvement methodology in the Care Group and wider organisation and contribute strongly to a growing culture of continuous improvement.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent project experience.
- Qualified in Prince2 or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge and practical experience of change management and business re-design.
- Has practical knowledge of project management and change management.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering service improvement.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of hands-on delivery and management of complex full lifecycle project.
- Experience of working in a change environment with multiple stakeholders and securing their engagement to deliver change.
- Experience of working within a project management environment delivering business process/change initiatives across an organisation.
- Experience of managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.
- Experience of writing reports and business documents for a wide range of audiences.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Hands on delivery of successful full lifecycle NHS projects using project management techniques.
- Knowledge and practical experience of change management and business re-design.
- Knowledge of project planning, implementation and management using project planning tools.
- Delivery of service improvement.
- Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written.
- Able to work in a team with good interpersonal skills including tact and discretion.
- Ability to facilitate discussions which challenge the current ways of working with staff at all levels and manage resistance to change.
- Ability to coach staff in adopting new methods of working.
- Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, senior managers, and customers.
- Ability to write reports and associated project documentation
- Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders/customers on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information.
Desirable
- Business process mapping and workflow diagram techniques and applications.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent project experience.
- Qualified in Prince2 or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge and practical experience of change management and business re-design.
- Has practical knowledge of project management and change management.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering service improvement.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of hands-on delivery and management of complex full lifecycle project.
- Experience of working in a change environment with multiple stakeholders and securing their engagement to deliver change.
- Experience of working within a project management environment delivering business process/change initiatives across an organisation.
- Experience of managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.
- Experience of writing reports and business documents for a wide range of audiences.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Hands on delivery of successful full lifecycle NHS projects using project management techniques.
- Knowledge and practical experience of change management and business re-design.
- Knowledge of project planning, implementation and management using project planning tools.
- Delivery of service improvement.
- Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written.
- Able to work in a team with good interpersonal skills including tact and discretion.
- Ability to facilitate discussions which challenge the current ways of working with staff at all levels and manage resistance to change.
- Ability to coach staff in adopting new methods of working.
- Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, senior managers, and customers.
- Ability to write reports and associated project documentation
- Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders/customers on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information.
Desirable
- Business process mapping and workflow diagram techniques and applications.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
