Job summary
An exciting opportunity is now available within Jessop Wing, Maternity Unit for a Project Manager (12-month fixed term) to join the Obstetric, Gynaecology, Neonatal,(OGN), Care Group, in a key quality and improvement role. You will work alongside the Maternity and Neonatal teams and also the OGN Quadrumvirate to provide assurance and contribute in the delivery of national quality and safety initiatives, which will include NHS Resolution, Maternity Incentive Scheme (MIS), Saving Babies Lives Vs3 and NHS England Three Year Single Delivery Plan.
Main duties of the job
- Manage projects with an emphasis on delivery, including the development of project plans, ensuring consistency with the Trust's strategic vision, goals, and objectives
- Manage the project using Project Management/Quality Improvement methodology
- The use of standard project documentation. The post holder will be responsible for preparing and writing documents such as the Project Proposal Documentation, Stage Plans, Work plans and Project Closure documents.
- Working with MIP Work Stream Groups, Project Teams and sub-groups. The post holder will be required to lead some of these meetings
- It will be the duty of the post holder to ensure that all agendas, meeting documents and minutes of meetings are completed in line with the performance management targets set within the project's communication plan
- Manage the escalation procedures; ensuring issues and risks raised are escalated to the Director of Midwifery and senior stakeholders.
- Prepare, develop and monitor Project Plans using appropriate software products. The post holder will be expected to present the plan to all relevant stakeholders and Divisions/Directorates and other senior management groups.
Please view the attached Job Description documents for full details regarding this post.
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.
The Directorate of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology is based at the Jessop Wing which is linked to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The maternity unit has over 6800 births per year and is a Regional Tertiary Maternity Service with a Level 3 Neonatal Unit of 44 cots. A tertiary Gynae-Oncology service and a changing Gynaecology Service, which includes an Assisted Conception Unit, complete the services within the Directorate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BA (Hons) in Business or Project Management or Equivalent relevant experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- PRINCE2 practitioner or equivalent
- MSc in Business and Project Management
Knowledge
Essential
- Project Management qualification (e.g. PRINCE, Agile)
- Knowledge of the end to end project lifecycle
- Demonstrable experience in Project planning, implementation, benefits realisation, project closure and review
- Experience of working in Clinical, HR management, commissioning or workforce role
- Experience of preparing and presenting major project documentation such as PIDS, Business cases, end stage reports and PIR documents
- Experience of building successful multi discipline project teams
- Demonstrable experience in the use of process reengineering techniques including As Is and To Be
- Experienced in running client workshops/delivering presentations
- Demonstrable Change Management experience
- Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and the team achieve.
- Sets very high standards for themselves and the team
- Significant managerial/project experience.
- Experienced people manager with the ability to influence, consult, negotiate and problem solve
- Good Excel and Powerpoint skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of current issues with OGN, workforce and NHS.
- Good level of knowledge of Service Delivery within the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Good leadership and management skills, with ability to work unsupervised setting clear objectives and targets to achieve deliverables and goals
- Driven to provide excellent levels of service for all trust managers, employees and external clients
- Good networking skills both within the Trust and across the wider NHS and external business sectors
- To have excellent communication, motivating and influencing skills and an ability to work with a variety of stakeholders from different professional backgrounds
- Demonstrable evidence of good analytical and numerical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial and statistical data
- Resilient, determined and confident
- Committed to developing and delivery customer focused projects
- Committed to service improvement and innovation
- Flexible approach to working and hours of work
- Excellent written, verbal and presentational skills
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Ability to effectively negotiate/consult to ensure problems and barriers to success can be overcome/resolved
- Ability to work on a number of projects simultaneously and deliver to agreed time scales.
- Effective decision-making ability when prioritising and organising own and team workloads to ensure strict project deadlines are met.
- Self-motivated and able to enthuse project teams to ensure projects are delivered on time.
- Ability to identify project "pinch points" and move resource as and when required to ensure project deliverables are met to the agreed time, cost and quality measures.
- Continuous development of own skill set, knowledge and experience in order to improve personal performance.
- Love to be in control and on top of everything that is going on in their team.
- Likes to be 'hands on' implementing changes to improve the patient experience.
- Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of constantly switching between different activities and issues
- Possesses a 'can do' approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough.
- Pick up on other people's needs sensing when something is wrong.
- Good at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand.
- Provides outstanding service, by putting patients first, ensuring patients are cared for with courtesy, compassion, dignity and empathy.
Desirable
- Document Configuration management
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Respectful to patients, staff colleagues and all internal and external contacts whilst valuing diversity.
- Takes ownership for own actions and areas of responsibility.
- Demonstrates unity by working in partnership with all colleagues and committing to team goals.
- Proven track record of delivery of professional, efficient and effective services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BA (Hons) in Business or Project Management or Equivalent relevant experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- PRINCE2 practitioner or equivalent
- MSc in Business and Project Management
Knowledge
Essential
- Project Management qualification (e.g. PRINCE, Agile)
- Knowledge of the end to end project lifecycle
- Demonstrable experience in Project planning, implementation, benefits realisation, project closure and review
- Experience of working in Clinical, HR management, commissioning or workforce role
- Experience of preparing and presenting major project documentation such as PIDS, Business cases, end stage reports and PIR documents
- Experience of building successful multi discipline project teams
- Demonstrable experience in the use of process reengineering techniques including As Is and To Be
- Experienced in running client workshops/delivering presentations
- Demonstrable Change Management experience
- Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and the team achieve.
- Sets very high standards for themselves and the team
- Significant managerial/project experience.
- Experienced people manager with the ability to influence, consult, negotiate and problem solve
- Good Excel and Powerpoint skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of current issues with OGN, workforce and NHS.
- Good level of knowledge of Service Delivery within the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Good leadership and management skills, with ability to work unsupervised setting clear objectives and targets to achieve deliverables and goals
- Driven to provide excellent levels of service for all trust managers, employees and external clients
- Good networking skills both within the Trust and across the wider NHS and external business sectors
- To have excellent communication, motivating and influencing skills and an ability to work with a variety of stakeholders from different professional backgrounds
- Demonstrable evidence of good analytical and numerical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial and statistical data
- Resilient, determined and confident
- Committed to developing and delivery customer focused projects
- Committed to service improvement and innovation
- Flexible approach to working and hours of work
- Excellent written, verbal and presentational skills
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Ability to effectively negotiate/consult to ensure problems and barriers to success can be overcome/resolved
- Ability to work on a number of projects simultaneously and deliver to agreed time scales.
- Effective decision-making ability when prioritising and organising own and team workloads to ensure strict project deadlines are met.
- Self-motivated and able to enthuse project teams to ensure projects are delivered on time.
- Ability to identify project "pinch points" and move resource as and when required to ensure project deliverables are met to the agreed time, cost and quality measures.
- Continuous development of own skill set, knowledge and experience in order to improve personal performance.
- Love to be in control and on top of everything that is going on in their team.
- Likes to be 'hands on' implementing changes to improve the patient experience.
- Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of constantly switching between different activities and issues
- Possesses a 'can do' approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough.
- Pick up on other people's needs sensing when something is wrong.
- Good at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand.
- Provides outstanding service, by putting patients first, ensuring patients are cared for with courtesy, compassion, dignity and empathy.
Desirable
- Document Configuration management
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Respectful to patients, staff colleagues and all internal and external contacts whilst valuing diversity.
- Takes ownership for own actions and areas of responsibility.
- Demonstrates unity by working in partnership with all colleagues and committing to team goals.
- Proven track record of delivery of professional, efficient and effective services.
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
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).
