Job summary
Band 7 Project Manager (ICS Elective TIF)
This is a fixed-term post for 18 months.
The Project Manager will be a key member of the Planned Care Management team with accountability for delivery of one of the Care Group's biggest and most strategically significant projects supporting our elective recovery programme.
The Project is to deliver the NHS England Targeted Investment Fund (TIF) award of (£17M) which includes the build of a free standing outpatient and procedure hub on the south block site of the Trust.
Working closely with the Estates and Facilities team to coordinate the delivery of the procurement, build and handover of a state of the art, outpatient and procedures unit.
With administrative support from the Estates Project office, the post holder will coordinate reporting, delivery and oversight of the project including managing a document library, planning and engagement with clinical teams, liaison with strategic partners for reporting on progress, internal reporting to the Project Board and Trust Operational Management Teams/Groups.
The project also includes funding for a number of targeted capital investments in kit to enable increased elective activity and the post holder will support spend of that funding and reporting of impact.
Main duties of the job
RBH has successfully risen to the challenges of the pandemic and is proud to have continued to provide excellent and safe care for its patients over the last few years.
Focus now turns to recovering our backlog while continuing to press ahead with an exciting programme of improving our surgical pathways through transforming how and where we provide our services. Alongside this, it is crucial that we optimise our theatre efficiency and ensure the effective management of our emergency pathways.
We are also working towards an ambitious aim of living within our means and delivering financial balance. You will be instrumental in designing and managing schemes and processes that can make these aspirations a reality.
A track record in the development of efficiency improvements and cost improvement programmes would be a significant advantage.
Serious applicants should contact Balie Moriarty (PA for PCG), as informal discussions/visits are strongly encouraged.
Please contact balie.moriarty@royalberkshire.nhs.ukwho will be pleased to arrange a conversation, visit or meeting with the team.
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure andshopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families,including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1/ Plans, directs and coordinates activities to manage, implement and report on progress project and/or interrelated projects from procurement to completion.
2/ Working with the Estates and Facilities project management team the post holder will be responsible and accountable for determining, monitoring and reviewing all project economics to include cost, operational budgets, staffing requirements, resources and risks.
3/ Accountable for leading and directing a project to determine requirements and translate those into operational plans to ensure delivery to time and budget.
4/ Jointly responsible for identifying and assembling the appropriate blend of resources to meet project needs and requirements.
5/ Responsible and accountable for plans, schedules, monitors and reports on activities related to the project through development and maintenance of project control and reporting procedures.
6/ Jointly responsible and accountable assessment and management of project risks and defined problems.
7/ Supports and leads status meetings among key stakeholders and team members to assure project delivery.
8/ Responsible and accountable for identifying the need for change control and any configuration management issues ant project level. Trouble shooting and management of issues as they arise throughout the project.
9/ Ensuring continuing fit of project plan and delivery and services to Trust business needs and instigate solution and service change where appropriate.
10/ To lead or support operational managers to review and implement change management initiatives relevant to service and workforce redesign as part of the project delivery.
11/ Create and oversee communication plans that ensure that appropriate information is exchanged among key stakeholders such as the ICB, NHSE and patients and the public.
12/ Designs and completes regular reporting to stakeholders on impact of the project.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1/ Plans, directs and coordinates activities to manage, implement and report on progress project and/or interrelated projects from procurement to completion.
2/ Working with the Estates and Facilities project management team the post holder will be responsible and accountable for determining, monitoring and reviewing all project economics to include cost, operational budgets, staffing requirements, resources and risks.
3/ Accountable for leading and directing a project to determine requirements and translate those into operational plans to ensure delivery to time and budget.
4/ Jointly responsible for identifying and assembling the appropriate blend of resources to meet project needs and requirements.
5/ Responsible and accountable for plans, schedules, monitors and reports on activities related to the project through development and maintenance of project control and reporting procedures.
6/ Jointly responsible and accountable assessment and management of project risks and defined problems.
7/ Supports and leads status meetings among key stakeholders and team members to assure project delivery.
8/ Responsible and accountable for identifying the need for change control and any configuration management issues ant project level. Trouble shooting and management of issues as they arise throughout the project.
9/ Ensuring continuing fit of project plan and delivery and services to Trust business needs and instigate solution and service change where appropriate.
10/ To lead or support operational managers to review and implement change management initiatives relevant to service and workforce redesign as part of the project delivery.
11/ Create and oversee communication plans that ensure that appropriate information is exchanged among key stakeholders such as the ICB, NHSE and patients and the public.
12/ Designs and completes regular reporting to stakeholders on impact of the project.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level knowledge or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Certified PRINCE 2 and MSP Practitioner
Experience
Essential
- Managerial experience in the Health Sector and/or in a commercial environment
Desirable
- Principles of PRINCE2 or other project management methodologies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level knowledge or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Certified PRINCE 2 and MSP Practitioner
Experience
Essential
- Managerial experience in the Health Sector and/or in a commercial environment
Desirable
- Principles of PRINCE2 or other project management methodologies
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.
