Job summary
This position is hiring for TWO vacancies to be filled.
The Delivery Manager is a key role in the delivery of our digital strategy, delivering high-profile, complex digital projects and programmes using Agile project management methods (e.g. Scrum and Kanban). The role is crucial for creating and maintaining focus, enthusiasm and momentum for their defined project areas, working with all teams within the Trust and the ICB.
The postholder will be expected to manage project progress and expenditure, liaising with key stakeholders. This includes ensuring alignment with financial planning and the capital programme and the postholder will be expected to be a lead contributor in funding bids and support the development of business cases to exploit external funding opportunities. The role involves working closely with colleagues in varying roles and seniority across the Trust, including clinicians and executive directors as well as the ICB.
The postholder will be a specialist in Agile project management and be comfortable with delivering challenging data and information to various members of staff. The postholder will demonstrate excellent leadership and problem-solving skills, negotiation and facilitation skills to support their digital transformation programmes and successfully deliver in their areas of responsibility.
Main duties of the job
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Manage a wide range of DDAT projects ensuring that the deliverables are produced to the required quality, within a specified time frame, within budget and that the project organisation is consistent with the complexity of the project.
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Build and maintain multi-disciplinary DDAT delivery teams, ensuring they are motivated, collaborating and working well, and focused on what is most important to delivery
About us
Diversity is what makes us interesting... Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.
Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.
If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.
Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
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To manage a wide range ofDDAT projects ensuring that the deliverables are produced to the required quality, within a specified time frame, within budget and that the project organisation is consistent with the complexity of the project.
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To build and maintain multi-disciplinary DDAT delivery teams, ensuring they are motivated, collaborating and working well, and focused on what is most important to delivery
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
-
To manage a wide range ofDDAT projects ensuring that the deliverables are produced to the required quality, within a specified time frame, within budget and that the project organisation is consistent with the complexity of the project.
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To build and maintain multi-disciplinary DDAT delivery teams, ensuring they are motivated, collaborating and working well, and focused on what is most important to delivery
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Educated to Masters Level or equivalent experience / qualifications
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM) I / AgilePM / Lean Six Sigma, or similar, or equivalent practical experience
Desirable
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM) II / Professional Agile Leadership or similar advanced project management qualification
- Managing successful programmes (MSP) or ITIL certification
Experience
Essential
- Practical experience of delivering digital projects, ideally in the NHS or wider UK public sector
- Practical experience delivering projects using an Agile Scrum or Kanban methodology
- Experience of managing a team
- xperience of budget management and forecasting or familiarity with project budget management and processes
- Experience of bringing together and managing people within a project management (matrix) structure
- Experience of using Agile project management software (e.g. Jira, Trello, etc.)
- Experience of working independently and in a team orientated collaborative environment
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS at senior manager level
- Experience acting as the point of contact for contracted suppliers
- Change management experience with the ability to take a lead business change specialist role in digital projects
- Examples of leading on change management/service improvement within the NHS and/or social care
- Examples of leading cross organisation team projects including senior clinical staff
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders and secure cooperation with colleagues, verbally and in writing
- Able to present complex information to staff with limited technical knowledge, and differing levels of understanding and seniority
- Ability to provide information reporting to a high standard
- Able to work independently with little supervision and be responsible for own workload, assuring agreed objectives are met
- Ability to identify areas for collaborative working where there may be resistance to change
- Ability to compare and select the most appropriate delivery methods and processes
- Ability to help teams measure, evaluate and visualise outcomes
- Experience in influencing leadership and gaining commitment to change and the business readiness activities needed to make it successful
Desirable
- Knowledge of the GDS or NHS Service Standard
- In depth knowledge of current NHS DDAT strategies, structures and processes
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Educated to Masters Level or equivalent experience / qualifications
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM) I / AgilePM / Lean Six Sigma, or similar, or equivalent practical experience
Desirable
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM) II / Professional Agile Leadership or similar advanced project management qualification
- Managing successful programmes (MSP) or ITIL certification
Experience
Essential
- Practical experience of delivering digital projects, ideally in the NHS or wider UK public sector
- Practical experience delivering projects using an Agile Scrum or Kanban methodology
- Experience of managing a team
- xperience of budget management and forecasting or familiarity with project budget management and processes
- Experience of bringing together and managing people within a project management (matrix) structure
- Experience of using Agile project management software (e.g. Jira, Trello, etc.)
- Experience of working independently and in a team orientated collaborative environment
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS at senior manager level
- Experience acting as the point of contact for contracted suppliers
- Change management experience with the ability to take a lead business change specialist role in digital projects
- Examples of leading on change management/service improvement within the NHS and/or social care
- Examples of leading cross organisation team projects including senior clinical staff
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders and secure cooperation with colleagues, verbally and in writing
- Able to present complex information to staff with limited technical knowledge, and differing levels of understanding and seniority
- Ability to provide information reporting to a high standard
- Able to work independently with little supervision and be responsible for own workload, assuring agreed objectives are met
- Ability to identify areas for collaborative working where there may be resistance to change
- Ability to compare and select the most appropriate delivery methods and processes
- Ability to help teams measure, evaluate and visualise outcomes
- Experience in influencing leadership and gaining commitment to change and the business readiness activities needed to make it successful
Desirable
- Knowledge of the GDS or NHS Service Standard
- In depth knowledge of current NHS DDAT strategies, structures and processes
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).
