Project Manager

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Health Innovation Network (HIN) supports the spread and adoption of innovation in the NHS. Digital transformation and technology are vital components in enabling the NHS to deliver its strategic goals whilst continuing to provide the world-class services that people expect.

The HIN's Digital Transformation and Technology team is looking to recruit an exceptional individual with the passion and drive to support south London's health and care organisations in delivering positive change through technological innovation.

The main purpose of this post is to support the delivery of the Health Innovation Network's priority digital transformation projects. In many cases these projects will contain devices, diagnostics, digital applications or digital strategy / transformation elements. The current portfolio includes technologies supporting virtual wards, automation of clinical and non-clinical tasks, personalised care, perioperative care and digital first strategies.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within a dynamic team to support the delivery of projects for NHS and social care providers, NHS arm length bodies and internal clients which will have a technological and transformation focus or element.

The main types of projects the team delivers are around innovation selection and pre-procurement, digital health and technology evaluation and digital strategy development.

On a day-to-day basis, the post holder will:

Engage with clients and key project stakeholders across care settings and sectors (health and care, academia, third and private sector)
Develop proposals for new commissions based on a sound understanding of digital transformation and technology
Create and update project documentation
Systematically deliver project actions and actively manage risks and issues
Undertake analysis and synthesis of data and information pertaining to projects
Communicate and present outputs and updates to various stakeholder groups
Develop and review project outputs
Line manage and support the career development of one or more early-stage career members of staff

About us

What is the Health Innovation Network?

The Health Innovation Network (HIN) is the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) for south London, one of 15 AHSNs across England. We work across a huge range of health and care services through each of our clinical and innovation themes, to transform care in diabetes, musculoskeletal disease, mental health, cardiovascular and healthy ageing, to accelerate innovations into the NHS. AHSNs help mobilise the value that the NHS can add as an economic asset to the UK economy. As an AHSN the HIN works with a range of expert support and services across the health and care sectors that support NHS innovators and companies to realise the commercial and economic potential of their innovations.

As part of the HIN adaptable working principles, which allows our ability to adapt to anticipated changes in project portfolios and gives staff the opportunity to enhance their skills and expertise, the successful candidate may be asked to operate across other themes and projects.

Date posted

01 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year pa inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-COF9605

Job locations

Becket house

1Lambeth Palace Rd

London

SE1 7EU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for full information on the duties and responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for full information on the duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Education

Essential

significant experience as manager in the NHS at Band 7 or above

Previous experience

Essential

Substantial experience of facilitating and managing transformational change within and across organisations to deliver healthcare improvement, effectively working in teams at both Project M'gt and Programme M'gt levels

Skills/Knowledge/ Ability

Essential

Experience of working with and influencing senior management and clinicians/technical or other professional staff.
Knowledge and experience of completing and actioning Project Briefs, Project Initiation Documents (PIDs), Project Implementation Plans, Highlight Reports, Exception Reports, Risk Logs, and Project Closure Reports.
Excellent communication skills and evidence of ability to motivate, negotiate, train, coach and reassure in a difficult or uncertain environment. User involvement. Meetings management and facilitation.User involvement. Meetings management and facilitation.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Education

Essential

significant experience as manager in the NHS at Band 7 or above

Previous experience

Essential

Substantial experience of facilitating and managing transformational change within and across organisations to deliver healthcare improvement, effectively working in teams at both Project M'gt and Programme M'gt levels

Skills/Knowledge/ Ability

Essential

Experience of working with and influencing senior management and clinicians/technical or other professional staff.
Knowledge and experience of completing and actioning Project Briefs, Project Initiation Documents (PIDs), Project Implementation Plans, Highlight Reports, Exception Reports, Risk Logs, and Project Closure Reports.
Excellent communication skills and evidence of ability to motivate, negotiate, train, coach and reassure in a difficult or uncertain environment. User involvement. Meetings management and facilitation.User involvement. Meetings management and facilitation.

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).

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