Job summary
Project Officer - Maternal Medicine Network
Fixed Term appointment - 18 months
Please note that this is a Maternal Medicine Network role and will be hosted by the employer, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
We are seeking a dynamic Project Officer to work across the Maternal Medicine Network (MMN) for SEL. The post holder will oversee the smooth running of the MMN, focusing on the development and delivery of projects, courses and materials that span across our the network organisations.
The post holder will work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and leading on specific projects to ensure effective delivery of objectives.
Main duties of the job
This Project Officer will be supporting the South East London (SEL) Maternal Medicine Network (MMN). The SEL MMN covers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and aims to provide equitable care across the region for women with medical complications in pregnancy.
The role will be supporting the Lead Obstetric Physician, Lead Obstetrician and Lead Midwife in the continued development of the network, helping to establish pathways and track key performance indicators.
The Project Officer will be the key point of contact for budget queries, along with supporting the clinical team with data collection, analysis and service evaluation.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have regular contact with a wide range of clinical and managerial staff, administrative and clerical support staff at many levels and occasionally with patients, relatives and external agencies.
Key stakeholders are
- Lead Obstetric Physician
- Lead Obstetrician
- Lead Midwife
- Head of Maternity for the SEL Local Maternity and Neonatal System
Please see attached job description, and person specification for full information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have regular contact with a wide range of clinical and managerial staff, administrative and clerical support staff at many levels and occasionally with patients, relatives and external agencies.
Key stakeholders are
- Lead Obstetric Physician
- Lead Obstetrician
- Lead Midwife
- Head of Maternity for the SEL Local Maternity and Neonatal System
Please see attached job description, and person specification for full information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Prince 2 qualification or equivalent experience
- Understanding of lean methodology
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of supporting successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
- Project experience in supporting specific services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multi-professional environment.
- Experience of administering budgets and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment and higher education
Skills
Essential
- Effective people and project management skills.
- Able to exercise initiative to a significant level within defined limits, including the use of analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data.
- Effective communication skills both written and verbal including formal presentation skills, influencing and negotiating.
- Work flexibly and prioritise in response to changing demands and requirements.
- Organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and delegate effectively.
- Ability to find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems.
- IT literate, including competency in MS Office programmes and in particular in Excel.
- A commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Prince 2 qualification or equivalent experience
- Understanding of lean methodology
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of supporting successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
- Project experience in supporting specific services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multi-professional environment.
- Experience of administering budgets and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment and higher education
Skills
Essential
- Effective people and project management skills.
- Able to exercise initiative to a significant level within defined limits, including the use of analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data.
- Effective communication skills both written and verbal including formal presentation skills, influencing and negotiating.
- Work flexibly and prioritise in response to changing demands and requirements.
- Organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and delegate effectively.
- Ability to find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems.
- IT literate, including competency in MS Office programmes and in particular in Excel.
- A commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration.
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).
