Job summary
The post-holder is responsible for providing project management and support to ensure outputs are delivered effectively.
The post holder will take a lead on one or more projects, responsible for planning, day-to-day delivery, and subsequent performance management, adjusting plans as required to ensure that risks and issues are mitigated.
The post holder will work with clinicians and managers to ensure provision of the best possible patient experience and service delivery
Main duties of the job
A key role will be the rigorous definition and oversight of the projects including risk and issue management.
The post holder will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective management of interdependencies and delivery of objectives.
It is expected that the specific projects managed by the post holder will change over time as the portfolio of work changes.
This is a generic job description. Additional specific responsibilities and requirements depending on specialty will be confirmed during the appointment and induction processes. The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative of the role and its purpose within the service; they are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake additional or alternative administrative or managerial duties and responsibilities commensurate with the level of the post.
About us
What We Offer
We offer a dynamic challenging job in an exciting, fast moving, flexible working environment. We have a strong commitment to your personal and professional development.
In addition, we offer excellent benefits, including:
o The NHS Pension Scheme - one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK. When you start working for the NHS you automatically become a member and you will get an excellent package of pension benefits.o Interest free Season Ticket Loano Long Term Service Awardso Subsidised on-site nurseries and childcare voucherso A comprehensive staff health and well-being programme, '5 ways to a healthier YOU'o Ride to work schemeo Employee assistance programmeo Free stop smoking service
Our Trust values arePut patients first, Take pride in what we do,Respect others, Strive to be the best,Act withIntegrity
If you would like to join the team, please apply online.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Project Management
Manage the production of project plans that deliver agreed milestones and objectives.
- Develop business cases, including feasibility studies, outline business cases (OBC), and detailed scheme designs.
- Provide project management expertise to the individuals in the project team and ensure that the leads have clear responsibilities, priorities, timescales and track delivery.
- Design, facilitate and effectively lead project management meetings with stakeholders; ensuring breadth in participation and a focus on action planning.
- Develop and maintain effective project reporting to project board.
- Proactively mitigate risk across all project activity, and assure that programme / project leads and stakeholders are aware.
- Determine and allocate staff and other resources for the project, monitoring work allocation and re-allocating as necessary to ensure successful delivery to time, cost and quality.
- Use appropriate project management practices and facilitate meetings of clinicians, managers, patients and other partners to agree priorities and action plans.
- Proactively monitor progress to ensure the project is managed in line with the Trusts Values, Standing Financial Instructions, project management processes, and in compliance with appropriate legislation, statutory approvals and mandatory standards.
- Plan and implement appropriate evaluation and audit of projects across sites and organisations.
Financial management
- Support the management of contracts, specifications for tenders and awarding of new contracts.
- Manage a delegated budget for own area of work to ensure best value for money, including signing off invoices, monitoring expenditure and providing budgetary reports.
- Actively monitor expenditure against budget and address problems at an early stage.
- Manage the commissioning and procurement of products, equipment, services, systems and facilities, as required for the delivery of the project.
- Manage complex recharging arrangements across multiple organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Project Management
Manage the production of project plans that deliver agreed milestones and objectives.
- Develop business cases, including feasibility studies, outline business cases (OBC), and detailed scheme designs.
- Provide project management expertise to the individuals in the project team and ensure that the leads have clear responsibilities, priorities, timescales and track delivery.
- Design, facilitate and effectively lead project management meetings with stakeholders; ensuring breadth in participation and a focus on action planning.
- Develop and maintain effective project reporting to project board.
- Proactively mitigate risk across all project activity, and assure that programme / project leads and stakeholders are aware.
- Determine and allocate staff and other resources for the project, monitoring work allocation and re-allocating as necessary to ensure successful delivery to time, cost and quality.
- Use appropriate project management practices and facilitate meetings of clinicians, managers, patients and other partners to agree priorities and action plans.
- Proactively monitor progress to ensure the project is managed in line with the Trusts Values, Standing Financial Instructions, project management processes, and in compliance with appropriate legislation, statutory approvals and mandatory standards.
- Plan and implement appropriate evaluation and audit of projects across sites and organisations.
Financial management
- Support the management of contracts, specifications for tenders and awarding of new contracts.
- Manage a delegated budget for own area of work to ensure best value for money, including signing off invoices, monitoring expenditure and providing budgetary reports.
- Actively monitor expenditure against budget and address problems at an early stage.
- Manage the commissioning and procurement of products, equipment, services, systems and facilities, as required for the delivery of the project.
- Manage complex recharging arrangements across multiple organisations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Formal qualification in Project management (PRINCE 2) to practitioner level or equivalent.
Desirable
- Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of managing successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including business case preparation, service initiation / commissioning, contract negotiation and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
- Project management experience in managing complex services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment.
- Experience of managing complex budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas.
Skills
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of operations and / or project management methodologies and techniques
- Extensive knowledge of contract management.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills with a track record in consistently delivering performance targets and writing complex business cases, policies and change.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Formal qualification in Project management (PRINCE 2) to practitioner level or equivalent.
Desirable
- Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of managing successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including business case preparation, service initiation / commissioning, contract negotiation and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
- Project management experience in managing complex services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment.
- Experience of managing complex budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas.
Skills
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of operations and / or project management methodologies and techniques
- Extensive knowledge of contract management.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills with a track record in consistently delivering performance targets and writing complex business cases, policies and change.
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).
