Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available in the North London Cardiac Operational Delivery Network for a Project Manager (12-month fixed term) to join the team and deliver significant change across cardiology services in the region. The post holder will be responsible for managing various workstreams and projects within the network, working with clinicians, stakeholders and partners across multiple providers and organisations to ensure provision of the best possible patient experience and service delivery
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take a lead on projects; responsibility for planning, day-to-day delivery, and subsequent performance management, adjusting plans as necessary to ensure that risks and issues are managed, and benefits are delivered. The post holder will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective management of interdependencies and effective delivery of objectives. It is expected that the projects managed by the post holder will change over time as the as the portfolio of work changes. It is essential that the post holder has experience of successful strategic management in a complex organisation, experience of delivering projects and/or service improvement in an operational environment, and the ability to work effectively across boundaries to drive change.
Several training and development opportunities exist internally and externally to Barts Health, and you will be supported to achieve your ambitions in this role.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of managing successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
- oProject management experience in managing services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment
- oExperience of managing complex budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management.
Skills
Essential
- oKnowledge of operations and / or project management methodologies and techniques.
- oKnowledge of contract management
- oUnderstanding and track record of successful change and project management.
- oEffective people and project management skills.
- oUse analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data.
- oWork flexibly, prioritise workloads and resource them in response to ochanging demands and requirements
- oExcellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills
- oExcellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and delegate effectively
- oAbility to find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems
- oIT literate, including competency in MS Office programmes and in particular in Excel and MS Project
Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to degree level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- oFormal qualification in Project management (PRINCE 2) to practitioner level or equivalent.
- oEvidence of recent Continuing Professional Development.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of managing successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
- oProject management experience in managing services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment
- oExperience of managing complex budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management.
Skills
Essential
- oKnowledge of operations and / or project management methodologies and techniques.
- oKnowledge of contract management
- oUnderstanding and track record of successful change and project management.
- oEffective people and project management skills.
- oUse analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data.
- oWork flexibly, prioritise workloads and resource them in response to ochanging demands and requirements
- oExcellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills
- oExcellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and delegate effectively
- oAbility to find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems
- oIT literate, including competency in MS Office programmes and in particular in Excel and MS Project
Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to degree level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- oFormal qualification in Project management (PRINCE 2) to practitioner level or equivalent.
- oEvidence of recent Continuing Professional Development.
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).
