Job summary
This is an opportunity for an experienced Senior Informatics Project Manager. Applications are invited for an experienced Senor Informatics Project Manager with experience of working in the NHS and the use of clinical systems. Prince and MSP qualification would be an advantage.
The successful candidate will take on a senior informatics project manager role at the North Thames Genomics Laboratory Hub at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The North Thames GLH will provide all core Rare Disease and Cancer testing for this area as well as some specialist Rare Disease testing at a sub-national level.. The North Thames GLH is a partnership between several Trusts across North London. Led by Great Ormond Street NHS Foundation Trust the partners include Barts Health, Imperial College Hospital and its partner laboratory Northwest London Pathology, the Royal Marsden Hospital, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Free Hospital with their partner laboratory Health Services Laboratory, and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking enthusiastic, self-motivated experienced individual with significant experience of programme delivery and a sound understanding of the impact to clinical and scientific teams regarding the projects they are delivering. Accomplished communication and organisational skills are required; management experience is an advantage.
Within the NTGLH, the GOSH and RMH laboratories will be utilising EPIC Beaker. Opportunities for automation and integration of laboratory data to the LIMS will be implemented to achieve operational efficiencies and the removal of manual data entry. The key objective is to implement order comms and reporting for GLH users. This may include joint working with other GLH EPIC users (e.g., Cambridge and GSTT) and the NT GMSA.
About us
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
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
Values
Essential
Education, training and qualifications
Essential
- Degree or similar level qualification/experience
- Prince 2 Practitioner level Project Management qualification or equivalent
- Post Graduate Qualification in health Information, Project / Programme Management or information technology or equivalent experience
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Skilled manager of people and resources in a flexible, complex environment made up of variable work teams and suppliers typified in project work.
- Strong presentation and communications skills including the ability to represent ICT at events and meetings internally and in external environments
- Advanced written skills - able to write complex business papers, reports and policy documents that are suitable for approval by high level Trust groups.
- Ability to assess complex project related issues within the health care environment and to identify solutions.
- Detailed knowledge of Project Management by exception and its application to projects
- Ability to engage and negotiate with suppliers to identify beneficial outcomes of project related problems.
- Ability to work as part of a cross-organisational partnership
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing groups of staff with disparate skills and roles
- Experience of managing large scale and/or composite projects, delivering to plan and managing exceptions in a complex environment
- Experience of managing stakeholders, ensuring high quality and timely communications across project groups and organisational management
- Experience or Project Reporting including the use of Checkpoint, Highlight, RAG and both stage and project Exception reports.
- Experience of Financial Planning, Project Budget Management , Cash Flow and Project Cost reporting
- Expertise around the roles and responsibilities of the Project Board / Team and how they interact.
- Understand of Project Strategies including Risk, Quality, Communication and Configuration, their content and application.
Desirable
- Understanding of Project Management by exception and its relationship to Programme Management Knowledge of Project work packages and the management of project work streams.
- Knowledge of Managing Successful Programs and/or Management of Risk and/or Management of Value
- A knowledge of ICT procurement and contact process, preferably in a public sector position
Person Specification
Values
Essential
Education, training and qualifications
Essential
- Degree or similar level qualification/experience
- Prince 2 Practitioner level Project Management qualification or equivalent
- Post Graduate Qualification in health Information, Project / Programme Management or information technology or equivalent experience
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Skilled manager of people and resources in a flexible, complex environment made up of variable work teams and suppliers typified in project work.
- Strong presentation and communications skills including the ability to represent ICT at events and meetings internally and in external environments
- Advanced written skills - able to write complex business papers, reports and policy documents that are suitable for approval by high level Trust groups.
- Ability to assess complex project related issues within the health care environment and to identify solutions.
- Detailed knowledge of Project Management by exception and its application to projects
- Ability to engage and negotiate with suppliers to identify beneficial outcomes of project related problems.
- Ability to work as part of a cross-organisational partnership
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing groups of staff with disparate skills and roles
- Experience of managing large scale and/or composite projects, delivering to plan and managing exceptions in a complex environment
- Experience of managing stakeholders, ensuring high quality and timely communications across project groups and organisational management
- Experience or Project Reporting including the use of Checkpoint, Highlight, RAG and both stage and project Exception reports.
- Experience of Financial Planning, Project Budget Management , Cash Flow and Project Cost reporting
- Expertise around the roles and responsibilities of the Project Board / Team and how they interact.
- Understand of Project Strategies including Risk, Quality, Communication and Configuration, their content and application.
Desirable
- Understanding of Project Management by exception and its relationship to Programme Management Knowledge of Project work packages and the management of project work streams.
- Knowledge of Managing Successful Programs and/or Management of Risk and/or Management of Value
- A knowledge of ICT procurement and contact process, preferably in a public sector position
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
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).
