Job summary
Electronic Patient Records (EPR) represents a major IT project in Moorfield's excellence delivery programme. EPR will collate and consolidate the management of clinical records to support clinicians and colleagues across the trust in making more effective decisions, improving clinical outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is to create a digitally enabled organisation that supports the delivery of efficient and effective patient care. We aim to achieve this through easy-to-use systems that provide staff and patients with access to the right information, in the right place, at the right time. To help us to achieve this vision, we are looking for passionate individuals to join our team.
Patients are at the centre of everything we do. Our EPR will help us to ensure that we continue to improve our delivery of services and treatment plans around patient needs. The EPR is designed to wrap around our specialist ophthalmology clinical noting system, OpenEyes, to provide a seamlessly integrated patient record system. Combining this leading ophthalmology centred noting system with the benefits of broader patient-centred record integration is an exciting step forward in supporting trust staff to continue to deliver leading eye care as we get closer to moving to our new centre for advancing eye care, currently known as Oriel, which is being built in Camden.
We're hiring for multiple Senior Project Manager roles.
Main duties of the job
This is a senior, specialist IT project management role within the Major Projects Programme team (MPP). Reporting directly to the Programme Manager the post holder, working closely with the other IT disciplines, will be responsible for ensuring the efficient delivery of within assigned projects to help deliver the trusts vision for EPR, Cloud computing and Smart Hospital systems to agreed timescales and budget.
As a number of projects within the ITPO MPP are generated working with stakeholders outside of the IT Department, the post holder will be expected to work closely with clinical and operational teams, to ensure all project requirements are fully understood, agreed, documented and delivered to their satisfaction.
This post demands a wide range of skills and extensive experience including; a good understanding of IT technical terminology, proven ability to manage complex projects and an excellent understanding of how IT can support the strategic direction of the Trust.
It will be essential for the post holder to have excellent communication, negotiation and planning skills to influence and also drive forward stakeholder requirements.
About us
At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:
- Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
- Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
- Free 24/7 independent counselling service
- Learning and development opportunities
- Easy and quick transport links
- A range of attractive benefits and discounts
- Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
- Free Pilates classes
- Full support and training to develop your skills
- Flexible working friendly organisation
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for the completion of detailed project documentation in line with PRINCE2 and Agile project methodology.
- To undertake detailed risk assessments on all projects, and ensure that all risks and issues are logged and when necessary escalated in accordance with ITPO and Trust processes.
- To ensure adherence to project plans by all involved, and alter plans accordingly given any issues which may arise. Communicate these changes effectively to the other team members and ensure adherence to the revised plan.
- Use persuasive and motivational skills to influence project team members and participants to ensure successful completion of the project.
- Keep all interested parties abreast of project progression, or any potential issues, through clear communication.
- Help managers develop budgets for particular projects in their departments. Hold budgets for all IT initiated projects.
- Ensure that the Programme Manger receives regular reports on the progress of individual projects, including all risks and issues.
- To take responsibility for the financial control, within pre-agreed tolerances, of specific projects which are IT initiated and to keep the Programme Manager regularly updated on project spending.
- To ensure all Quality standards related to individual projects are met.
- To develop agreed work packages in conjunction with other IT disciplines in order to meet project deliverables and to ensure project milestones are met.
- To provide effective liaison between necessary IT resources during all stages of specific IT projects, to ensure both quality and requirements are understood and delivered during the course of the Project.
- Responsible for the monitoring of any IT assigned sub-contractors to ensure all national and local guidelines are adhered to.
- Supervise and manage the project teams workload, to ensure successful implementation and completion of the projects.
- Develop and deliver specialist training on IT systems. This is especially pertinent upon handover of IT systems.
- To complete end of project reports and present lessons learned sessions, to ensure projects are continually analysed and improved.
- To ensure Privacy Impact Assessments are completed for all projects involving sensitive information, thus ensuring systems are developed with information security as an absolute requirement
- To keep abreast of technical developments/trends and of the IT and business strategy of the Trust.
- Any other duties as may reasonably be considered as falling under the remit and responsibilities of this post.
- Take the lead on identified projects, taking full responsibility for delivering these on time and to budget.
- To lead investigations into new technologies and solutions and their use within Moorfields, including making recommendations to the business and championing new initiatives as directed by the Programme Manager.
- To technically lead IT driven projects, managing other members of the Technical Services teams to ensure a successful project delivery.
- Working with third party suppliers to ensure the delivery or changes/upgrades to IT systems.
- Develop and implement IT policies and project policy and policy and good governance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for the completion of detailed project documentation in line with PRINCE2 and Agile project methodology.
- To undertake detailed risk assessments on all projects, and ensure that all risks and issues are logged and when necessary escalated in accordance with ITPO and Trust processes.
- To ensure adherence to project plans by all involved, and alter plans accordingly given any issues which may arise. Communicate these changes effectively to the other team members and ensure adherence to the revised plan.
- Use persuasive and motivational skills to influence project team members and participants to ensure successful completion of the project.
- Keep all interested parties abreast of project progression, or any potential issues, through clear communication.
- Help managers develop budgets for particular projects in their departments. Hold budgets for all IT initiated projects.
- Ensure that the Programme Manger receives regular reports on the progress of individual projects, including all risks and issues.
- To take responsibility for the financial control, within pre-agreed tolerances, of specific projects which are IT initiated and to keep the Programme Manager regularly updated on project spending.
- To ensure all Quality standards related to individual projects are met.
- To develop agreed work packages in conjunction with other IT disciplines in order to meet project deliverables and to ensure project milestones are met.
- To provide effective liaison between necessary IT resources during all stages of specific IT projects, to ensure both quality and requirements are understood and delivered during the course of the Project.
- Responsible for the monitoring of any IT assigned sub-contractors to ensure all national and local guidelines are adhered to.
- Supervise and manage the project teams workload, to ensure successful implementation and completion of the projects.
- Develop and deliver specialist training on IT systems. This is especially pertinent upon handover of IT systems.
- To complete end of project reports and present lessons learned sessions, to ensure projects are continually analysed and improved.
- To ensure Privacy Impact Assessments are completed for all projects involving sensitive information, thus ensuring systems are developed with information security as an absolute requirement
- To keep abreast of technical developments/trends and of the IT and business strategy of the Trust.
- Any other duties as may reasonably be considered as falling under the remit and responsibilities of this post.
- Take the lead on identified projects, taking full responsibility for delivering these on time and to budget.
- To lead investigations into new technologies and solutions and their use within Moorfields, including making recommendations to the business and championing new initiatives as directed by the Programme Manager.
- To technically lead IT driven projects, managing other members of the Technical Services teams to ensure a successful project delivery.
- Working with third party suppliers to ensure the delivery or changes/upgrades to IT systems.
- Develop and implement IT policies and project policy and policy and good governance.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree or equivalent experience in an IT or management related subject area.
- Experience should include managing IT development and implementation projects.
- Prince2 Practitioner qualification
Desirable
- ITIL Foundation
- MCSE with extensive exposure to Microsoft & Cisco technologies
Further Training and Knowledge
Essential
- Financial controls and budgeting
Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- Excellent people management skills and leadership qualities.
- Innovative / strategic thinker, high analytical ability to use data, research and consultation.
- Organised approach, able to prioritise and manage time effectively.
- Ability to advise and plan the implementation of technical solutions to meet business need and maximise efficiency
- Able to work on own initiative, in a proactive manner, with a high level of autonomy.
- Excellent presentation and training skills
- Awareness of relevant national and local policies
- Excellent oral and written communications skills, including the ability to convey complex/ difficult messages.
- Advanced I.T. skills, incl. word, excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project
- Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Understanding of partnership working and interrelationships of key stakeholders.
- Ability to influence key stakeholders and manage and lead project meetings
- Commitment to patient / user focus and engagement
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years IT project management experience
- Preparing and managing implementation /delivery plans/ business plans
- Line management (including all aspects of staff management from recruitment through to performance management and continuing personal development)
- Preparing and managing budgets
Desirable
- Previous experience within the NHS, Public or Not for Profit Sectors.
Personality and Personal Attributes
Essential
- Creative and innovative thinker who is results driven
- Problem solver able to work under pressure.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree or equivalent experience in an IT or management related subject area.
- Experience should include managing IT development and implementation projects.
- Prince2 Practitioner qualification
Desirable
- ITIL Foundation
- MCSE with extensive exposure to Microsoft & Cisco technologies
Further Training and Knowledge
Essential
- Financial controls and budgeting
Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- Excellent people management skills and leadership qualities.
- Innovative / strategic thinker, high analytical ability to use data, research and consultation.
- Organised approach, able to prioritise and manage time effectively.
- Ability to advise and plan the implementation of technical solutions to meet business need and maximise efficiency
- Able to work on own initiative, in a proactive manner, with a high level of autonomy.
- Excellent presentation and training skills
- Awareness of relevant national and local policies
- Excellent oral and written communications skills, including the ability to convey complex/ difficult messages.
- Advanced I.T. skills, incl. word, excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project
- Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Understanding of partnership working and interrelationships of key stakeholders.
- Ability to influence key stakeholders and manage and lead project meetings
- Commitment to patient / user focus and engagement
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years IT project management experience
- Preparing and managing implementation /delivery plans/ business plans
- Line management (including all aspects of staff management from recruitment through to performance management and continuing personal development)
- Preparing and managing budgets
Desirable
- Previous experience within the NHS, Public or Not for Profit Sectors.
Personality and Personal Attributes
Essential
- Creative and innovative thinker who is results driven
- Problem solver able to work under pressure.
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.
