Job summary
The Long-Term Plan and more recent NHS strategic policy direction is changing the way that patient care will be delivered, and how organisations work together. Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in collaboration with the Royal Borough or Greenwich are working together to develop sustainable, resilient, and transformational services across the borough.
We require a dedicated and committed person whose expertise will support Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust to deliver the vision for a joint NHS and Royal Borough of Greenwich Assistive Technology Enabled Care (ATEC) service that seeks to improve the way health and social care is delivered to the residents of this diverse London borough.
This is an exciting time to join us as we embark on an innovative transformation project. The use of digital technology in Greenwich is helping people to stay in their homes, be more independent and better manage their health conditions.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit an experienced Project Manager to who will work across the community physical and mental health directorates to help develop close internal working relationships between the key stakeholder that put patients and carers in the center of care delivery by developing and implementing digital transformative use for service user engagement and involvement within the project planning and delivery.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and delivering a comprehensive project plan, flexibly prioritising tasks, deadlines and communications to ensure that the project objectives are delivered on time, within budget and remain aligned to current wider policies and future objectives for delivering safe and effective health and social care in the borough.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Project Management
Work collaboratively to create and develop an overarching project management framework and timelines for the completion of the identified work streams, ensuring these fit with directorate, organisational and wider strategic objectives.
Be responsible for the progress and successful completion of project work through successful organisation of own workload, priorities and deadlines
Identifying and communicating project and programme highlights and risks, working collaboratively to resolve issues and initiate corrective action as appropriate.
To manage the scoping and procurement of assisted technologies (as appropriate)
Understanding, defining and supporting the governance arrangements for a variety of projects as per Trust policy, ensuring that all relevant paperwork is completed, shared and signed off by relevant Trust and wider ATEC leads.
Develop robust subject matter expertise to facilitate effective and confident communications with all relevant parties
Develop and retain responsibility for a communications strategy for the project duration
Manage project resources monitoring the expenditures and costs against proposed, delivered and realised benefits.
Ensure that the delivery of new services from the projects is to the appropriate levels of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the programme plan and programme governance arrangements.
Retain responsibility for the performance of project, ensuring effective management of any staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Project Management
Work collaboratively to create and develop an overarching project management framework and timelines for the completion of the identified work streams, ensuring these fit with directorate, organisational and wider strategic objectives.
Be responsible for the progress and successful completion of project work through successful organisation of own workload, priorities and deadlines
Identifying and communicating project and programme highlights and risks, working collaboratively to resolve issues and initiate corrective action as appropriate.
To manage the scoping and procurement of assisted technologies (as appropriate)
Understanding, defining and supporting the governance arrangements for a variety of projects as per Trust policy, ensuring that all relevant paperwork is completed, shared and signed off by relevant Trust and wider ATEC leads.
Develop robust subject matter expertise to facilitate effective and confident communications with all relevant parties
Develop and retain responsibility for a communications strategy for the project duration
Manage project resources monitoring the expenditures and costs against proposed, delivered and realised benefits.
Ensure that the delivery of new services from the projects is to the appropriate levels of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the programme plan and programme governance arrangements.
Retain responsibility for the performance of project, ensuring effective management of any staff.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience
- PRINCE2 or alternative methodology trained
Skills
Essential
- Experience and demonstrable record of project management, staff engagement and complex change management
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in a relevant role, preferably within health or social care
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience
- PRINCE2 or alternative methodology trained
Skills
Essential
- Experience and demonstrable record of project management, staff engagement and complex change management
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in a relevant role, preferably within health or social care
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).
