Job summary
The Hospital Pharmacy Modernisation Team is responsible for delivering the NHS Infusions and Special Medicines Programme, implementing the 18 recommendations in Lord Carter's 2020 review of aseptic services in England (Transforming NHS pharmacy aseptic services in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
It also produces guidance and metrics to support improved productivity and efficiency through better, safer use of medicines and through driving the transformation ofpharmacy services in hospitals, working with NHS providers, ICSs and regions.
The small, friendly team is looking to recruit an experienced Project Manager to oversee and support the running of the PMO and associated projects in our Infusions and Special Medicines Programme. Full induction to the programme and the team will be provided.
This is an exciting time to support the programme as we look to drive and support the changes required on the ground. There will be opportunities to shape and design the projects, as well as work with individuals at all levels from within NHS England and other key stakeholders.
This post is advertised as a full-time home-working position, but flexibility in terms of working location and hours are possible.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include:
- Establishing and supporting the programme board.
- Organising meetings and processes.
- Develop and managing project tools and documentation.
- Developing project plans, tracking and reporting.
- Developing and maintaining stakeholder communications.
- Preparing papers and reports
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1st October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The Hospital Pharmacy Modernisation Team is responsible for delivering the NHS Infusions and Special Medicines Programme, implementing the 18 recommendations in Lord Carters 2020 review of aseptic services in England (Transforming NHS pharmacy aseptic services in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
It also produces guidance and metrics to support improved productivity and efficiency through better, safer use of medicines and through driving the transformation ofpharmacy services in hospitals, working with NHS providers, ICSs and regions.
The project manager is an important member of the team, helping to design, organise and manage the projects, working with individuals at all levels from within NHS England and other key stakeholders.
This is a full-time home-working position, but flexibility in terms of working location and hours are possible.
The role will not be required to line manage members of the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Hospital Pharmacy Modernisation Team is responsible for delivering the NHS Infusions and Special Medicines Programme, implementing the 18 recommendations in Lord Carters 2020 review of aseptic services in England (Transforming NHS pharmacy aseptic services in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
It also produces guidance and metrics to support improved productivity and efficiency through better, safer use of medicines and through driving the transformation ofpharmacy services in hospitals, working with NHS providers, ICSs and regions.
The project manager is an important member of the team, helping to design, organise and manage the projects, working with individuals at all levels from within NHS England and other key stakeholders.
This is a full-time home-working position, but flexibility in terms of working location and hours are possible.
The role will not be required to line manage members of the team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Further training or significant experience to post-graduate diploma level in project management.
- Programme and Project management qualification (e.g. Prince2 Practitioner; Agile Project Management Practitioner or APM qualification) or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- 5 Demonstrable experience of managing projects, including project planning, project control and project management.
- Experience in managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
- Experience of managing project budgets.
- Experience of preparing briefing papers and correspondence at senior management team level.
- Experience of managing risks, identifying issues and reporting.
- Understanding of public sector.
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Well-developed data analysis and interpretation skills involving highly complex data, with good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools.
- Advanced working knowledge and proficiency in all Microsoft Office packages (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail and internet use).
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Excellent stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to build relations with internal and external partners which are critical in securing the strategic objectives of the business.
- Able to deal with challenging people and to cope with confidential and sensitive information.
- Support decision making on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentations skills.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Essential
- Fosters good working relationships and values difference.
- Adherence to Confidentiality statement within the job description appendix and the Data Protection Act
- 2018/General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- Upholds the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty.
- Upholds our commitments as a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer and Mindful Employer
- Promotes high standards for improving diversity and equality, as per the Workforce Race Equality Standard and Workforce Disability Equality Standard.
- Promotes gender equality and supportive of closing our Gender Pay Gap.
Mobility
Essential
- National travel is required for the majority of NHS England roles, please refer to assignment brief for specific details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Further training or significant experience to post-graduate diploma level in project management.
- Programme and Project management qualification (e.g. Prince2 Practitioner; Agile Project Management Practitioner or APM qualification) or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- 5 Demonstrable experience of managing projects, including project planning, project control and project management.
- Experience in managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
- Experience of managing project budgets.
- Experience of preparing briefing papers and correspondence at senior management team level.
- Experience of managing risks, identifying issues and reporting.
- Understanding of public sector.
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Well-developed data analysis and interpretation skills involving highly complex data, with good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools.
- Advanced working knowledge and proficiency in all Microsoft Office packages (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail and internet use).
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Excellent stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to build relations with internal and external partners which are critical in securing the strategic objectives of the business.
- Able to deal with challenging people and to cope with confidential and sensitive information.
- Support decision making on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentations skills.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Essential
- Fosters good working relationships and values difference.
- Adherence to Confidentiality statement within the job description appendix and the Data Protection Act
- 2018/General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- Upholds the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty.
- Upholds our commitments as a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer and Mindful Employer
- Promotes high standards for improving diversity and equality, as per the Workforce Race Equality Standard and Workforce Disability Equality Standard.
- Promotes gender equality and supportive of closing our Gender Pay Gap.
Mobility
Essential
- National travel is required for the majority of NHS England roles, please refer to assignment brief for specific details
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
