Job summary
The Information, Management and Technology Directorate are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join the team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall management and successful delivery of technical projects within the IT Infrastructure team. The project manager will be responsible for the full project life cycle with a significant focus on change management and compliance.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and driven to see projects through to completion with a desire to deliver high standards. A solid understanding of managing technology projects in a large organisation is essential to fulfil the role.
- Interview Date 17/05/2023
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
The Project Manager role is key to the success of the IM&T delivery programme and is accountable for the coordination, implementation and control of assigned infrastructure projects. The role will work with the wider Project team and work closely with key stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered to agreed quality expectations, on time and within budget.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the planning and implementation of assigned projects.
- Identify project risks and determine mitigation actions or contingency plans.
- Ensure project completion, acceptance and handover criteria have been met.
We are looking for a highly driven candidate with excellent communication skills and a desire to deliver fast paced change.
To be successful, the candidate must demonstrate experience in;
- Effective management of projects within time, cost and quality parameters.
- Managing projects with and end to end view of project priorities and direction.
- Developing a pipeline of work, managing project priorities, financial tracking and reporting.
- Effective communicator when interaction with colleagues, business groups and external vendors.
- Managing procurement and contract negotiations.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Direct and effective management of projects as required within time, cost and quality parameters.
- Manage project team members as appropriate (either direct or matrix managed).
- Contribute towards the delivery of the IT Services Programme/Project portfolio and co-ordinate project inter-dependencies.
- To make a significant contribution to the aspects of the IT Services strategy, which enables the Trust to meet its business goals and to achieve statutory and business reporting requirements.
- To ensure the timely and accurate production of programme status reports for senior management, the Trust Board and as required by Strategic Health Authority.
- Development and delivery of a comprehensive portfolio of work comprising of programmes, projects, technical requests and feasibility studies.
- Client interaction, including developing a pipeline of work from the client, managing programmes/project priorities with the client, financial tracking and reporting, and project tracking and reporting.
- Cross-activity relationship management.
- The position will involve a considerable amount of interaction with colleagues, business groups, IT and external vendors.
- To make a considerable contribution to the ongoing development of the Trusts IT Change Framework (structure, processes and controls).
- Promoting the value of the Change Framework within the change community, and driving improvements based on experience gathered from business partners. Maturing those disciplines across the organisation ensuring deliverance of a professional, high quality service.
- Contributing and developing the Trust Wide Programme Management Operating Plan, maintaining alignment to NHS direction and policy.
- Managing effective interfaces in order to maintain an end-to-end view of programme priorities and direction.
- Feeds into and updates a register of portfolio risks and issues, including mitigation plans. Ensuring that these are escalated and acted upon effectively.
- Experience of managing stakeholders and debate, up to Director level.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Direct and effective management of projects as required within time, cost and quality parameters.
- Manage project team members as appropriate (either direct or matrix managed).
- Contribute towards the delivery of the IT Services Programme/Project portfolio and co-ordinate project inter-dependencies.
- To make a significant contribution to the aspects of the IT Services strategy, which enables the Trust to meet its business goals and to achieve statutory and business reporting requirements.
- To ensure the timely and accurate production of programme status reports for senior management, the Trust Board and as required by Strategic Health Authority.
- Development and delivery of a comprehensive portfolio of work comprising of programmes, projects, technical requests and feasibility studies.
- Client interaction, including developing a pipeline of work from the client, managing programmes/project priorities with the client, financial tracking and reporting, and project tracking and reporting.
- Cross-activity relationship management.
- The position will involve a considerable amount of interaction with colleagues, business groups, IT and external vendors.
- To make a considerable contribution to the ongoing development of the Trusts IT Change Framework (structure, processes and controls).
- Promoting the value of the Change Framework within the change community, and driving improvements based on experience gathered from business partners. Maturing those disciplines across the organisation ensuring deliverance of a professional, high quality service.
- Contributing and developing the Trust Wide Programme Management Operating Plan, maintaining alignment to NHS direction and policy.
- Managing effective interfaces in order to maintain an end-to-end view of programme priorities and direction.
- Feeds into and updates a register of portfolio risks and issues, including mitigation plans. Ensuring that these are escalated and acted upon effectively.
- Experience of managing stakeholders and debate, up to Director level.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Be educated to degree level or equivalent level of qualification or experience e.g. IT, Business, Health or have substantial experience in a relevant post
SKILLS
Essential
- Skilled in Matrix management
- Skilled in analysing and forecasting project budgets
- Skilled in stakeholder management up to executive level
- Have experience of supporting senior management level Project Boards
- Be competent with a range of planning tools
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Have experience of leading a project team
- Have experience of managing multiple enterprise level projects
- Experience of writing business cases
- Experience of risk management
- Experience of planning complex projects
Desirable
- Experience of managing projects in other organisations of similar size and complexity within or outside of the NHS
- Experience of working within the healthcare industry
- Experience of working within an AGILE delivery environment
- Technical Experience
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Hold a current recognised project management qualification, preferably PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent experience in project management techniques
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Be educated to degree level or equivalent level of qualification or experience e.g. IT, Business, Health or have substantial experience in a relevant post
SKILLS
Essential
- Skilled in Matrix management
- Skilled in analysing and forecasting project budgets
- Skilled in stakeholder management up to executive level
- Have experience of supporting senior management level Project Boards
- Be competent with a range of planning tools
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Have experience of leading a project team
- Have experience of managing multiple enterprise level projects
- Experience of writing business cases
- Experience of risk management
- Experience of planning complex projects
Desirable
- Experience of managing projects in other organisations of similar size and complexity within or outside of the NHS
- Experience of working within the healthcare industry
- Experience of working within an AGILE delivery environment
- Technical Experience
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Hold a current recognised project management qualification, preferably PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent experience in project management techniques
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).
