Job summary
The post holder will provide extensive project management support to a variety of projects. Working with key stakeholders across the Trust, the post holder will be pivotal in delivering projects through effective planning, coordination and execution, whilst ensuring that robust monitoring and evaluation processes are in place, throughout the project lifecycle.
Main duties of the job
The Programme Management Office (PMO) assures delivery of key cost, quality, improvement and transformation projects and programmes across the Trust, through the application of a robust project management delivery model. The PMO manages the pipeline of opportunities for improvement, develops standardised planning documentation, validates plans for approval against best practice and tracks implementation. The PMO provides:
- Dedicated project management capacity for selected schemes and initiatives that require specialist skills to deliver the required change and/or outcomes.
- Control over projects through set processes, procedures, and effective communication, thus helping the organization achieve its strategic goals and objectives The benefits of the PMO project delivery model:
- Coordination and review of all priority schemes across the Trust to enable the cumulative impact to be assessed
- Rigor in planning
- Systematic tracking and transparency of each project's performance
- Supporting framework to raise issues and address them
- Drive the pace of project delivery, performance and visibility through the introduction of project management standards.
About us
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. Please note that due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, the PMO team are currently working from home. There will be an expectation, once lockdown restrictions are eased, to come into the PMO work base (Maudsley Hospital), as appropriate.
Benefits:
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide support and coordination to key projects and initiatives, with a focus on delivery and execution of project deliverables
- Work in collaboration with various teams and stakeholders, across the Trust, to ensure effective communication channels are in place
- Develop and put in place robust and consistent processes to manage key pieces of work
- Ensure project documentation is in place that is aligned to the project management delivery model
- Support the PMO team with any other duties that may be required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide support and coordination to key projects and initiatives, with a focus on delivery and execution of project deliverables
- Work in collaboration with various teams and stakeholders, across the Trust, to ensure effective communication channels are in place
- Develop and put in place robust and consistent processes to manage key pieces of work
- Ensure project documentation is in place that is aligned to the project management delivery model
- Support the PMO team with any other duties that may be required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and/or Masters or Equivalent qualification
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing change in an NHS environment
- Developing and leading on new ways of working to improve practice within clinical and non-clinical environment.
Desirable
- Experience of leading service improvement projects in an NHS mental health environment
- Knowledge and experience of several different project management processes
Knowledge
Essential
- Prioritisation and time management skills
- IT literate and knowledgeable in the use of Microsoft applications including:Word, Powerpoint,Excel & Outlook
- Understanding of how mental health services work
- The ability to analyse complex data
Desirable
- Reasonable working knowledge of NHS finances
- Awareness of key strategic NHS and mental health initiatives in the local area
- Knowledge of how to assess the quality impact of delivery change in a Provider organisation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and/or Masters or Equivalent qualification
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing change in an NHS environment
- Developing and leading on new ways of working to improve practice within clinical and non-clinical environment.
Desirable
- Experience of leading service improvement projects in an NHS mental health environment
- Knowledge and experience of several different project management processes
Knowledge
Essential
- Prioritisation and time management skills
- IT literate and knowledgeable in the use of Microsoft applications including:Word, Powerpoint,Excel & Outlook
- Understanding of how mental health services work
- The ability to analyse complex data
Desirable
- Reasonable working knowledge of NHS finances
- Awareness of key strategic NHS and mental health initiatives in the local area
- Knowledge of how to assess the quality impact of delivery change in a Provider organisation
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).
