Job summary
This is a Fixed Term opportunity up to 31st March 2025
The purpose of a Project Manager is to plan, organise, direct, and control the activities of a project to ensure that its objectives are achieved within an agreed timeframe and budget. We are therefore seeking an experienced project manager to work between multiple projects across the Health Innovation Manchester portfolio. Candidates should have demonstrable experience and expertise in project management and hold relevant qualifications including a recognised project management qualification. You will need to be agile and adaptive to manage multiple health and care projects, experienced in Microsoft Project (MSP) software and possess excellent project management skills. Being flexible in your approach and able to develop effective solutions and multi-partner relationships is vital to the success of this role.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be expected to plan, project manage, implement, and disseminate the learning from specific delegated projects they will facilitate service improvement and increase HInM's effectiveness. This will involve supporting a wide range of member organisations to deliver projects developed to bring about improvements in service delivery and health outcomes for the Greater Manchester system. The role will involve responsibility for the management of allocated projects, from securing engagement, "buy in" and commitment to implementing the project with a wide range of key stakeholders and for supporting the research domains across our academic and NHS partnerships.
- Providing regular and appropriate reports to the relevant Committee and/or Board on progress, achievements, milestones and exceptions, ensuring that communications flow back and will produce reports using HInM's agreed project governance structure.
- Undertaking patient/public engagement and involvement, as required and/or outline within the programme/project plan working proactively with the HInM PPIE Director and manager, proactively monitor progress, issues, and risks in projects for which the post holder is lead. Taking corrective and mitigating action where necessary, provide regular feedback and update reports on progress, issues and risk to senior stakeholders.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education in a relevant discipline or equivalent level of experience working at a senior level.
- Project management qualification.
- Evidence of continued Professional Development
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrated experience of co ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- Experience of identifying, managing and reporting risks.
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at Board level
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes.
Training and Experience
Essential
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
- Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to lead multi-stakeholder groups and a range of delivery partners within an overall programme. Ability to lead a network.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Able to demonstrate ability to write complex reports. Proven influencing and negotiating skills.
- Ability to prepare and procude concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
Desirable
- Advanced skills in information analysis interpretation and judgment
- Experience of collecting and interpreting data/information to support change programmes
Attributes
Essential
- Understands a patient focused approach to all work
- Evidence of continual improvement.
- Excellent organisational skills, able to respond to competing priorities of client organisations and make sound judgments on complex issues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education in a relevant discipline or equivalent level of experience working at a senior level.
- Project management qualification.
- Evidence of continued Professional Development
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrated experience of co ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- Experience of identifying, managing and reporting risks.
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at Board level
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes.
Training and Experience
Essential
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
- Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to lead multi-stakeholder groups and a range of delivery partners within an overall programme. Ability to lead a network.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Able to demonstrate ability to write complex reports. Proven influencing and negotiating skills.
- Ability to prepare and procude concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
Desirable
- Advanced skills in information analysis interpretation and judgment
- Experience of collecting and interpreting data/information to support change programmes
Attributes
Essential
- Understands a patient focused approach to all work
- Evidence of continual improvement.
- Excellent organisational skills, able to respond to competing priorities of client organisations and make sound judgments on complex issues.
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).
