Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

Project Support Officer

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Job summary

We are seeking a Project Support Officer to join our busy ePR Programme Team. The post holder will be required to provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support for appropriate Programme and Project meetings

The successful applicant must be able to utilise own skills and initiative in an organised, efficient, and effective manner to maximise the use of own time and that of other members of staff within the Programme team

This is an exciting time to join our team during a period of rapid development and continuous improvement. You will need strong communication skills to network and build effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders.

You will be a team player and able to work with senior managerial and clinical staff, having excellent interpersonal, communication and IT skills. This is a challenging but exciting position and support is available for you to succeed.

Main duties of the job

The successful will be responsible for providing a full administrative and secretarial service to support the Lorenzo Programme, maintain and update diaries and arrange appointments and meetings for the ePR team.

To co-ordinate and facilitate Programme/project meetings and workshops by booking appropriate venue ensuring suitable facilities available i.e. hospitality, IT equipment. To manage the production and distribution of invitations, agendas, and relevant papers. To manage the preparation of presentations and reports. To transcribe minutes of meetings.

To undertake administrative tasks allocated by the Programme Manager or IM&T Management to ensure that the documentation associated with new projects and IM&T systems is of sufficient detail and quality to comply with departmental standards.

To support the ePR Project Management team in maintaining comprehensive, up-to-date project plans by completing and updating a database.

To support individual Project Team/Project Board meetings by the assisting the Project Managers in the production of regular project highlight reports.

About us

Most of the team have 20+ years experience working at WHH, so you are in good hands. We have an agile working approach within the department. Work ethic amongst the team is second to none. The majority of the team live in the Warrington and Halton areas, and this shows in their enthusiasm and commitment to their work ethos that they want to support staff and patients of their local hospital to enhance user experience and patient safety through digitally enabled systems and processes.

We ensure maintenance and delivery of a consistent and responsive service to our ePR users over numerous core clinical systems. We work closely with clinicians, senior managers, executive members, external system suppliers and NHS providers including GPs, Community pharmacists and Midwives to align the digital roadmap, projects and service delivery for the organisational vision and mission statements. The current programme sees the ePR and project teams working with trust colleagues to identify benefits with the introduction of new clinical and administrative applications with a view to improved performance. Some of this may be in the form of release management of core systems and the subsequent business continuity and disaster recovery plans

#teamwhh

Interviews will take place on 17th February 2023.

Details

Date posted

03 February 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£23,949 to £26,282 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9370-ADM4IT-6216

Job locations

Warrington Hospital

Lovely Lane

Warrington

Cheshire

WA5 1QG


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for:

Providing a comprehensive administrative and secretarial service to support the Digital Programme. The post holder will be required to provide administrative/secretarial support for appropriate Programme and Project meetings.

Working independently utilising own skills and initiative without the need for supervision, in an organised, efficient, and effective manner in order to maximise the use of own time and that of other members of staff within the Programme team

Undertaking the administrative tasks required to maintain the documentation of IM&T systems and projects to departmental standards

Please see the attached document for a full Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for:

Providing a comprehensive administrative and secretarial service to support the Digital Programme. The post holder will be required to provide administrative/secretarial support for appropriate Programme and Project meetings.

Working independently utilising own skills and initiative without the need for supervision, in an organised, efficient, and effective manner in order to maximise the use of own time and that of other members of staff within the Programme team

Undertaking the administrative tasks required to maintain the documentation of IM&T systems and projects to departmental standards

Please see the attached document for a full Job Description.

Person Specification

Working Conditions

Essential

  • May require adhoc visits to wards/departments (H&S risk assessments of each area are undertaken annually)

Experience

Essential

  • Working with healthcare administrative IM&T systems

Desirable

  • Previous Project Support Officer experience

Physical Skills

Essential

  • Minute Taking
  • Computer skills Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc.
  • Use of general office equipment
  • (This list is non-exhaustive)

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to A level/HND standard or equivalent
  • Familiarisation with the principles of the PRINCE2 project management methodology

Desirable

  • Familiarisation with project management techniques and practices

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

Essential

  • Intermediate level skills in MS Word and MS Excel
  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with other team members and service users

Desirable

  • Problem solving and analytical skills relating to the identification and assessment of evidence required to support decision-making
  • Highly developed planning and organisation skills relating to creating and maintaining electronic filing systems, locating data and information and meeting deadlines

Physical Effort

Essential

  • Moving and Handling of general office equipment
  • Moving and Handling of supplies, e.g. Printer Toner/Paper etc.
  • (This list is non-exhaustive)

Mental Effort

Essential

  • Accuracy of Minutes and documents is required, high levels of concentration necessary
Person Specification

Working Conditions

Essential

  • May require adhoc visits to wards/departments (H&S risk assessments of each area are undertaken annually)

Experience

Essential

  • Working with healthcare administrative IM&T systems

Desirable

  • Previous Project Support Officer experience

Physical Skills

Essential

  • Minute Taking
  • Computer skills Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc.
  • Use of general office equipment
  • (This list is non-exhaustive)

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to A level/HND standard or equivalent
  • Familiarisation with the principles of the PRINCE2 project management methodology

Desirable

  • Familiarisation with project management techniques and practices

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

Essential

  • Intermediate level skills in MS Word and MS Excel
  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with other team members and service users

Desirable

  • Problem solving and analytical skills relating to the identification and assessment of evidence required to support decision-making
  • Highly developed planning and organisation skills relating to creating and maintaining electronic filing systems, locating data and information and meeting deadlines

Physical Effort

Essential

  • Moving and Handling of general office equipment
  • Moving and Handling of supplies, e.g. Printer Toner/Paper etc.
  • (This list is non-exhaustive)

Mental Effort

Essential

  • Accuracy of Minutes and documents is required, high levels of concentration necessary

Employer details

Employer name

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

Address

Warrington Hospital

Lovely Lane

Warrington

Cheshire

WA5 1QG


Employer's website

https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

Address

Warrington Hospital

Lovely Lane

Warrington

Cheshire

WA5 1QG


Employer's website

https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of ePR and Digital Programmes

Emma O'Brien

e.obrien1@nhs.net

01925662575

Details

Date posted

03 February 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£23,949 to £26,282 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9370-ADM4IT-6216

Job locations

Warrington Hospital

Lovely Lane

Warrington

Cheshire

WA5 1QG


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