The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Project Support Manager / Workstream Lead

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Job summary

Why should you work for us:

The trust has recently achieved teaching trust status and has an ongoing commitment to the development of all staff
The Digital Services team you will be part of has a consistent track record of career, team and personal development
Our change portfolio is continually developing to deliver the trusts strategy regularly generating new projects, and, opportunities to expand your skill set and experience
Flexible working
Active wellbeing and inclusion networks
Excellent pension
Access to a wide range of benefits and high street discounts

The role:

This is an opportunity for Project Support Manager / Workstream Lead to join our fast moving and and highly successful Digital Services Change Team
You will be supporting a variety of projects ranging from Trust wide programmes to smaller team specific projects works
You will be a highly skilled in the co-ordination, planning and management of projects
As a skilled Project Support Manager / Workstream lead you will be able to work under your own initiative, working efficiently without the need for regular supervision

Main duties of the job

Provide a level of programme/project and organisational support to the IT Programme Management team
Ownership and the delivery of identified work streams across IT Services work with the Digital Services programme managers
You will work streams through setting up and maintaining programme/project documentation, producing regular and ad hoc project reports, being a main point of contact as required, carrying out research and development, monitoring work stream risks and achievement of milestones and supporting work stream meetings and events
You will also need to be able to use Microsoft Office products and project management IT products

About us

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.

Date posted

02 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Secondment

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9377-SITE0060

Job locations

Dewsbury District Hospital

Staincliffe Wing

Dewsbury

WF13 4HS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Your key responsibilities will be:

Independently manage small work streams and liaise confidently with stakeholders
Create and maintain work stream documentation in the form of spreadsheets, reports, minutes and uses applications such as MS Project and excel
Effectively communicate information in relation to work stream throughout the project life cycle
Provide administrative support for programme/project meetings, taking minutes and circulating papers where necessary
Maintain work stream risk logs, with the ability to identify the need for escalation where appropriate
Coordinate and provide project workstream updates
Ensure compliance to required standards across all programmes/projects, such as standard documentation completed in agreed departmental format
Work as an integral member of the Digital Services Change Team
Proof read and accuracy check documentation, as required
Manage own workload and work independently and unsupervised, but able to seek advice from the programme managers and wider team as required
Ability to work under pressure and meet conflicting deadlines and targets
Actively participate in all team/departmental events and activities.

Please see the job description for further responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Your key responsibilities will be:

Independently manage small work streams and liaise confidently with stakeholders
Create and maintain work stream documentation in the form of spreadsheets, reports, minutes and uses applications such as MS Project and excel
Effectively communicate information in relation to work stream throughout the project life cycle
Provide administrative support for programme/project meetings, taking minutes and circulating papers where necessary
Maintain work stream risk logs, with the ability to identify the need for escalation where appropriate
Coordinate and provide project workstream updates
Ensure compliance to required standards across all programmes/projects, such as standard documentation completed in agreed departmental format
Work as an integral member of the Digital Services Change Team
Proof read and accuracy check documentation, as required
Manage own workload and work independently and unsupervised, but able to seek advice from the programme managers and wider team as required
Ability to work under pressure and meet conflicting deadlines and targets
Actively participate in all team/departmental events and activities.

Please see the job description for further responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree level or ability to demonstrate equivalent experience
PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent

Desirable

ECDL
PRINCE2 Practitioner

Experience

Essential

Experience of Microsoft Office applications, in particular, Word and Excel
Experience of dealing with staff at all levels in the organisation
Experience of creating and maintaining electronic filing systems
Experience of using SharePoint
Expertise within project management, underpinned by theory, practical experience from Prince 2 Foundation
Knowledge of specific area, acquired through diploma or equivalent experience or training, plus further management knowledge or experience to degree level equivalent

Desirable

Experience of setting up a project management office or implementing new processes
Experience of Microsoft Project
Experience of Microsoft Visio

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree level or ability to demonstrate equivalent experience
PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent

Desirable

ECDL
PRINCE2 Practitioner

Experience

Essential

Experience of Microsoft Office applications, in particular, Word and Excel
Experience of dealing with staff at all levels in the organisation
Experience of creating and maintaining electronic filing systems
Experience of using SharePoint
Expertise within project management, underpinned by theory, practical experience from Prince 2 Foundation
Knowledge of specific area, acquired through diploma or equivalent experience or training, plus further management knowledge or experience to degree level equivalent

Desirable

Experience of setting up a project management office or implementing new processes
Experience of Microsoft Project
Experience of Microsoft Visio

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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