Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Informatics Project Co-Ordinator

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT Project Co-ordinator to join our team .

The successful post holder will support the delivery of the digital agenda across the Trust and will support the procurement and implementation of a Single EPR across all sites.

The successful applicant will have proven experience of Digital Projects and will ensure that the digital programme is being communicated and delivered, with the IT Programme Manager.

The post-holder will take a whole-systems approach, working closely with clinical and operational teams and corporate services.

The Trust has come a long way in a short space of time and needs to maintain this momentum. This role will be key to ensuring the Digital Programme is delivered and the benefits are realised.

Main duties of the job

The IT Project Co-ordinator provides support for the running and management of IT projects underway in the Trust.

The role provides the project management office function for IT projects, co-ordinating project boards, managing the filing system for projects, ensuring that the production of highlight reports and all supporting project documentation is carried out using the Trust's standard templates.

The role manages elements of IT projects as required by the IT Programme Manager, as well as supporting, facilitating and monitoring progress across the Trust.

In conjunctions with the IT Programme Manager, the post holder ensures that projects follow the PRINCE 2 project management method, are not only documented correctly, but have good stake holder engagement, report progress against plan consistently through the appropriate corporate governance arrangements, have key decisions documented, are closed correctly and have smooth handover to business as usual operation.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Date posted

12 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

409-6234887-A

Job locations

Ormskirk Hospital

Dicconson Way, Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note that the office base for this role will be Ormskirk District and General Hospital, although there will be a requirement to travel to all five Trust hospital sites.

Hybrid working is encouraged but there is a requirement to work regularly from an office base.

For further information please see attached Job Description.

Please be aware this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note that the office base for this role will be Ormskirk District and General Hospital, although there will be a requirement to travel to all five Trust hospital sites.

Hybrid working is encouraged but there is a requirement to work regularly from an office base.

For further information please see attached Job Description.

Please be aware this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or has equivalent work based experience with evidence of continuous professional development
ECDL or equivalent skills in operating Microsoft Office applications or has equivalent work based experience

Desirable

PRINCE2 Foundation
Other professional development
ITIL qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Successful delivery of clinical informatics projects
Managing risks, issues, dependencies and constraints in projects

Desirable

Managing project budgets and project resources
Understanding of NHS hospital processes and practices
Implementation of hospital systems
Managing change in a large organisation
Delivering communication plans to ensure engagement and ownership

Skills

Essential

Ability to write comprehensive specifications and other project documentations without ambiguity
Ability to influence and co-ordinate work across the Trust
Strong influencing and negotiation skills
Able to communicate effectively on a one to one basis and in front of large groups
Ability to communicate complex concepts and issues clearly
Knowledge of project controls and techniques
Ability to define scope and plan projects
Knowledge of assessing and mitigating risks

Desirable

Knowledge of IT infrastructure, development, support application and training principles

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or has equivalent work based experience with evidence of continuous professional development
ECDL or equivalent skills in operating Microsoft Office applications or has equivalent work based experience

Desirable

PRINCE2 Foundation
Other professional development
ITIL qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Successful delivery of clinical informatics projects
Managing risks, issues, dependencies and constraints in projects

Desirable

Managing project budgets and project resources
Understanding of NHS hospital processes and practices
Implementation of hospital systems
Managing change in a large organisation
Delivering communication plans to ensure engagement and ownership

Skills

Essential

Ability to write comprehensive specifications and other project documentations without ambiguity
Ability to influence and co-ordinate work across the Trust
Strong influencing and negotiation skills
Able to communicate effectively on a one to one basis and in front of large groups
Ability to communicate complex concepts and issues clearly
Knowledge of project controls and techniques
Ability to define scope and plan projects
Knowledge of assessing and mitigating risks

Desirable

Knowledge of IT infrastructure, development, support application and training principles

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Ormskirk Hospital

Dicconson Way, Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Ormskirk Hospital

Dicconson Way, Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

Employer's website

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