Job summary
The Christie Digital programme spans both its operational and research initiatives. The Christie digital ambition over the next 5 years will allow: -
- Better use of digital to improve the experience for both the Staff and the patient experience.
- Digital technologies to enable the reduction of footfall of patient and staff where appropriate whilst working to protect our patient and staff when face to face contact is required.
- Improve standards of care through better data.
- Digital technologies to enhance the new outpatients' service and creating a seamless patient flow through the hospital from arrival to the clinic.
- Providing a digital platform that supports the development of world-renowned research.
- Expand our digital services to support staff to deliver the high standards of care across a wider networked care model.
- Delivery of a richer data model to capture the whole health record, to ensure better decision-making, efficient services and improve care across the wider Greater Manchester and Cheshire area.
- Leverage the investment in a locally developed Electronic Health Record.
- Digitising the slide - enablement of remote reporting of Histopathology
Main duties of the job
As a trust we want the ability to offer access to trials to all eligible patients and as the Christie's Digital Service we want to enable all trials to be cutting edge digital trials. We want to offer different innovative ways for patients to connect with us and be in control of their management of their health and outcomes.
We are now looking for a project manager to join the team in delivery of the programme. This role is to support and enable the continued delivery of projects to benefit our patients and staff enabling cancer care.
For further information please contact our Digital Programme Office to arrange a call by emailing the-christie.digital.pmo@nhs.net.
About us
As a Trust we want to stay at the forefront of care through new technological advances including Proton Beam, Bio Medical Research and experimental cancer therapies. As the Christie's Digital Service we need to deliver the digital platforms to support these advances from the design, development and capture of the data to the outcomes and experiences of these treatments to bring knowledge and insight that that data will bring, to change, improve treatments provided and ultimately aid the cure.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead and coordinate a portfolio of clinical and technology projects as part of the overall Digital Strategy. Support the programme manager in the delivery of projects, to time and on budget, in accordance to standard methodology
The Christie Digital programme spans both its operational and research initiatives. The Christie digital ambition over the next 5 years will allow:-
- Better use of digital to improve the experience for both the Staff and the patient experience
- Improve standards of care through better data
- Digital technologies to enhance the new outpatients service and creating a seamless patient flow through the hospital from arrival to the clinic.
- Providing a digital platform that supports the development of world-renowned research.
- Expand our digital services to support staff to deliver the high standards of care across a wider networked care model.
- Delivery of a richer data model to capture the whole health record, to ensure better decision-making, efficient services and improve care across the wider Greater Manchester and Cheshire area.
- Leverage the investment in a locally developed Electronic Health Record.
- Digitising the slide - enablement of remote reporting of Histopathology.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead and coordinate a portfolio of clinical and technology projects as part of the overall Digital Strategy. Support the programme manager in the delivery of projects, to time and on budget, in accordance to standard methodology
The Christie Digital programme spans both its operational and research initiatives. The Christie digital ambition over the next 5 years will allow:-
- Better use of digital to improve the experience for both the Staff and the patient experience
- Improve standards of care through better data
- Digital technologies to enhance the new outpatients service and creating a seamless patient flow through the hospital from arrival to the clinic.
- Providing a digital platform that supports the development of world-renowned research.
- Expand our digital services to support staff to deliver the high standards of care across a wider networked care model.
- Delivery of a richer data model to capture the whole health record, to ensure better decision-making, efficient services and improve care across the wider Greater Manchester and Cheshire area.
- Leverage the investment in a locally developed Electronic Health Record.
- Digitising the slide - enablement of remote reporting of Histopathology.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Higher education qualification in computer and or management science or comparable
- professional/technical qualification or equivalent experience
- PRINCE II Practitioner Agile Methodologies
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- At least 5 years project management experience within a large organisation
- Proven record of delivery of complex integrated IT systems
- Managing and delivering PRINCE and Agile Projects
- Experience of using presentation tools.
- Third Party management
- Implementation of digital solutions within the NHS and particularly in a clinical environment.
- Experience in the use of IT to underpin management processes in an organisation
- Experience of process mapping to identify and deliver change
Desirable
- Transformational change in the NHS such as through:-Virginia Mason Programme Lean/ Six Sigma
- Transformational change in industry
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- In-depth project management skills with a proven record of effective use of modern project management tools.
- Ability to manage and co-ordinate a multi-disciplinary team of project staff
- Ability to work at all levels
- Excellent problem solving skills and analytical skills
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage complex workload
- Skills in business analysis
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate effective and appropriate use of PRINCE II methodology.
- Understanding of the importance of Digital as an agent for organisation change
- Ability to demonstrate effective and appropriate use of PRINCE II methodology
Desirable
- Clinical service redesign
Values
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
Other
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Office based role with the need for travel to Christie managed sites as necessary
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Flexibility and able to work flexible hours and sometimes unsociable hours
- Conscientious, hardworking, tactful, diplomatic, dedicated, resilient and reliable
- Willingness to undertake training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Higher education qualification in computer and or management science or comparable
- professional/technical qualification or equivalent experience
- PRINCE II Practitioner Agile Methodologies
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- At least 5 years project management experience within a large organisation
- Proven record of delivery of complex integrated IT systems
- Managing and delivering PRINCE and Agile Projects
- Experience of using presentation tools.
- Third Party management
- Implementation of digital solutions within the NHS and particularly in a clinical environment.
- Experience in the use of IT to underpin management processes in an organisation
- Experience of process mapping to identify and deliver change
Desirable
- Transformational change in the NHS such as through:-Virginia Mason Programme Lean/ Six Sigma
- Transformational change in industry
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- In-depth project management skills with a proven record of effective use of modern project management tools.
- Ability to manage and co-ordinate a multi-disciplinary team of project staff
- Ability to work at all levels
- Excellent problem solving skills and analytical skills
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage complex workload
- Skills in business analysis
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate effective and appropriate use of PRINCE II methodology.
- Understanding of the importance of Digital as an agent for organisation change
- Ability to demonstrate effective and appropriate use of PRINCE II methodology
Desirable
- Clinical service redesign
Values
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
Other
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Office based role with the need for travel to Christie managed sites as necessary
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Flexibility and able to work flexible hours and sometimes unsociable hours
- Conscientious, hardworking, tactful, diplomatic, dedicated, resilient and reliable
- Willingness to undertake training
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).
