Project Support Officer

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Providing maternity cover for the role of Project Support Officer within the Strategy PMO, assisting the administration of its programmes and projects. Provide administrative, organisational and analytical support to the project managers throughout the different delivery phases of the project lifecycle.

Main duties of the job

Work with project managers to provide support to projects, including:

work with project managers to devise and schedule project board meetings, provide room bookings (where required), refreshments, equipment and speakers.
ensure that all project board materials are produced in a timely manner ahead of the meetings.
ensure project board action logs are maintained and any actions progressed.
document any actions and decisions from the project boards.
create, update and maintain project SharePoint folders adhering to the prescribed project standards for folder structure, file-naming conventions and version control.
Provide administrative support for the following boards:
- Business Case Review Group
- Opiate Safety Group Meeting

About us

The Strategy PMO within HDFT aims to deliver the projects and programmes that are most closely aligned to the Trusts strategic ambitions.

The Strategy PMO objectives are as follows:

Ensure that the Strategy PMO Programmes and Projects are aligned to the Trusts overall strategic aims and objectives
Ensure that the delivered projects provide value and are ideally placed to realise the benefits defined in the business case.
Maintain and improve standards of change management within the Strategy PMO and throughout HDFT.

Date posted

16 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

421-CORP-1099R

Job locations

Harrogate & District Foundation Trust

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Lee Smith on lee.smith54@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Lee Smith on lee.smith54@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE English & Maths or equivalent
Evidence of ongoing personal development
NVQ Level 3 or Equivalent Experience

Desirable

PRINCE2 Foundation

Experience

Essential

Experience of hot to plan and organise multiple activities or projects which require formulation and/or adjustment
Experience of note-taking in meetings
Evidence of delivering to tight deadlines

Desirable

Experience of working in the NHS or pubic sector organisations
Experience of working in a project based role

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of how to manage competing priorities in own workload
Ability to write and edit accurate content
Familiarity with MS based software

Desirable

Knowledge of PRINCE2 or other project methodologies

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE English & Maths or equivalent
Evidence of ongoing personal development
NVQ Level 3 or Equivalent Experience

Desirable

PRINCE2 Foundation

Experience

Essential

Experience of hot to plan and organise multiple activities or projects which require formulation and/or adjustment
Experience of note-taking in meetings
Evidence of delivering to tight deadlines

Desirable

Experience of working in the NHS or pubic sector organisations
Experience of working in a project based role

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of how to manage competing priorities in own workload
Ability to write and edit accurate content
Familiarity with MS based software

Desirable

Knowledge of PRINCE2 or other project methodologies

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.

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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