Job summary
**Please note, the NHS salary scales have recently changed and are expected to come into effect in October. New starters joining the Trust before this time will commence on the old payscales and will move to the new ones once they have been finalised**
Are you looking for a new challenge that will deliver tangible change to the delivery of NHS services?
Do you relish working autonomously but still feel part of team?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Project Manager to join our friendly and professional Digital Delivery team. This post will help deliver a number of projects that enable digital change, supported by the delivery of IT technology and systems to improve patient care. We are looking for an experienced, highly organised, dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated individual to support the delivery of a number of projects within our portfolio.
The post holder will be a team worker with excellent communication, interpersonal skills and leadership qualities. They will also have good IT skills and project management experience, ideally in digital projects. They will also ideally have experience of working within an acute NHS Trust.
The successful candidate will work closely with Clinical, Operational and Digital colleagues to successfully delivery digital change to end users across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Provide end to end project management for a number of projects within the overall digital portfolio.
Using PRINCE2 project methodology, you will be responsible for producing project plans, quality project documentation and forproviding facilitation and guidance for project teams.
Excellent communication skills are a must, to ensure that communication is maintained between stakeholders at all levels of the organisation throughout the project lifecycle, making sure that organisational procedures are adhered to, objectives are identified and met, and benefits realised from the implementation of change.
Ensuring that projects deliverables are identified and met within the defined quality, time and cost constraints and facilitating the full realisation of benefits defined in the business case.
About us
The Digital Delivery Team is dynamic team responsible for delivering a wide range of programmes and projects across Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust.
You will be working alongside a team of project professionals, as well as working closely with many other teams across the Trust during the delivery of projects.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information, please find Job Description and Person Specification attached or contact Emma Boyes on emma.boyes2@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information, please find Job Description and Person Specification attached or contact Emma Boyes on emma.boyes2@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience within project management delivery
Desirable
- oProject Management Training and Qualification in a waterfall project management methodology (i.e. Prince 2, APM)
Experience
Essential
- Significant (minimum 2 years) practical experience of the planning, organisation, governance and project management of Digital and/or transformation projects
- Practical experience of the application of structured Waterfall (Prince2 or APM) project methodology
- Project management of NHS Digital or transformation projects
Desirable
- Project Management of NHS Digital or transformation projects in an Acute NHS Trust Setting
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
- Can communicate effectively, using different mediums, with individual staff and groups at all levels and disciplines, both within and outside of the organisation
- Can produce accurate, detail and precise project documentation in many formats
Desirable
- Can communicate complex technical information to a non technical audience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience within project management delivery
Desirable
- oProject Management Training and Qualification in a waterfall project management methodology (i.e. Prince 2, APM)
Experience
Essential
- Significant (minimum 2 years) practical experience of the planning, organisation, governance and project management of Digital and/or transformation projects
- Practical experience of the application of structured Waterfall (Prince2 or APM) project methodology
- Project management of NHS Digital or transformation projects
Desirable
- Project Management of NHS Digital or transformation projects in an Acute NHS Trust Setting
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
- Can communicate effectively, using different mediums, with individual staff and groups at all levels and disciplines, both within and outside of the organisation
- Can produce accurate, detail and precise project documentation in many formats
Desirable
- Can communicate complex technical information to a non technical audience
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).
