Digital Project Manager (Band 6)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will produce, manage and process all the formal documentation for each stage of the project(s). The role will also include the co-ordination, day-to-day management and delivery of these defined, complex projects within the programme. Projects will need to be delivered within budget and to agreed time scales. Individual projects may span one or more localities.

Hybrid working is available with onsite activities and team days taking place at the Digital teams base. The post holder will also be required to attend sites across Yorkshire to deliver digital projects.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to relevant degree level in business or IT or equivalent experience.
• PRINCE2 (Foundation level) or other equivalent project management qualification.

Desirable

• Programme management qualification such as PRINCE2 Practitioner level

Experience

Essential

• Experience of successfully managing projects within a programme management system including evidence of change management within timeframes and budget
• Experience of engaging with multi-disciplinary teams and achieving successful outcomes
• Experience of a project management role within a customer focused organisation.

Desirable

• Evidence of experience within an NHS environment
• Experience of implementing changes to working methods and evaluating effectiveness
• Experience of working within a digital environment.

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of Corporate Governance in an NHS setting either directly or by working in partnership with the NHS
• Knowledge of best practice risk and issue management, and experience of appropriate application

Desirable

• Experience of Business Intelligence related data collection projects, preferably within the NHS

Skills

Essential

• Ability to develop and maintain effective working partnerships with professional groups and senior managers within the organisation and in other agencies.
• Able to analyse problems, situations and information
• Ability to prioritise tasks, work on own initiative and manage own workload
• Organisational and planning skills
• Effective negotiating, convincing and influencing skills
• Evidenced experience of communicating complex issues to a range of people in an appropriate format
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Applications including Power Point, Excel and MS Project or equivalent

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road

keighley

BD20 6TD

Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)