Job summary
An opportunity is available within the Digital Technology Services team for a highly motivated and experienced Technical Project Manager to lead and manage complex technical infrastructure projects.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Infrastructure Programme Manager, IT Infrastructure Manager, stakeholders, suppliers, delivery partners, and support fellow members of the Project and Digital Technical Service Teams, delivering projects and work streams within the parameters of time, quality and cost.
The role will encompass all project related activities, the management of resources, with an expectation on delivering quality business case and PID documentation. The post holder will be expected to monitor and manage their work stream through the project team management software as well as reporting to appropriate stakeholder groups. The post holder should have a positive approach to project delivery and a proven track record to manage and overcome risks and issues.
Main duties of the job
The Trust is looking for highly motivated, experienced and skilled technical Project Manager to manage the Infrastructure Departments technical projects to a successful and expected conclusion.
The successful candidate will develop and deliver strategically important enterprise infrastructure projects. It is essential therefore; the post holder has at least 5 years' experience of successfully managing ICT infrastructure projects at an enterprise level and demonstrate a good working knowledge of enterprise technical support related to domain networks and MS Window server platforms.
Expectation is the post holder will be certified to at least Prince2 Foundation Level.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage the Infrastructure Departments technical projects to a successful and expected conclusion.
To take responsibility for ensuring that all projects are run to appropriate methodologies and that an auditable trail exists throughout the life of the project.
To create and manage related business case and PID documentation
To negotiate with clinical and management colleagues a practical plan regarding project deliverables as required to achieve the strategy.
To monitor the progress of each work-stream against the agreed project plan and intervene at any point where there is a risk of delay, resource overuse or unacceptable quality.
To create and regularly update the delivery of related projects within the project team management software in the interest of the progressing the project to meet goals and milestones.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage the Infrastructure Departments technical projects to a successful and expected conclusion.
To take responsibility for ensuring that all projects are run to appropriate methodologies and that an auditable trail exists throughout the life of the project.
To create and manage related business case and PID documentation
To negotiate with clinical and management colleagues a practical plan regarding project deliverables as required to achieve the strategy.
To monitor the progress of each work-stream against the agreed project plan and intervene at any point where there is a risk of delay, resource overuse or unacceptable quality.
To create and regularly update the delivery of related projects within the project team management software in the interest of the progressing the project to meet goals and milestones.
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
Essential
- University Degree or Equivalent relevant experience
- Recognised Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2)
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of IT project management with responsibility for overall project delivery and budget
- Previous IT health sector experience, ideally within a community setting
- Experience of business change project management
- Able to develop highly effective working partnerships and alliances with staff at all levels
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Able to chair meetings and present to large and diverse groups of people
- Excellent communication skills, oral and written including ability to disseminate highly complex information to a range of staff and stakeholders.
- Demonstrable high-level presentation skills having communicated complex ideas / proposals to a variety of levels of staff across multiple organisations
- Ability to achieve challenging deadlines and targets
- Able to project a confident, positive and assertive manner in dealing with stakeholders
- Able to diplomatically handle assertive stakeholders to gain and retain their confidence
Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to work with clinical and non-clinical staff of all disciplines
- Ability to talk about IM&T in a clear and simple way to non-IT staff, and to engage with clinicians in an effective manner
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to be proactive and to think creatively
- Self motivating with a flexible approach to work and ability to work independently
Other job requirements
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
Essential
- University Degree or Equivalent relevant experience
- Recognised Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2)
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of IT project management with responsibility for overall project delivery and budget
- Previous IT health sector experience, ideally within a community setting
- Experience of business change project management
- Able to develop highly effective working partnerships and alliances with staff at all levels
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Able to chair meetings and present to large and diverse groups of people
- Excellent communication skills, oral and written including ability to disseminate highly complex information to a range of staff and stakeholders.
- Demonstrable high-level presentation skills having communicated complex ideas / proposals to a variety of levels of staff across multiple organisations
- Ability to achieve challenging deadlines and targets
- Able to project a confident, positive and assertive manner in dealing with stakeholders
- Able to diplomatically handle assertive stakeholders to gain and retain their confidence
Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to work with clinical and non-clinical staff of all disciplines
- Ability to talk about IM&T in a clear and simple way to non-IT staff, and to engage with clinicians in an effective manner
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to be proactive and to think creatively
- Self motivating with a flexible approach to work and ability to work independently
Other job requirements
Essential
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).
