Job summary
The ICB's Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate works in collaboration with health and care partners across Kentand Medway to deliver the digital change and transformation required to support the system to be more effective and transformat pace with higher quality and lower cost. The DDaT directorate is structured around four teams (Technology, Data/Analytics,Information Governance and Digital Delivery) that work closely together with colleagues and system partners.The team:
- delivers ICB digital transformation projects and assures the delivery of ICS wide digital transformation projects/programmes, these are at scale collaborative projects led by the ICB individual providers, health and care partnerships or providercollaboratives
- provides digital subject matter expertise by aligning and embedding named digital leads to ICB transformation programmes to promote digital innovation, automation, modern office technologies and championing the use of modern business analysis anddigital transformation methodologies
- supports the procurement of digital solutions in line with ICB Standing Financial Instructions and Public Contract Regulations and ensure solutions meet relevant NHS and industry compliance requirements, including accessibility and inclusion,information governance and clinical safety
- provides business support to the Chief Digital Transformation Officer on budget management, risk management, and tracking of issues and actions.
Main duties of the job
The Project Support Officer is responsible for:
- building effective working relationships with clinical, health and operational colleagues across health and social carestakeholders
- providing digital transformation project support expertise to colleagues in the ICB, primary care networks, health and care partnerships and the ICS
- supporting the full lifecycle delivery of ICB digital transformation project and programmes using scaled agile approaches
- supporting digital transformation leads to work with ICB delivery directorate colleagues to ensure the digital elements of the ICB transformation programmes are delivered
- identifying and supporting the management of issues and conflicts that arise
- identifying opportunities and inter-dependencies across system programmes and supporting the removal of barriers for delivery
- supporting project/programme delivery activities
- working digital transformation leads to maintain project documentation including project plans, benefits tracking, risk and issues logs, requests and change logs
- providing administrative support for programme and projects, reporting , arranging the necessary governance meetings and managing notes
- maintaining programme and project reporting and filing systems
- supporting data analysis and reporting: extracting, processing and presenting operational and management information from project management tools, clinical and other systems
- supporting delivery of overarching project and programme activities
About us
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal, and access to training opportunities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.
All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.
All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Project management qualification or project management experience, ideally in a digital transformation environment
Desirable
- Member of relevant professional body or evidence of continuing professional
Experience
Essential
- Further training or experience in project management and financial management or supporting change management processes
- Must have a basic understanding of the background to and aims of current health and social care policy, specifically the role of digital and technology transformation
- Experience of collaborative/matrix working
- Experience of project and programme delivery, preferably within a digital transformation context
Attributes
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Project management qualification or project management experience, ideally in a digital transformation environment
Desirable
- Member of relevant professional body or evidence of continuing professional
Experience
Essential
- Further training or experience in project management and financial management or supporting change management processes
- Must have a basic understanding of the background to and aims of current health and social care policy, specifically the role of digital and technology transformation
- Experience of collaborative/matrix working
- Experience of project and programme delivery, preferably within a digital transformation context
Attributes
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues
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).
