Job summary
This is an exciting; fixed
term/secondment opportunity to work as a Senior Project Manager in a fast-paced
Primary Care Team, to cover current maternity leave. Our team has delegated
responsibility for the whole of Primary Care, which covers General Practice,
Community Pharmacy, Optometry and Dental services.
We are looking for an individual who is highly
motivated with excellent interpersonal skills, possesses good project
management and organisational skills, has financial and Microsoft Office skills
and is well-versed in working to tight timescales. They must be able to work
autonomously and be able to engage in meetings with Senior Managers, Clinical
Directors and PCN Business Managers. NHS Service Improvement experience would
be advantageous.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Project Manager
will be working to the Deputy Director of Primary Care & Place to:
Assessing,
monitoring, and supporting the evaluation of local PCN Quality Improvement
Projects, liaising with PCN Business Managers, Clinical Directors and ICB
departments frequently.
Supporting
the management and reporting of the Primary Care Access Recovery Plan (PCARP),
including to ICB Board.
Ensure
PCN projects are sufficiently scoped to meet PCN contract requirements
Support projects
within Primary Care
About us
Our NHS Gloucestershire
Integrated Care Board (NHS Gloucestershire) is responsible for planning and
buying services to meet the health needs of local people. It also
brings partners together to ensure the counties NHS provides the best possible
care. Alongside our communities, we want to improve health, improve access to
high quality care and support when needed and make Gloucestershire a better
place for the future.
NHS Gloucestershire ICB
had the best staff survey result in 2023 for proportion of staff who would
recommend it as a place to work.
More information about our organisation can be found here: NHS Gloucestershire ICB (nhsglos.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information, please see the Job Description attached.
Closing date: 4th August 2024
(Please note: this vacancy will close once a
suitable number of applications have been submitted)
Interviews will take place: 15th
August 2024
We make every effort to contact all candidates to let them know the outcome
of their application. However, if you haven't heard back from us within 2 weeks
after the closing date, please assume that your application has not been
successful.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information, please see the Job Description attached.
Closing date: 4th August 2024
(Please note: this vacancy will close once a
suitable number of applications have been submitted)
Interviews will take place: 15th
August 2024
We make every effort to contact all candidates to let them know the outcome
of their application. However, if you haven't heard back from us within 2 weeks
after the closing date, please assume that your application has not been
successful.
Person Specification
Autonomy
Essential
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Post-graduate degree in Management Studies or equivalent.
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience of managing risks and reporting.
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at SMT level
- Understanding of the public sector.
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project.
Desirable
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes.
- Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment.
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- The promotion of equality of opportunity and good working relations (providing practical leadership)
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders.
Analytical
Essential
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making .
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
- Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement.
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
Person Specification
Autonomy
Essential
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Post-graduate degree in Management Studies or equivalent.
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience of managing risks and reporting.
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at SMT level
- Understanding of the public sector.
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project.
Desirable
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes.
- Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment.
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- The promotion of equality of opportunity and good working relations (providing practical leadership)
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders.
Analytical
Essential
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making .
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
- Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement.
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
