Job summary
The
Health Informatics team has specialist skills in delivering programmes
of work that include providing secure environments for storing and accessing
health and other sensitive data to support health and care delivery, research,
and innovation. Within the team we have both an Operations and Technical
function.
This role is part of the Programme Management Office
(PMO) within the Operations function. The post holder will take responsibility
for project managing multiple parallel projects within our portfolio, devising
robust project plans with input from subject matter experts and ensuring their
successful delivery throughout the project life cycle. They will drive working groups and meetings to facilitate
identification of risks, interdependencies, and critical paths, and develop
relevant mitigation plans alongside the PMO Lead. The post will also involve
working to build strong and meaningful relationships with key external
stakeholders and have the ability to recognise and work to address the
articulated and unarticulated needs of stakeholders, taking a holistic
perspective when approaching challenges and decision-making.
The post holder will work alongside the PMO Lead to implement continuous improvement processes within the PMO and will support more junior team members to develop within their roles, providing training, guidance and coaching as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
Given the range of our work, the post will involve working on a number of projects simultaneously, taking responsibility for delivery. The post-holder will:
Show adaptability to different types of work.
Take a flexible approach, recognising that projects, activities and tasks will be highly varied.
Demonstrate an aptitude for learning about new areas quickly.
Write reports to a high standard, adapted to communicate effectively for difference audiences.
Engage with project stakeholders and demonstrate an ability to build excellent working relationships.
Work closely with
subject matter experts to establish robust delivery plans.
Take
accountability for tracking progress throughout the project lifecycle.
Produce project
initiation documents and project close reports, including identification of
opportunities for learning and improvement.
Lead working
groups and meetings to track progress, facilitate identification of
interdependencies and risks, developing relevant mitigation plans alongside the
PMO Lead.
Work to build
strong and meaningful relationships with key external stakeholders.
Recognise and
work to address the articulated and unarticulated needs of stakeholders.
Produce regular
project updates for internal, regional, and national/funder reports.
Effective
communication of project progress during meetings and across the organisation.
About us
Health Innovation East helps the best innovations in health and care
reach the people, places and problems where they bring most benefit.
We are a team of clinicians, data scientists, life sciences industry
experts and skilled programme leaders passionate about helping the best
innovations in health and care reach the people, places and problems where they
bring most benefit. Whether working with global companies, pioneering
start-ups, leading universities or regional health providers, we never lose
sight of the patients and communities we serve.
As the regional innovation arm of the NHS our collective skill set is
valued by the NHS and industry to implement the advances being made across
health and care.
https://www.easternHealth
Innovation East.org/
Health Innovation East is fully committed to
being an inclusive employer, affording equity of opportunity and welcoming
applicants from broad and diverse backgrounds.
Our values focus on
providing trusted expertise, being inclusive, kind and collaborative in all our
working relationships and implementing innovations that truly matter to our
communities and partners.
As
part of the benefits package, employees receive:
27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata),
a company pension (employer contribution up to 10%
of annual salary),
life insurance (on completion of a probationary period),
cycle to work scheme
externally provided well-being programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
responsibilities Management of a portfolio of projects
Take responsibility for project managing multiple parallel projects
within our portfolio, working directly with subject matter leads to
ensure successful delivery of project milestones.
Work closely with
subject matter experts to establish robust delivery plans.
Take
accountability for tracking progress throughout the project lifecycle.
Produce project
initiation documents and project close reports, including identification of
opportunities for learning and improvement.
Lead working
groups and meetings to track progress, facilitate identification of
interdependencies and risks, developing relevant mitigation plans alongside the
PMO Lead.
Work to build
strong and meaningful relationships with key external stakeholders.
Recognise and
work to address the articulated and unarticulated needs of stakeholders.
Produce regular
project updates for internal, regional, and national/funder reports.
Effective
communication of project progress during meetings and across the organisation.
Supporting the team
Train new team
members during the onboarding process.
Support more
junior team members to develop within their roles, providing training, guidance
and coaching as appropriate.
Work alongside
the PMO Lead to implement continuous improvement within the PMO, which could
include devising or adopting new tools or operational processes to enhance
efficiency.
Resolve problems for more junior team member as
they arise, escalating when necessary.
Corporate and personal responsibilities
Promote equal opportunities and affirm that staff,
colleagues, patients, and others who encounter Health Innovation East are
afforded equality of access, experience and outcomes.
Observe Health Innovation Easts equity, diversity and
inclusion pledges in every aspect of your work, avoiding any behaviour which
discriminates against colleagues, potential employees, patients, or partners on
any grounds.
Uphold and promote the organisations values.
Work flexibly and collaboratively with others to
achieve the organisations goals and support its values.
Support the organisation in creating an
environment that values risk management and promotes the highest standards of
health and safety for Health Innovation Easts employees, supported by policies
and procedures as appropriate.
Ensure up to date knowledge is maintained and
comply with current data protection laws and company data protection and
confidentiality policies and procedures.
Ensure that we only operate within our remit
of not offering clinical advice.
Adhere to all company policies and procedures and
any applicable legislation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
responsibilities Management of a portfolio of projects
Take responsibility for project managing multiple parallel projects
within our portfolio, working directly with subject matter leads to
ensure successful delivery of project milestones.
Work closely with
subject matter experts to establish robust delivery plans.
Take
accountability for tracking progress throughout the project lifecycle.
Produce project
initiation documents and project close reports, including identification of
opportunities for learning and improvement.
Lead working
groups and meetings to track progress, facilitate identification of
interdependencies and risks, developing relevant mitigation plans alongside the
PMO Lead.
Work to build
strong and meaningful relationships with key external stakeholders.
Recognise and
work to address the articulated and unarticulated needs of stakeholders.
Produce regular
project updates for internal, regional, and national/funder reports.
Effective
communication of project progress during meetings and across the organisation.
Supporting the team
Train new team
members during the onboarding process.
Support more
junior team members to develop within their roles, providing training, guidance
and coaching as appropriate.
Work alongside
the PMO Lead to implement continuous improvement within the PMO, which could
include devising or adopting new tools or operational processes to enhance
efficiency.
Resolve problems for more junior team member as
they arise, escalating when necessary.
Corporate and personal responsibilities
Promote equal opportunities and affirm that staff,
colleagues, patients, and others who encounter Health Innovation East are
afforded equality of access, experience and outcomes.
Observe Health Innovation Easts equity, diversity and
inclusion pledges in every aspect of your work, avoiding any behaviour which
discriminates against colleagues, potential employees, patients, or partners on
any grounds.
Uphold and promote the organisations values.
Work flexibly and collaboratively with others to
achieve the organisations goals and support its values.
Support the organisation in creating an
environment that values risk management and promotes the highest standards of
health and safety for Health Innovation Easts employees, supported by policies
and procedures as appropriate.
Ensure up to date knowledge is maintained and
comply with current data protection laws and company data protection and
confidentiality policies and procedures.
Ensure that we only operate within our remit
of not offering clinical advice.
Adhere to all company policies and procedures and
any applicable legislation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree-level (any discipline), or with equivalent professional experience relating to programme management in a healthcare or research setting
Desirable
- Formal project management qualification (e.g Agile, PRINCE2, Managing Successful Programmes).
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the NHS and/or health research landscape, ideally within the East of England
- Experience of delivering highly complex projects within a healthcare innovation and/or research setting.
- Experience of developing excellent relationships with multiple stakeholders at all levels.
Desirable
- Some Knowledge of information governance requirements for use of sensitive data, ideally within a research setting.
- Experience of supporting and training others through a variety of methods
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work with multiple stakeholders to drive forward the delivery of complex projects at pace.
- Confident in providing structure and plans within sometimes ambiguous environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to adapt tone for different stakeholders.
- Ability to take data and present it in a way that appeals to various audiences, through presentations and reports.
- Strong organisational skills, able to multitask and prioritise work with competing pressures.
- Keen accuracy and attention to detail.
- Enjoys working in a small team, picking up tasks from colleagues as required to support each others workload, re-prioritising as needed to collectively deliver project responsibilities.
- Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with ability to learn additional project management software (such as Jira).
Desirable
- Existing use of a Project management software such as Jira.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree-level (any discipline), or with equivalent professional experience relating to programme management in a healthcare or research setting
Desirable
- Formal project management qualification (e.g Agile, PRINCE2, Managing Successful Programmes).
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the NHS and/or health research landscape, ideally within the East of England
- Experience of delivering highly complex projects within a healthcare innovation and/or research setting.
- Experience of developing excellent relationships with multiple stakeholders at all levels.
Desirable
- Some Knowledge of information governance requirements for use of sensitive data, ideally within a research setting.
- Experience of supporting and training others through a variety of methods
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work with multiple stakeholders to drive forward the delivery of complex projects at pace.
- Confident in providing structure and plans within sometimes ambiguous environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to adapt tone for different stakeholders.
- Ability to take data and present it in a way that appeals to various audiences, through presentations and reports.
- Strong organisational skills, able to multitask and prioritise work with competing pressures.
- Keen accuracy and attention to detail.
- Enjoys working in a small team, picking up tasks from colleagues as required to support each others workload, re-prioritising as needed to collectively deliver project responsibilities.
- Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with ability to learn additional project management software (such as Jira).
Desirable
- Existing use of a Project management software such as Jira.
