Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and supportive operational team in the NHS as a Senior Project Manager in West Wales, within the Digital Services directorate.We are looking for motivated, organised, enthusiastic people who wish to develop their career in Digital Projects, understand the challenges of delivering something new and want to use their skills to support and enable the delivery of IT Services and associated infrastructure, including cyber security compliance.The post holder will be part of a dynamic team working closely with all other teams within Digital Services to manage the implementation of digital solutions. In this role you will be building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders across our organisation, managing key projects from inception to conclusion.The applicant should hold a project management qualification such as APMP or PRINCE2 and have experience of managing multiple projects within a programme or portfolio. They will have excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills and able to use those skills to engage with internal and external stakeholders, organise events or workshops and to ensure initiation and delivery of multiple projects successfully.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the management and control of digital services based projects.
Supports, facilitates, monitors and reports progress of multiple projects across different departments in the Health Board.
Supports performance improvements.
Manages project teams to achieve project deliverables, milestones, and outputs within time, cost and quality tolerances.
Makes sound judgments where there are conflicting requirements, based on comprehensive and complex analysis, relating to allocation of resources required for successful project conclusion.
Evaluates and re-prioritises own and others workload and resource allocation based on continuously changing national and local requirements.
Undertaking Benefits realisation management for all projects.
Management of project risks and escalation to programme level.
Undertaking stakeholder analysis and management across projects.
To be actively involved in the setting of the operational, technical and strategic objectives of the project.
Identify, assess and prioritise risk associated with the project.
Assess project feasibility and negotiate necessary amendments with the Programme lead.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is an award winning provider of NHS healthcare services for people in West Wales. Covering the counties of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties, our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through the following sites:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
48 general practices , 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services.
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 29/02/2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 29/02/2024
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
- APMP / Prince 2 practitioner equivalent or appropriate project management experience at an equivalent level
- Postgraduate diploma level qualification or experience at an equivalent level
- An appreciation of needs of clinicians in the workplace.
- In-depth knowledge of organisational structures, management reporting lines and appropriate routes for delegation of project work packages
- An understanding of the area served by the Health Board and its social and economic character.
- Evidence of further development - education/training
Desirable
- MSP (managing successful programmes) practitioner
Experience
Essential
- Experience at clinical, technical (e.g. Informatics) or managerial level
- Proven record of formal medium scale project management.
- Proven track record of being able to co-ordinate multi-level/multidisciplinary teams
- Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures.
- Experience of working in health care
- Knowledge of the procurement process, including contract negotiations particularly in relation to IT procurement
Language Skills
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
- APMP / Prince 2 practitioner equivalent or appropriate project management experience at an equivalent level
- Postgraduate diploma level qualification or experience at an equivalent level
- An appreciation of needs of clinicians in the workplace.
- In-depth knowledge of organisational structures, management reporting lines and appropriate routes for delegation of project work packages
- An understanding of the area served by the Health Board and its social and economic character.
- Evidence of further development - education/training
Desirable
- MSP (managing successful programmes) practitioner
Experience
Essential
- Experience at clinical, technical (e.g. Informatics) or managerial level
- Proven record of formal medium scale project management.
- Proven track record of being able to co-ordinate multi-level/multidisciplinary teams
- Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures.
- Experience of working in health care
- Knowledge of the procurement process, including contract negotiations particularly in relation to IT procurement
Language Skills
Desirable
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).
