Job summary
The postholder will work on allocated ICT projects to ensure they are managed to the highest standard and that all outcomes are delivered as required.
The ICT Programmes and Projects is a small, but expanding, team of dedicated project managers and business change professionals. Our work is varied across many specialties and is challenging but immensely exciting and rewarding.
Main duties of the job
A rare opportunity has arisen for a motivated and innovative senior ICT Project Manager to join a busy ICT Programmes & Projects team who have a rapidly expanding a portfolio of challenging and interesting projects.
Candidates will be expected to have experience of managing technical and clinical ICT projects within an NHS environment.
The successful candidate will be working at all levels and in all NHS specialties across the organisation. With considerable freedom to act, the post holder will play a key role in supporting the development and implementation of key ICT project objectives which will enable and support the vital work of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB).
The post holder will manage dedicated project resources and Directorate resources contributing to project delivery. In particular, the post holder will have specific project management responsibilities, often working within tight timescales and competing demands.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The overarching requirement is to deliver professional project management services appropriate to scope and need. These projects may be small requiring light-touch services, or be very large and complex with many stakeholders and outputs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The overarching requirement is to deliver professional project management services appropriate to scope and need. These projects may be small requiring light-touch services, or be very large and complex with many stakeholders and outputs.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Degree Level plus in-depth specialist knowledge of NHS ICT procedures acquired through both professional qualifications and experience.
- Significant Project management application, preferably within an NHS environment, including formal PRINCE 2 project management qualifications or an appropriate Post Graduate Diploma or training and experience in project and staff management to its equivalency.
- Detailed knowledge of project planning and management, gained through experience of using formal project planning tools
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a complex change environment, with multiple stakeholders and securing their engagement to deliver change.
- Experience of influencing staff at all levels to ensure that all members of the team including users and stakeholders own project objectives.
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries to achieve results.
- Detailed knowledge of the NHS & implementation of ICT projects in a hospital environment.
- Significant project management experience in challenging environments where project scope/scale changes frequently
- Experience of managing projects where there are conflicts between stakeholders which requires a sensitive approach to resolve
Desirable
- Experience in Requirements Gathering.
- Experience of organising training for projects.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate confidently with staff at all levels.
- Must have excellent presentation and report writing skills.
- Skilled in negotiation and influencing techniques including the ability to challenge other's positions constructively.
- Able to collect, collate multi-stranded data from a variety of sources.
- Regularly analysing highly complex and detailed information.
- Proven strong organisational, project management and time management skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload of others while balancing own workload(s).
- Practical experience of applying and adapting Prince2 techniques.
- Using strong proven capability with MS Office applications including Excel & PowerPoint.
- Proficient in the use of MS Project or an equivalent tool.
Desirable
- Experience of using judgement in projects to differentiate between critical path tasks and non-critical.
- Proven ability in sifting through information provided by technical staff, managerial staff and suppliers to extract the important criteria for successful outcomes in managing a project.
- Proven ability to engage all stakeholders and include the right tasks in the work breakdown structure of a project plan.
- Use of MS Visio or equivalent experience of business analysis.
Values
Essential
- Self-starter; able to work without direct supervision.
- Able to work as an individual and as part of a team.
- Meticulous with attention to detail, particularly in relation to documentation.
- Energetic, adaptable and enthusiastic.
- Good organiser and stays calm under pressure.
- Confident working with staff of all levels.
- Able to demonstrate empathy whilst focused on project objectives
Other
Essential
- An appreciation of needs of clinicians in the workplace.
- A broad appreciation of the key elements of ICT, its role and influence.
- Able to travel to other sites when required in a timely manner.
- A detailed understanding of the clinical environment, and the associated constraints and opportunities.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Degree Level plus in-depth specialist knowledge of NHS ICT procedures acquired through both professional qualifications and experience.
- Significant Project management application, preferably within an NHS environment, including formal PRINCE 2 project management qualifications or an appropriate Post Graduate Diploma or training and experience in project and staff management to its equivalency.
- Detailed knowledge of project planning and management, gained through experience of using formal project planning tools
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a complex change environment, with multiple stakeholders and securing their engagement to deliver change.
- Experience of influencing staff at all levels to ensure that all members of the team including users and stakeholders own project objectives.
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries to achieve results.
- Detailed knowledge of the NHS & implementation of ICT projects in a hospital environment.
- Significant project management experience in challenging environments where project scope/scale changes frequently
- Experience of managing projects where there are conflicts between stakeholders which requires a sensitive approach to resolve
Desirable
- Experience in Requirements Gathering.
- Experience of organising training for projects.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate confidently with staff at all levels.
- Must have excellent presentation and report writing skills.
- Skilled in negotiation and influencing techniques including the ability to challenge other's positions constructively.
- Able to collect, collate multi-stranded data from a variety of sources.
- Regularly analysing highly complex and detailed information.
- Proven strong organisational, project management and time management skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload of others while balancing own workload(s).
- Practical experience of applying and adapting Prince2 techniques.
- Using strong proven capability with MS Office applications including Excel & PowerPoint.
- Proficient in the use of MS Project or an equivalent tool.
Desirable
- Experience of using judgement in projects to differentiate between critical path tasks and non-critical.
- Proven ability in sifting through information provided by technical staff, managerial staff and suppliers to extract the important criteria for successful outcomes in managing a project.
- Proven ability to engage all stakeholders and include the right tasks in the work breakdown structure of a project plan.
- Use of MS Visio or equivalent experience of business analysis.
Values
Essential
- Self-starter; able to work without direct supervision.
- Able to work as an individual and as part of a team.
- Meticulous with attention to detail, particularly in relation to documentation.
- Energetic, adaptable and enthusiastic.
- Good organiser and stays calm under pressure.
- Confident working with staff of all levels.
- Able to demonstrate empathy whilst focused on project objectives
Other
Essential
- An appreciation of needs of clinicians in the workplace.
- A broad appreciation of the key elements of ICT, its role and influence.
- Able to travel to other sites when required in a timely manner.
- A detailed understanding of the clinical environment, and the associated constraints and opportunities.
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
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).
