ICT Senior Project Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Project Management

To take the lead responsibility for the successful implementation of designated digital transformation projects.

To ensure that a suitable framework is in place for the project management and co-ordination for the successful implementation of the new digital solutions.

To develop and be responsible for maintaining comprehensive Project Plans outlining clear milestones and identifying accountability, and to monitor and report on progress against the plans.

To effectively manage risks and issues within a risk and issue management framework.

To resolve issues and problems that arise and to manage the escalation appropriately of any that cannot be resolved to the relevant Project Board or other associated group.

To prepare Project Briefs and Project Initiation Documents as required, liaising with operational and clinical leads and teams as required. Securing the necessary approval and authority to proceed as necessary.

To plan and manage project delivery using digital tools as provided.

Strategy

To ensure project delivery is in line within the relevant organisational Digital Strategies particularly with key delivery principles.

To deliver new solutions within the context of wider service improvement programmes, the EPR programme and service and strategic priorities.

Have an awareness of the ICB Digital Strategy and understand the interdependencies across organisations and digital programmes of work.

To assist with and/or develop Business Cases and funding bids.

Identify opportunities, resources and obtain commitment for other information system projects that offer benefits to the Digital Transformation and EPR Programmes.

Skills and Training

To liaise with the Training and Change Teams to ensure that the change management and training elements meet the needs of the implementation plan and assurance of quality.

To manage the delivery of new digital solutions while managing stakeholders and suppliers, ranging from clinical, operational through to IT technical teams and external companies.

To ensure high quality communication and engagement plans are developed and implemented appropriately.

Research & Development

To plan and manage change activities within the project, that includes establishing baselines for change working closely with change and training teams, and clinical and operational users.

To ensure that acceptance testing is performed in line with the project plan.

To work with key stakeholders to ensure that there is clear understanding of the problems and commitment to the proposed solutions.

Policies and Procedures

To ensure that PRINCE2 and/or alternative project management principles are followed within the projects, and to pro-mote these principles to others within the project team as appropriate.

To follow and adhere to Innovate PMO policies and procedures.

Communications

To develop a project communications strategy and ensure that effective communications regarding the project take place, targeted as appropriate to all relevant audiences.

To co-ordinate actions arising from the Project Boards and Implementation Groups, and to provide leadership and co-ordination to various other implementation working groups as required.

To involve clinical and operational managers to ensure that analysis and implementation stages of the project are fully supported by clinical and operational staff.

Able to write clearly and appropriately for a particular purpose/target group.

Staff Management and Leadership

To effectively lead project teams where line management authority is not in place.

To deputise for the Head/Deputy Heads of Transformation Delivery or other Project Managers on project related matters.

To line manage Assistant and Project Managers.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent, and/or IT qualification.
• PRINCE2 Project Management Qualification.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Strong leadership and motivational skills.
• Able to influence decision making and practice across all levels.
• Able to prioritise and delegate.
• Able to monitor and appraise individual and organisational performance.

Experience

Essential

• Project planning across multiple and complex project with experience of using Microsoft Project.
• Experience and/or knowledge of the NHS, including strategic priorities.
• Demonstrable experience of deploying a large scale digital transformational project.
• Understanding of good quality communication and engagement planning and delivery.
• Experience of leading project teams within complex projects and driving delivery within a change environment.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Good understanding of Project Management principles.
• A strong understanding and proven application of the principles of transformational change.
• Strong communication and engagement skills, including being able to explain tech-nical issues to non-technical staff.
• Excellent understanding of computer systems; ideally includes hospital digital systems.

Employer details

Employer name

Innovate Healthcare Services

Address

Warwick Hospital

Lakin Road

Warwick

Warwickshire

CV34 5BW

Employer's website

https://www.innovatehs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)