Senior Project Manager

We are looking for a Senior Digital Project Manager who will lead multiple digital projects with the help of a team of Project Managers and project support engineers to implement the trust digital strategy within the IT services programme delivery team.

You will join the Project Management team, who work in Leigh, in the Digital IT service Department. This Project Delivery Team oversees delivering a diverse and exciting range of projects to support the Trust in meeting its Corporate Objectives.

Please be aware that this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date if we receive enough suitable applications.

Main duties of the job

The post will be an IT Service Project Manager in the IT Services project delivery team. The post holder will manage several projects and will have autonomy over their own tasks and decisions.

The IT Service Project Team oversee and assist various projects that provide the organisation’s Digital solutions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The main responsibilities and duties of the job are :

• Project Management lead on one or more designated projects, working to PRINCE2 standards
• Responsibility for ensuring appropriate Project Governance structures are in place.
• Production of quality project documentation to include Project Initiation Documents, robust project plans and RAID logs.
• Management of risks and issues including escalation to IM&T Programme and / or Project Steering Groups.
• Ensuring that Patient Safety and Quality is at the forefront of any consideration to Project scope and deliverables.
• Ensuring early identification of benefits and plans in place to ensure baseline measures are available for post project go live monitoring and benefits realisation.
• Managing internal and external suppliers.
• Responsible to the IM&T Programme Manager for providing an overall picture of the status of the project/s.
• Responsible for planning own priorities
• Prepare project, stage and exception plans in conjunction with team leads/stakeholders.
• Ensure the production of Project Highlight, End Stage Reports, and any Exception Reports
• Manage project risks, issues, actions and clinical safety hazards; and maintain appropriate project logs.
• Responsible for appropriate elements of project administration
• Quality assuring documentation produced by self and other project teams.
• Undertake project/system reviews following phases and recommend changes and use of functionality for future phases
• Contribute towards the development of IM&T policies, procedures and standards. Leading where appropriate.
• Participate in system configuration, testing and/or training as required.

Experience

• Successful delivery of multiple IM&T Projects, throughout the full project lifecycle from Project initiation through to sign off following Prince II/MSP
• Development of robust business cases
• Tracking and delivering project benefits
• Managing Risks, issues, dependencies and constraints in projects
• Managing change in a large organisation
• Delivering communications plans to ensure engagement and ownership
• Managing budgets and project resources
• Credibility with Trust managers /clinicians and the service organisation and proven ability to acquire co-operation from multidisciplinary staff in effecting necessary changes
• Experience of working with multiple business functions
• Experience of either implementing or being responsible for Clinical Information Systems.
• An excellent understanding of hospital processes and practices, with experience of working within a Clinical environment
• Implementation of Hospital Systems particularly PAS / ePrescribing

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level with NHS experience with some related experiences or Extensive relevant experience in Information, Management and Technology solutions, e.g. specialist knowledge across multiple IT fields, including Development, IT Services, Business Intelligence and Project Management
• Prince II Practitioner and/or Managing Successful Programs (MSP) or Extensive relevant experience
• ECDL or equivalent skills in operating Microsoft office applications
• Evidence of CPD in IT or management

Additional

• Flexible approach to work, and ability to work flexible hours
• Strongly proactive and solution orientated
• Qualities of perseverance, flexibility, determination and adaptability
• Ability to prioritise and work with imposed deadlines
• To undertake this post, you must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle. Should you not meet this requirement due to a disability, you are of course able to apply and a discussion regarding whether reasonable adjustments could be made to the role would take place before any offer is confirmed.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Enthusiastic about IT and its role in shaping modern healthcare.
• Ability to work autonomously and as a team in collaboration
• Creative and innovative
• Evidence of strategic thinking and innovation

Skills

• Ability to understand and interpret complex information to make recommendations on, and communicate issues and solutions clearly to all levels
• A very high standard of computer literacy, including strong skills using Microsoft Office products
• Ability to communicate Project documents effectively orally and in writing with all disciplines and seniorities
• Proven ability to operate/think laterally
• Strong in numeracy and analytical skills
• Excellent Interpersonal skills
• Excellent negotiating and influencing skills with an ability to influence change
• Organisation, planning and time management skills
• People management and motivation skills
• Write comprehensive specifications and project documentation without ambiguity
• Ability to handle difficult and emotional situations
• Politically astute
• Ability to write and present supporting business cases

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Project Management controls and techniques
• How to define scope and plan projects
• Elements of a strong business case
• Assessing and mitigating risks
• Knowledge of the NHS modernisation agenda
• Awareness of Major NHS Information Systems
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, lifecycles and development methodology
• Knowledge of Security and confidentiality standards (Caldicott, Freedom of information), NHS Data sets and definitions
• Knowledge of Business Analysis
• Understanding of NHS Connecting for Health agenda and the implementation processes and communication pathways involved in implementing NHS reference solutions

We welcome applications from all sections of society.

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