Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 120-AC187-0624
- Employer
- Velindre Cancer Centre
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Velindre Cancer Centre
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £44,398 - £50,807 per anum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Project Manager
Band 7
Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;
Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.
our values;
- Caring
- Respectful
- Accountable
& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.
VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes. The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.
VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.
For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss it with you.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC) is a core service of Velindre University NHS Trust, and one of the leading non-invasive oncology centres in the UK. The planning of change work programmes, considering what happens and in what order, monitoring progress and managing risk will be co-ordinated through a programme management approach through the Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC) Programme Management Office (PMO).
The role will involve working closely with the Senior Responsible Owners, operational, corporate and clinical colleagues for the assigned projects to define the objectives, scope and benefits through to delivery of multiple projects, support and advise on change processes and identify and mitigate any risks to those projects with the support of the Head of PMO and SI and, PMO Programme Manager.
The Trust is fully committed to the delivery of the objectives of the Future Generations Act and its seven Wellbeing Goals. All projects and programmes will be aligned to these goals and all objectives and benefits will be mapped to record, assess and promote our achievements against them.
Main duties of the job
The Project Manager will be responsible for leading, planning, co-ordinating and managing a portfolio of projects on a day-to-day basis, supporting the organisation in meeting key strategic business aims and goals.
They will hold responsibility for achieving defined targets and standards against the key performance and quality indicators through performance monitoring, project management, and the delivery of service and quality improvement programmes with the organisation.
The post holder will provide project management and leadership to clinical and operational projects, and will be required to analyse and interpret key business information in order to support the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) in making key strategic decisions. This includes managing and co-ordinating the efforts of project team members and wider internal and external stakeholders in order to deliver all projects according to plan, using specialist project methodologies recommended for use in the public sector.
The post holder will be required to quickly establish strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders based on trust and confidence, work well within teams, and have the skills to engage, influence and negotiate with colleagues and senior managers in relation to business change, facilitating the project teams in the delivery of significant improvements in service productivity and efficiency.
Working for our organisation
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Detailed job description and main 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 ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Masters or equivalent professional/managerial qualification.
- PRINCE 2 registered Practitioner or other recognised qualification in project management
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development / further training
Desirable criteria
- Member of recognised professional body
- Change Management Practitioner
- PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner and/or experience.
- MSP Practitioner
- Knowledge of NHS structures and processes.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of working in a complex and large scale project management environment and across organisational boundaries (and by influence).
- Successful change management experience, with a proven track record and demonstrated ability of working collaboratively with a variety of organisational levels to deliver programme goals.
- Experience of service improvement methodologies and applied knowledge of how they can be deployed in different settings.
- Experience of facilitating workshops across multi-disciplinary teams.
- Management of project budgets.
- Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams at varying levels of seniority.
- Principles of programme management and benefits realisation.
- Successful introduction of project management methodologies to inexperienced teams and individuals.
- Effective management of resources
- Experience in delivering projects to quality, time and budget requirements, preferably within a change programme environment
- Experience of designing, implementing and managing projects
- Solid understanding and appreciation of project finances and risk and benefits realisation
- Methodical, organised, analytical with problem solving capabilities.
- Excellent overall management and organisational skills
- Good working knowledge of ICT, project management and management information tools.
- Good working knowledge of ICT, project management and management information tools.
- Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams at varying levels of seniority
Desirable criteria
- Experience of business planning process.
- Experience of workforce planning
- Ability to adapt and deal with situations and manage expectations during periods of change and be able to take account of the broader perspective and how it affects other areas.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good organisational skills, and the ability to identify priorities
- Possesses good written and oral communication skills
- Good report drafting skills and minute taking
- Capable of understanding the wider objectives of the Programme
Desirable criteria
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with the Project team, stakeholders and third party service providers involved in the delivery of the projects and Programme
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to negotiate and influence others in a positive manner and confidence to deal with different priorities and differing views in order to instigate and achieve change and improvement.
- Ability to manage expectations.
- Ability to prepare and present reports to management teams on project status and advice on issues and risks to detailed specifications for Trust and others as requested.
- Diplomacy and ability to deal with difficult situations.
- Leadership and team building skills.
- Ability to work in a high pressured environment and work to deadlines.
- Able to develop strong multi-disciplinary relationships.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences in a variety of ways.
- Ability to demonstrate or gain a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of systems of health and social care.
- Strong delivery focus, with the ability to drive progress forward and a concern for results and achieving goals.
- Sets high standards of performance and seeks to improve previous performance levels.
- Detailed knowledge of budgeting, benefits tracking and resource allocation procedures
- The ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems
- Ability to think clearly, reach decisions, prioritise and recommend appropriate action through the assessment of relevant information
- Ability to produce business cases and strategic documents
- Able to confidently and effectively chair meetings
- Be technically competent with various software programmes (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, Visio)
- Required to work on own initiative.
- Be flexible during times of change.
Desirable criteria
- Welsh speaker
Values
Essential criteria
- Emotional resilience to respond positively in challenging circumstances.
- Proactive confident approach and excellent interpersonal skills.
- Tenacious, demonstrates high level of drive, enthusiasm and stamina to achieve goals and see things through.
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
Other
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to work and able to work outside normal office hours as required.
- Ability to travel independently between sites and across a wide geographical area.
- Self-awareness.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Angharad Boundford
- Job title
- Programme Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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