Job vacancy: Programme Manager - ICS wide digital programme, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Truro

Job summary

Main area: IT Services
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Fixed term / Secondment)
Job ref: 156-6367752

Employer: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Cornwall Hospital
Town: Truro
Salary: £50,952 - £57,349 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/07/2024 23:59

Programme Manager - ICS wide digital programme

Band 8a

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Projects Section of Cornwall IT Services (CITS) manages and delivers ICT projects within both national and local programmes of work, such as National initiatives, the local e-Health programme and other ICS initiatives.

Whilst focussing predominantly on ICS wide initiatives, the ICS wide digital Programme Manager will work with a wide range of ICS stakeholders and alongside the other digital programme managers across the ICS including the RCHT eCare EPR Senior Programme Manager, RCHT Clinical systems programme manager, CFT digital programme manager and Infrastructure programme manager, to ensure that digital opportunities are maximised and delivered to best suit the requirements of the health community.

The Programme Manager plans and coordinates activities to manage and implement a programme of work comprising a range of patient-related ICT projects, many of which are complex and large-scale, from contract/proposal initiation to final operational stage including the transition into “business as usual”. The Programme Manager plans, schedules, monitors and report on activities related to the programme and ensures that programmes are managed to realise business benefits and that programme management is informed by an awareness of current technical developments. The Programme Manager will have responsibility for the line management of a number of senior project managers, project managers, IT clinical practice educators, and system analysts plus budgetary control.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent qualification and leadership experience
Professional ICT management qualifications or equivalent significant proven experience in a senior ICT position
Prince 2 or equivalent formal project / programme management qualification

Desirable criteria

MSP
ITIL
Change Management
Clinical systems

Experience

Essential criteria

Proven significant senior management skills experience in a large complex environment
Significant relevant experience in health service or other major large-scale customer service oriented organisation
Proven ability to manage and complete a range of complex activities, including the development of strategies, business plans, service improvements and resource planning
Proven experience in supplier management and contract negotiation, gained in a senior role
Proven experience in organising and prioritising multiple tasks and workloads and meeting deadlines
Proven experience in financial management including managing large budgets, income generation
Proven staff management and development at a senior level

Desirable criteria

Health information experience

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent verbal, including strong presentation skills, written and interpersonal skills in order to communicate effectively, and impart complex issues, information and solutions, many of which are controversial and delicate in nature to large groups of clinical staff, senior managers, patients and public who have different levels of IT literacy and understanding
The ability to gain the credibility and confidence of multidisciplinary groups, including senior managers/executive teams, staff, colleagues and customers
Ability to solve complex analytical problems; independently analyse information; and make recommendations based on this analysis; Often this will involve recommending the optimum from a range of options in situations where information may be incomplete or differ
Able to communicate and invoke change amongst multi-disciplined staff whilst remaining calm and professional in a sometimes hostile and/or emotional atmosphere
Highly developed staff management, team leadership, co-ordination and motivation skills
Highly developed listening skills in order to understand and deal with problems/issues as they arise

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Should you be unsuccessful at interview, please be aware that your job application and related documents will be retained confidentially for a period of 12 months.

Benefits include optional pension and life assurance. The Trust has a dedicated Childcare Co-ordination Team who can support and advise staff on childcare related issues.

We are committed to ensuring our staff are developed, engaged and supported to work in different ways to support a changing environment in which we operate and deliver services

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a non-smoking organisation. Smoking will not be permitted on any of the sites.

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COVID-19 Vaccinations

Update – NHS employees/applicants of frontline posts at the Royal Cornwall Trust are no longer required to be fully vaccinated against COVID by 1 April 2022. This is pending the public consultation and Parliamentary review announced by the government. We may however request immunisation status but this will not impact working with the Trust

Royal Cornwall Hospital is an Equal Opportunities employer.

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If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via e-mail to advise you to book your interview slot.