Swydd wag: Senior Project Manager, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Truro

Crynodeb o'r swydd

Prif leoliad: Information Technology
Gradd: Band 7
Contract: Cyfnod Penodol: 12 mis (Duration of contract is dependent on start date of successful candidates. Contracts will end 30th September 2025.)
Oriau: Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos (Work base is on site at RCHT Treliske Hospital, Truro.)
Cyfeirnod y swydd: 156-6397125

Cyflogwr: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Math o gyflogwr: NHS
Gwefan: Royal Cornwall Hospital
Tref: Truro
Cyflog: £43,742 - £50,056 pa pro rata
Cyfnod cyflog: Yn flynyddol
Yn cau: 08/07/2024 23:59
Dyddiad y cyfweliad: 18/07/2024

Senior Project Manager

Band 7

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Project Delivery

Initiate projects, as directed by the EPR Senior Programme Manager, and assess them for feasibility.

Identify, analyse and document the project requirements

Manage a number of concurrent projects, as assigned by the Programme Manager, in a variety of customer areas and across different disciplines, ensuring effective and regular communication at all levels with all interested parties

Co-ordinate and manage internal and external parties to ensure their effective involvement in change management, according to the policies of the customer organisations , project delivery and ongoing service

Ensure that quality standards are maintained throughout, such that each project deliverable is fit for purpose and meets its documented requirement

Define project risk parameters and escalate to Programme Manager where necessary, instigating contingency plans where appropriate

Create, direct and motivate representative project teams, schedule and monitor their work

Identify, in conjunction with customers, the benefits to be realised by meeting the project requirements, and the key success factors to be used to measure the project

Present project aims and objectives to suppliers, staff, patients and/or support groups, engendering enthusiasm and commitment

Work with appropriate CITS operational teams to ensure a smooth handover of the project to the support departments of CITS

Project Control

Develop and implement procedures and guidelines supporting the policies and strategies, around new services and changes to existing services

Develop and present business case(s) and where required, financial project summaries to Programme Manager, Project Boards and/or Management Teams

Manage all changes in project scope to ensure that the project remains deliverable within the estimated effort and time parameters, or to get customer and Programme agreement to extend

Undertake and document post implementation reviews of projects to ensure that process improvement can benefit from the experiences of each project delivery

Arrange, chair /participate in and document structured project meetings

Complete all mandatory departmental and national documentation within specified timescales

Assist the customers in the measurement of benefits realisation once the project has been satisfactorily implemented

Financial and Contractual

Negotiate and manage project budgets

Negotiate favourable contractual terms and pricing with suppliers; using national contract frameworks where appropriate

Co-ordinate, monitor and measure suppliers to ensure the contracted products/services are developed and delivered as planned

General

Support customers, who might be working in very stressful circumstances, in an efficient and empathetic way, in the use of new systems

Represent Cornwall Information & Technology Service at local, regional and national meetings

Keep up to date with new developments within the IT arena in order to maintain currency of subject matter expertise and provide the latest solutions to customers

Staff Management and Development

Line manage up to 5 project managers/staff. This will include handling career development, appraisals, personnel issues, the planning, allocation and reviewing of work together with the identification of training needs

Chair or participate in Recruitment & Selection panels for the department

Deputise for the EPR Senior Programme Manager to cover absences when required

Manyleb y person

Knowledge & Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol

Degree level of education or the proven equivalent relevant experience and education, IT experience and staff / team management.
Proven successful structured project management skills and experience in a leadership position.
Hold a specialist IM&T / business management qualification, formal project management qualification.
Demonstrable capability of delivering major projects on time, to an agreed quality and budget.
Excellent negotiating and diplomacy skills, coupled with the ability to remain objective when dealing with complex and sometimes contentious issues.
Proven ability to work to critical deadlines when under pressure and effectively prioritise workload.

Meini prawf dymunol

Qualification in: Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) / Change Management / LEAN / AGILE / ITIL

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Proven experience in supplier management and contract negotiation, gained in a senior role.
Demonstrable experience in a senior management role in a complex, customer focused organisation.
Experience of service change management / business transformation.
Proven experience in organising and prioritising multiple tasks and workloads and meeting deadlines.
Staff / Team management and development.

Meini prawf dymunol

Previous NHS experience

Circumstances

Meini prawf hanfodol

Ability to work on site at Treliske Hospital, Truro, Cornwall

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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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