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Job summary

Main area
Information Technology
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Duration of contract is dependent on start date of successful candidates. Contracts will end 30th September 2025.)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Work base is on site at RCHT Treliske Hospital, Truro.)
Job ref
156-6397125
Employer
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Cornwall Hospital
Town
Truro
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
18/07/2024

Employer heading

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Senior Project Manager

Band 7

Job overview

Are you an experienced Project Manager with staff, budget and supplier management experience?

Have you delivered Transformational and Change Projects within the NHS?

Applications are invited for the post of a Senior Project Manager to join the Electronic Patient Record Programme Team within Cornwall IT Services. 

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is continuing on its digital and clinical transformation journey that will change the way in which we deliver care across Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, and the South West Peninsula. The Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Programme will underpin everything we do for our patients, our people, and our communities, as well as creating a working environment renowned for excellence and innovation that enables our staff to deliver safe and compassionate care every day. We believe the people of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and our staff deserve nothing less.

This fixed term position will end on 30th September 2025. Secondments will be considered on a case by case basis for internal applicants.

It is a requirement of this role to work on site based at Treliske Hospital, Truro, Cornwall; this role cannot be held as a remote role. Please do not apply if you are unable to meet this essential requirement, thank you.

We are unable to offer sponsorship at this time for this vacancy. Please only apply for this role if you have right to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Project Manager will report to the Senior Programme Manager and work within the EPR programme, managing and overseeing various workstreams, managing a number of project staff and supporting the operational teams.  

Projects are undertaken in a structured manner in accordance with CITS Project Management procedures and PRINCE 2 and cover a wide range of disciplines 

As a Senior Project Manager you will be responsible for developing, delivering and leading a number of projects, within the programme, that enable the development and implementation of the EPR.

You will be motivated, flexible and will enjoy working in a fast-paced and challenging environment. It is essential that you are a team player and have excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

 

Working for our organisation

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.  

The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods. 

The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally. 

We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community. 

Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria
  • 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.
Desirable criteria
  • Qualification in: Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) / Change Management / LEAN / AGILE / ITIL

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 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.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous NHS experience

Circumstances

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work on site at Treliske Hospital, Truro, Cornwall

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Disability confident committedStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingArmed Forces CovenantNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Anne-Maree Pascoe
Job title
eCare Senior Programme Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07500 443342
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