Job summary
- Main area
- IM&T
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 16 months (Fixed term/Secondment until March 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 320-TWS-1850
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Derby Hospital
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/11/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 05/12/2024
Employer heading
Digital Project Manager
Band 6
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Digital Project Manager within our Digital Services Project team.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong technical background and Project Management experience to work on supporting the delivery of a wide array of Digital Technology projects at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB).
This post requires a sound understanding of the Organisation and its business and in-depth knowledge of NHS IM&T policies and procedures.
The post holder will need to be;
- Customer focused and with good communication skills
- In possession of excellent time management skills along with the ability to work on their own initiative with little supervision.
- Ability to work under pressure, to tight timescales.
- Ability to prioritise tasks to ensure successful delivery of the Digital Programme
- Ability to work as part of an effective team.
- Have a clear understanding of Information Technology and the impact this has within the Trust.
Hours: Full-time Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week with support for Go Lives indicating weekend working.
Main duties of the job
Based at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, the ideal candidate will be responsible for:-
- Effective scoping, planning, implementation, delivery & monitoring of a range of concurrent projects, on a Trust wide basis.
- Producing accurate and well-structured project documentation (incl. Project Brief, Project Initiation Document, Project Plans, End Stage Reports etc.) in line with PRINCE2.
- Developing work plans, schedules and targets for projects.
- Organising and chairing project planning and progress meetings, creating agendas and completing action logs.
- Overseeing project communication to ensure team members understand their roles and tasks, and key stakeholders are kept informed of project progress.
- Reporting project progress to senior management and advising on options to address project issues, as they arise.
Closing date of applications: 21 November 2024
Interview date: 5 December 2024
If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level plus project /programme management or equivalent
- Demonstrable experience of working with project and improvement methodologies
- Advanced level of IT Literacy with experience of using a range of IT Applications
- Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise work
- Good Communication Skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience of working within a health care setting
- Have an understanding of the current health care agenda, knowledge of NHS Challenges, National and local Drivers
- Experience of change management within a health care setting
- Have an understand of the current health care agenda, knowledge of NHS Challenges
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a supervisory capacity
Skills
Essential criteria
- A understanding and working knowledge of PRIINCE 2/Agile Methodologies
- Advanced level of IT literacy with experience of using a range of IT Applications
- Good organisation skills and the ability to prioritise work
- Good Communication Skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- PRINCE 2 /Agile Foundation or Practitioner qualification
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to provide and receive complex sensitive or contentious information and ideas
- Well developed communication and interpersonal skills
- Communicate effectively, demonstrating confidence and resilience when dealing with individuals and large groups
- Engage colleagues at all levels and negotiate, influence and motiviate to ensure project delivery
- Possess presentation skills
- Ability to communicate complex messages, which are open to interpretaion and not always straightforward
Desirable criteria
- Certificate or Qualification in Presenting
- Ability to assist iin training staff in the use of the Project Management and Service Improvement methodologies
Analytical and judgemental ski
Essential criteria
- Assimilates and analyses complex information and situations related to the implementation of the Transformation Project/Service Change
- Identify hazards, assess and categorise risks, where appropriate developing and implementing control measures to prevent further risk
Desirable criteria
- Understand and communicate to others the power of information to provide baseline measurements, key performance indicators and celebrating success such as run charts and Statistic Process
Planning and Organisation Skil
Essential criteria
- Plan and manage a broad range of complex activities whilst dealing with regular ad hoc requirements.
- Where there is slippage adjust and restructure plans to meet strategic targets
- Report on a regular basis to line manager and management teams
- Excellent Time Management Skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tina Melniks
- Job title
- Digital Programme Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07823373770
- Additional information
Kerrie Furness
Email : [email protected]
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