Job summary
- Main area
- Project Manager
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 327-24-577
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Edward Jenner Court/Home Working
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Project Manager
Band 7
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Job overview
Gloucestershire Health and Care is seeking an experienced and qualified project manager to join its Transformation team on a fixed term basis to support key strategic transformation initiatives across the Trust. You will be joining an experienced team of project professionals supporting projects and programmes to develop and redesign services in line with local strategies and government initiatives across a diverse portfolio of Community Mental Health and Physical Health Services.
Working as a key member of the Transformation Hub within the Strategy and Partnerships Directorate the role offers a wide and varied portfolio supporting operational and corporate initiatives in the Trust as well as collaboration with System Partners across the OneGloucestershire Integrated Care System.
Main duties of the job
The Project Manager will convene and manage project teams and provide project management support to the operational and business leads within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust to enable the delivery of transformation and change initiatives.
To develop and redesign services in line with local strategies and government initiatives which will require a high level of planning, negotiating, analytical and communication skills.
The post holder will support performance improvement across the organisation as required.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate excellent skills and experience in delivering sustainable transformation through the effective use of project management tools with a focus on benefits realisation and collaborative working. NHS experience is not essential, and we value transferable skills from different sectors. The team is based in Gloucestershire but has a flexible working model so can offer hybrid working and would also welcome applications from people who choose to work 4 days a week.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A recognized project management qualification
- A background in a multi project environment and experience of a wide range of projects, delivered in line with project management methodology.
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of hands-on project management, service development, transformation and change management, and/or business planning.
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, delivering a range of projects in complex environment
Desirable criteria
- Specialist knowledge and understanding of the NHS and the Trust’s objectives.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlotte Swarbrick
- Job title
- Head of Projects
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07833257703
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