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Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Project Support Officer to join our team.  The successful post holder will support the delivery of the digital agenda across the Trust.

The successful applicant will work closely with key stakeholders to ensure  that the digital programme is being communicated and delivered, with the  Head of Digital Systems.

The successful applicant should have an  understanding of the strategic aims and objectives of the healthcare system through the Long Term Plan especially related to digital.

Main duties of the job

The  Project Support Officer provides support for the running and management of Digital projects underway in the Trust. 

The role manages elements of projects as required by the Head of Digital Systems. .

In conjunctions with the Head of Digital Systems, the post holder ensures that projects follow the PRINCE 2 project management methodology, are not only documented correctly, but have good stake holder engagement, report progress against plan consistently through the appropriate governance arrangements, have key decisions documented, are closed correctly and have smooth handover to business as usual operation.

Working for our organisation

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.