Job summary
- Main area
- Informatics Project Co-Ordinator
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 409-6234887
- Employer
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ormskirk
- Town
- Ormskirk
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Informatics Project Co-ordinator
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT Project Co-ordinator to join our team .
The successful post holder will support the delivery of the digital agenda across the Trust and will support the procurement and implementation of a Single EPR across all sites.
The successful applicant will have proven experience of Digital Projects and will ensure that the digital programme is being communicated and delivered, with the IT Programme Manager.
The post-holder will take a whole-systems approach, working closely with clinical and operational teams and corporate services.
The Trust has come a long way in a short space of time and needs to maintain this momentum. This role will be key to ensuring the Digital Programme is delivered and the benefits are realised.
Main duties of the job
The IT Project Co-ordinator provides support for the running and management of IT projects underway in the Trust.
The role provides the project management office function for IT projects, co-ordinating project boards, managing the filing system for projects, ensuring that the production of highlight reports and all supporting project documentation is carried out using the Trust’s standard templates.
The role manages elements of IT projects as required by the IT Programme Manager, as well as supporting, facilitating and monitoring progress across the Trust.
In conjunctions with the IT Programme Manager, the post holder ensures that projects follow the PRINCE 2 project management method, are not only documented correctly, but have good stake holder engagement, report progress against plan consistently through the appropriate corporate governance arrangements, have key decisions documented, are closed correctly and have smooth handover to business as usual operation.
Working for our organisation
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note that the office base for this role will be Ormskirk District and General Hospital, although there will be a requirement to travel to all five Trust hospital sites.
Hybrid working is encouraged but there is a requirement to work regularly from an office base.
For further information please see attached Job Description.
Advertising date: 01/07/2024
Closing date: 14/07/2024
Shortlisting date:16/07/2024
Interview date: 23/07/2024
Please be aware this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE or equivalent – Grade A-C Inc. Maths & English
- Prince 2 Foundation
- Degree or Equivalent experience in project support role
Skills
Essential criteria
- Strong communication skills
- Good attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of Microsoft Office products or other tools to assist managing projects
- Evidence of the ability to plan multiple concurrent activities
- Experience of managing projects in an acute hospital setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Leech
- Job title
- Digital Programme Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07795539586
- Additional information
David Leech, Digital Programme Manager via [email protected]
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