Job summary
- Main area
- Planning and Performance Serivces - Programme Management Office
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 16 months (Secondment)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 120-AC021-0724
- Employer
- Welsh Blood Service
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Welsh Blood Service
- Town
- Talbot Green
- Salary
- £44,398 - £50,807 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Portfolio Project Manager
Band 7
Thank you for your interest in working for the Welsh Blood Service (WBS), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. WBS welcomes applications from people who share our vision;
Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.
Our values;
- Caring
- Respectful
- Accountable
and who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees, who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our donors.
The WBS is immensely proud of the vital role it plays in modern healthcare, striving to save and transform lives through the generosity of donors. WBS is an amazing place to work and develop your career. Our caring and motivated staff are designing, developing and delivering improvements through the Supply Chain 2020 (BSC2020) initiative, which will enable the WBS to strive towards its vision of working with our staff & the people of Wales to deliver an easy to use, safe and sustainable service for blood and stem cell donation.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Innovation & Improvement Hub (iHub) at the Welsh Blood Service to cover a period of maternity.
We are looking for an ambitious and experienced Portfolio Project Manager who will be responsible for leading, planning, co-ordinating and managing a portfolio of projects on a day-to-day basis, supporting the organisation in meeting key strategic business aims and goals. The post holder will be responsible for delivering projects on time, to budget and to agreed quality standards that meet business needs.
The Innovation & Improvement Hub (iHub) hosts three areas: Projects & Change Management, Capital Planning and Service Improvement. These three areas provide a range of specialist support and advice to the whole of the Welsh Blood Service in terms of project/change management, capital schemes and continuous improvement. The three areas work closely together to support both business-as-usual and organisational change initiatives to ensure the approach and delivery of relevant work meets the necessary requirements and minimises disruption to service delivery.
This is a Fixed term /Secondment for 16 months to cover maternity.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide project management and leadership to business and service improvement projects. This includes managing and co-ordinating the efforts of project team members and wider internal and external stakeholders in order to deliver all projects according to plan, using specialist project methodologies.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Project Management Qualification
- Significant experience of delivering complex change projects
- Masters Level or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Change Management Practitioner
- Agile Practitioner and/or experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive Experience of working in a complex project management environment
- Successful change management experience
- Proven track record and demonstrated ability of working collaboratively with a variety of organisational levels to deliver pogramme goals
- Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams at various levels
- Principles of programme management and benefits realisation
- Experience of service improvement methodologies and applied knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Experienced in developing business cases / strategic documents
- Experience of line management responsibilities
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to prepare and present reports to management teams on project status
- Leadership and team building skills
- Excellent communications skills
- Ability to demonstrate or gain a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of systems of health and social care
- Ability to develop strong multi-disciplinary relationships
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Huw Lovett
- Job title
- Interim Programme Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 622071
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