Job summary
- Main area
- Head of Project Management Office
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 276-6348435-JT
- Employer
- Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation trust
- Town
- East Grinstead
- Salary
- £70,417 - £81,138 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Project Management Office
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.
In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.
Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives.
We also offer attractive benefits such as
- tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
- flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
- a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes
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Sustainability
At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.
You can view our Green Plan here: Green Plan - Queen Victoria Hospital (qvh.nhs.uk)
Job overview
The Head of the PMO will be fundamental in establishing the overall leadership and management of the Programme Management Office function and will develop and deliver a robust programme and project management expertise, providing assurance and delivery. The PMO function will require robust oversight with governance and support offered to multi-functional project teams across the organisation.
The role of the PMO will collaborate and lead on the management of project delivery and control through the project lifecycle for PMO assigned projects. Internal and external key stakeholder relationships will be imperative in delivering the ambitions of the initiatives and projects. Working to a robust Project Management Framework the PMO will provide a focus on project excellence, developing project collaboration opportunities and delivering value and assurance to the organisation with its associated partners.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will develop, lead and manage the PMO ensuring the implementation of robust processes and appropriate project management methodologies to deliver Trust wide projects, ensuring implementation benefits are maximised and projects are delivered to time and within cost.
The post holder will provide strategic co-ordination and prioritisation of individual corporate projects ensuring that all decisions are in line with the overall aims and vision of the trust. This role will be pivotal in managing the overall development and completion of trust wide projects ensuring continuous stakeholder engagement.
Working for our organisation
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Head of PMO will be responsible for high quality standards of leadership, project governance and assurance in support of delivery to internal and external stakeholders on all matters relating to project and programme activity. Continuous improvement is fundamental in establishing and maintaining necessary structures to support the Project Management Office function in ensuring effective project delivery and assurance; manage resourcing of projects and priorities across the function.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
- Proven experience of leading and developing PMO function
- PRINCE2 Practitioner or APM qualified with evidence of implementation leadership.
Desirable criteria
- Agile project management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience of running a PMO function with responsibility for line management
- Experience of leading change programme in large/complex organisations
- Experience of developing robust business cases
Desirable criteria
- Experience of training staff in project and programme management
Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of training staff in project and programme management
- Ability to use informed persuasion and negotiating highly complex requirements
- Evidence of ability to plan effectively and deliver projects/service change on time
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kathy Brasier
- Job title
- Deputy Director of Improvement and Strategy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01342 414000
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
East Grinstead
RH19 3DZ
- Telephone
- 01342414353 or via MS teams at [email protected]
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