Assistant Project Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience in project management, particularly within a healthcare or innovation context.
• Proven ability to support and manage complex projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Educated to degree level / equivalent level of work experience and knowledge
• Skills in risk management and developing risk mitigation strategies.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Relevant qualifications in project management or a related field.

If you are excited about contributing to healthcare innovation and have the skills and experience we are looking for, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.

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

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level / equivalent level of work experience and knowledge
• PRINCE2 Foundation, similar qualification or equivalent level of work experience and knowledge
• ILM Management level 3, or equivalent qualification/ level of work experience and knowledge. Willingness to complete within 2 years if not held.
• ECDL or equivalent
• Evidence of Continual Professional Development

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Professional registration
• PRINCE2 Practitioner, similar qualification or equivalent level of work experience and knowledge
• Evidence of attending Change management training
• Evidence of attending Business analysis training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Participation in change management projects and process re-engineering
• Experience of budget control, contract negotiation, procurement and financial procedures
• Demonstrable success in building, leading, motivating, managing and developing teams.
• Proven ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
• Problem identification and solving

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing successful change across professional boundaries
• Proven ability to successfully manage projects
• Experience of working within a project structure, and managing change.
• Experience of contract negotiation, procurement and financial procedures

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work on own initiative and organise / prioritise own & team workload
• Proven ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a manner which is clear, fluent and persuasive
• Proven ability to analyse and appropriately present complex information so that it is easy to understand
• Proven ability to influence, persuade and negotiate with staff at all levels
• Ability to empower, coach and support staff.
• Conflict resolution skills
• Sound judgment, planning, decision making, and organisational skills
• A broad range of ICT skills
• Ability to travel between sites

Desirable criteria

• Spoken or written Welsh language.
• Leadership/ motivational skills
• Experience of Systems thinking methodologies
• Experience of Lean thinking methodologies

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Current knowledge of relevant local and national strategies.

Desirable criteria

• Training methodologies
• Current knowledge of Health Informatics and its application
• Knowledge of Clinical, Management and Information processes

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Lateral Thinker
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to develop staff
• Flexible and adaptable to meet all aspects of the work
• Leadership qualities and able to motivate others
• Time Management skills.
• Completer Finisher and Chair

Other

Essential criteria

• Enthusiastic, committed, proactive and innovative.
• Appetite for hard work and challenges
• Show resilience, stamina and reliability under sustained pressure, never losing sight of objectives.
• High level of personal integrity
• Flexible in approach to try new procedures and practices

Desirable criteria

• Select, develop and lead multi-functional project teams
• Develop and control project plans and risks using established project management methods.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification English (PDF, 288.4KB)
• Job Description and Person Specification Cymraeg (PDF, 280.4KB)
• Occupational Health Form (PDF, 640.5KB)
• Values and Proud to Lead (PDF, 335.6KB)
• NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice (PDF, 696.3KB)
• NHS North Wales - The Right Choice (PDF, 3.6MB)
• Welsh Language Matrix (PDF, 134.3KB)