Project Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Project Management

• To work as a member of the PMO to support the implementation and management of projects arising from the Strategic Programmes or other projects/ Programmes of work.
• Support Group Management Teams to identify and scope objectives and outputs of proposed projects using agreed documentation and processes ensuring all information is available in the project management office.
• Develop, facilitate and monitor the delivery of project plans.
• Plan and organise meetings and activities required to support the delivery of identified project benefits.
• Ensure effective engagement with project key stakeholders to ensure that they are able to contribute, influence and progress project plans.
• Resolve complex issues as they arise and manage conflict situations, overcoming resistance to change. Escalate any unresolved issues through the appropriate channels in a timely and appropriate way.
• Identify, assess and analyse potential risks to the realisation of project outcomes and initiate remedial action as necessary.
• Ensure appropriate evaluation metrics and monitoring systems are in place for projects using agreed Trust and departmental systems in order to produce a clear evidence base when measuring impacts of projects.
• To be responsible for own timetable and workload, prioritising as required. This will involve planning and co-ordinating complex activities.
• Assist and advise the project sponsors in developing qualitative and quantitative measures to evidence clinical improvement for all Programme projects.
• Promote use of Trust project management tools and systems and be an expert user to support clinical and corporate teams.

Communication and Relationships

• Provide appropriate briefings to project leads and key stakeholders as required and use communication skills to motivate, negotiate and influence to ensure projects are delivered.
• Undertake complex presentations to large groups as required.
• Proactively "challenge" in a constructive and supportive way current working practices offering expert advice and guidance as necessary to promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Work within, and provide support to, diverse teams, demonstrating sound leadership capabilities in managing change to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the services within the programme scope.
• Be recognised as a leading change agent within the organisation.
• Support our cultural transformation journey, aligning work with our UHCWi approach, promoting and role modelling behaviors aligned to our Trust values.

Information & Research

• In relation to area of work, actively research examples of best practice in other organisations and provide a range of options as to how these could be adapted for application within UHCW as appropriate.
• Using complex information, benchmarking and best practice evidence bases assess priority areas for action within the project scope.
• Provide updates and complex written reports on project progress using standard documentation where appropriate to project and department leads as applicable.
• Investigate, interpret and analyse data producing relevant reports to evidence findings and communicating complex facts clearly concisely and appropriately.

Training and Development

• Maintain and apply up to date knowledge and develop knowledge and skills by attending appropriate in-service training and courses as identified through the appraisal process.
• Assist in the organisation and delivery of internal training courses as required.
• Comply with organisational, departmental and Trust policies and procedures and be involved in review and development as appropriate.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

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Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Documents to download

• Job Description and Personal Specification (PDF, 688.3KB)
• Welcoming Disabled Candidate (PDF, 371.7KB)
• Candidate Information (PDF, 736.7KB)