Job summary
Fixed Term Contract – 12 Months
We are looking to recruit a qualified and experienced Project Manager (PM) to work within the Clinical Systems Team managing and assisting with development of our implementation of SystmOne across the Trust. You will be an energetic self-starter, contributing to the vigour of a busy, high performing Clinical Systems team. You are an experienced and well qualified PM but can demonstrate how you have used your skills to transform the workplace and the way people work. Your communication and stakeholder management skills are second to none and you will be able to show how you have led and influenced at a senior level to get changes made. You will always have one eye on the customer and set high standards of quality of delivery and behaviour. You are able to work on your own or as part of a team and organise your time efficiently. You should have some knowledge of Clinical Systems and related software development projects. You must be confident and credible, able to influence and build consensus at the highest levels of the organisation.
We are looking for someone with great communication skills and a team ethos that can bring people together to deliver change within our Clinical Systems Team, to enhance the support for our clinical services and service users.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a talented and dedicated project manager who can apply strong project methodologies with a proven track record of delivery, to support our team in:
– managing and assisting in clinical systems development opportunities across mental and physical health services.
– defining and agreeing scope of requirements
– planning and coordinating project activities and resources
– communicating progress, issues and risks to key stakeholders within the Trust.
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To manage the Clinical System development project that will deliver service transformation. To manage the project and their associated work streams either as individual packages or as part of wider programmes.
- To take an active role within the Clinical Systems Team in developing and delivering service improvement, training programmes and workshops to meet strategic and operational requirements.
- To plan and implement projects involving new ways of working, including capacity planning and the identification of areas for collaborative working, in particular within SystmOne
- To take responsibility for performance reporting, project management and/or organisational development in the delivery of service transformation, using Lean and other change methodologies, and to understand interdependencies with other initiatives.
- To ensure risks and issues are identified, reported effectively and counter measures are in place. Where necessary ensure the appropriate escalation and corrective action to ensure these are resolved.
- To support the project /programme in communicating and presenting to large diverse groups, and to motivate and encourage collaborative working and improvements to services where there is resistance to change.
- To persuade project boards and staff of the importance of the project, and to negotiate delivery schedules.
- To provide expert advice on service improvement and to lead on service development and develop and document policies and protocols for activities within their responsibility. Work with other teams / working groups to develop policies for directorate-wide or Trust wide changes
- To project manage project teams to deliver Trust-wide transformation projects which may include care pathway development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To manage the Clinical System development project that will deliver service transformation. To manage the project and their associated work streams either as individual packages or as part of wider programmes.
- To take an active role within the Clinical Systems Team in developing and delivering service improvement, training programmes and workshops to meet strategic and operational requirements.
- To plan and implement projects involving new ways of working, including capacity planning and the identification of areas for collaborative working, in particular within SystmOne
- To take responsibility for performance reporting, project management and/or organisational development in the delivery of service transformation, using Lean and other change methodologies, and to understand interdependencies with other initiatives.
- To ensure risks and issues are identified, reported effectively and counter measures are in place. Where necessary ensure the appropriate escalation and corrective action to ensure these are resolved.
- To support the project /programme in communicating and presenting to large diverse groups, and to motivate and encourage collaborative working and improvements to services where there is resistance to change.
- To persuade project boards and staff of the importance of the project, and to negotiate delivery schedules.
- To provide expert advice on service improvement and to lead on service development and develop and document policies and protocols for activities within their responsibility. Work with other teams / working groups to develop policies for directorate-wide or Trust wide changes
- To project manage project teams to deliver Trust-wide transformation projects which may include care pathway development.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant qualification at masters level, or knowledge of NHS management, including Service re-design and current Prince 2 Practitioner or portfolio of knowledge and experience equating to masters degree level of knowledge.
Desirable
- Transformation or change management qualification or experience to Masters level
- Prince II Practitioner qualification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of successful implementation of service improvement projects
- Experience in project planning, including project stage co-ordination facilitating implementation, and benefits realisation, ensuring each project has clearly defined schedules/key milestones and outcomes.
- Experience in managing projects and their associated work streams either as individual packages or as part of wider programmes.
- Experience in effectively communicating project progress, risks, issues and other information at all levels.
- Experience in monitoring progress against agreed timescales to proactively obtain results, and in ensuring risks and issues are identified, reported effectively and countermeasures are in place.
Desirable
- Partnership and networking skills
- Proven facilitation skills and managing large groups
- NHS experience at management/strategic level.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to organise and manage working groups
- Ability to prioritise, organise and manage workload, identifying and addressing matters which require urgent attention, maintaining focus over a period of time.
- Effective partnership working to influence, equitably engage in open and transparent way to achieve an agreed consensus.
- Ability to develop positive relationships with key people in order to improve shared knowledge and understanding of the needs of the business, their priorities, plans, ways of working and challenges.
- Ability to work through complexity and develop solutions with Trust colleagues to support successful project delivery.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS and/or local government policy
- Data collection and interpretation
- Competency in higher level Project, Programme and Portfolio Management
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant qualification at masters level, or knowledge of NHS management, including Service re-design and current Prince 2 Practitioner or portfolio of knowledge and experience equating to masters degree level of knowledge.
Desirable
- Transformation or change management qualification or experience to Masters level
- Prince II Practitioner qualification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of successful implementation of service improvement projects
- Experience in project planning, including project stage co-ordination facilitating implementation, and benefits realisation, ensuring each project has clearly defined schedules/key milestones and outcomes.
- Experience in managing projects and their associated work streams either as individual packages or as part of wider programmes.
- Experience in effectively communicating project progress, risks, issues and other information at all levels.
- Experience in monitoring progress against agreed timescales to proactively obtain results, and in ensuring risks and issues are identified, reported effectively and countermeasures are in place.
Desirable
- Partnership and networking skills
- Proven facilitation skills and managing large groups
- NHS experience at management/strategic level.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to organise and manage working groups
- Ability to prioritise, organise and manage workload, identifying and addressing matters which require urgent attention, maintaining focus over a period of time.
- Effective partnership working to influence, equitably engage in open and transparent way to achieve an agreed consensus.
- Ability to develop positive relationships with key people in order to improve shared knowledge and understanding of the needs of the business, their priorities, plans, ways of working and challenges.
- Ability to work through complexity and develop solutions with Trust colleagues to support successful project delivery.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS and/or local government policy
- Data collection and interpretation
- Competency in higher level Project, Programme and Portfolio Management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
