Job summary
South West Surgery in Children Operational Delivery Network – Project Manager
Do you have the ambition and expertise to manage and lead the development and implementation of high quality, evidenced based clinical standards across the South West Surgery in Children Network?
Are you looking for a new opportunity to work collaboratively to support the delivery of outstanding services for children receiving surgical procedures and their families across the South West?
We are excited to be recruiting a fixed term project manager post (1.0WTE) funded until the end of March 2024; the successful post holder will work alongside the network core leadership team and be part of a newly established South West Surgery in Children Operational Delivery Network.
The South West Surgery in Children Operational Delivery Network (SIC ODN) was formally established in 2020, in response to the NHS England and NHS Improvement Paediatric Critical Care and Surgery in Children Review, and is still therefore at a relatively early stage of its development. The network is hosted by the Women’s and Children’s Division within University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of NHS England Specialised Commissioning in the South West.
Main duties of the job
The Project Manager will work collaboratively with the Network Manager, Lead Nurse and Clinical Director to help develop and ensure the high quality of services for children who require surgical procedures across the South West, including equitable access to appropriate care for children throughout the network. They will lead on the delivery of a number of projects that form part of the Surgery in Childrens Programme of work which is aimed at reduced unwarranted variation in practice across the South West and ensuring safe, sustainable and high quality childrens surgical services for all children. They will be a key contributor to the SIC ODN education and governance programmes. They will develop productive working relationships and practices across the network, working in partnership with other relevant organisations. They will support the wider network to review and understand national and regional data and business intelligence tools and use data to inform working practice. In return, the post holder will have an unparalleled opportunity to positively influence the care and service provided to children and their families across the region, while benefitting from the support of the core ODN team and wider network.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details of the role requirements and expectations please download the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details of the role requirements and expectations please download the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Health or social care setting experience
- Experience of participating in a project team delivering improvement
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Experience of designing and planning improvement projects
- Knowledge and experience of project management, quality improvement and/or change management concepts and methodologies
- Experience in training staff or delivery of educational events
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to facilitate group discussions
- Able to engage, persuade, negotiate and influence others to adopt new working practices
- Strong communication skills – verbal, written and presentational – and able to communicate complex, sensitive and contentious information as necessary
- Proven problem solving skills – ability to review processes and systems, and identify issues that need to be resolved
- Analytical skills – ability to gather and interpret relevant information for improvement projects
- Ability to use a range of IT application, including Microsoft Office products
- Ability to work with staff and service users in a variety of settings
Desirable
- Ability to make decisions required to deliver improvement projects
- Ability to use quality improvement tools
- Ability to use project management tools
Aptitudes
Essential
- Able to work independently or as part of a team
- Able to prioritise own workload effectively
- Self-motivated with a positive can-do attitude
- Flexible and adaptable to work across all Trust sites, and respond to changes to allocated work.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Educated to degree level / healthcare professional qualification or equivalent relevant experience
- Project management or improvement methodology training
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Health or social care setting experience
- Experience of participating in a project team delivering improvement
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Experience of designing and planning improvement projects
- Knowledge and experience of project management, quality improvement and/or change management concepts and methodologies
- Experience in training staff or delivery of educational events
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to facilitate group discussions
- Able to engage, persuade, negotiate and influence others to adopt new working practices
- Strong communication skills – verbal, written and presentational – and able to communicate complex, sensitive and contentious information as necessary
- Proven problem solving skills – ability to review processes and systems, and identify issues that need to be resolved
- Analytical skills – ability to gather and interpret relevant information for improvement projects
- Ability to use a range of IT application, including Microsoft Office products
- Ability to work with staff and service users in a variety of settings
Desirable
- Ability to make decisions required to deliver improvement projects
- Ability to use quality improvement tools
- Ability to use project management tools
Aptitudes
Essential
- Able to work independently or as part of a team
- Able to prioritise own workload effectively
- Self-motivated with a positive can-do attitude
- Flexible and adaptable to work across all Trust sites, and respond to changes to allocated work.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Educated to degree level / healthcare professional qualification or equivalent relevant experience
- Project management or improvement methodology training
- Evidence of continuing professional development
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) .
