Digital and Transformation Project Manager

Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, Fellowship; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization renowned for its excellence in eye care. As a Digital & Transformation Project Manager, you will lead impactful projects that drive clinical, operational, and digital transformation. This role offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within budget while collaborating with diverse teams. With a commitment to innovation and quality, this position allows you to make a significant difference in patient care and contribute to a culture of excellence and kindness. Be part of a team that values your expertise and supports your professional growth.

Benefits

Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement

NHS Pension Scheme

Free 24/7 Counselling Service

Learning and Development Opportunities

Attractive Benefits and Discounts

Free Pilates Classes

Flexible Working Options

Qualifications

• Higher education qualification in management or equivalent experience.
• PRINCE2 or equivalent project management qualification.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver cross-cutting projects within the Trust’s Excellence Portfolio.
• Coordinate input from stakeholders and service users for project success.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Masters in Management

PRINCE2 Certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Agile Methodologies

Job description

Moorfields - A global leader in Ophthalmology

We are Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Founded in 1804, Moorfields Eye Hospital is a world-class centre of excellence for eye health services, ophthalmic research, and education.

With more than 2,300 staff we are proud to be supported by one of the most diverse workforces in the NHS. Every year we treat more than 700,000 patients at City Road in central London and at our 22 satellites sites, and, in partnership with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre we lead one of the most impactful ophthalmic research programmes in the world.

We train many of the leading eye care clinicians in the UK and internationally and have a global reputation for quality and professionalism in ophthalmic care. In addition, we also operate commercial divisions that provide care to private patients in both London and the Middle East.

This is an exciting time to join Moorfields. The pandemic fast-tracked a huge amount of innovation which is changing the way we work and deliver care. Construction is under way on Oriel, our new eye care, research, and education centre being built in Camden. The new centre will be flexible and modern, enabling us to bring together healthcare, eye research and education under one roof for the first time.

If you want to be part delivering world class eye health services and you share our values: excellence, equity, and kindness, then we would love to hear from you!

Job Overview

The Quality, Service Improvement and Sustainability (QSIS) team are responsible for delivering key programmes and projects within the Trusts Excellence Portfolio. The portfolio covers clinical, operational and digital transformation projects which support the Trust’s purpose; working together to discover, develop and deliver excellent eye care, sustainably and at scale. The Digital & Transformation Project Manager is directly responsible for the management and delivery of specific cross-cutting projects.

The post holder is responsible for ensuring that each project is managed using the Trusts’ project and programme management framework to deliver successful outputs, outcomes and realisable benefits on time and within budget. This will involve setting project objectives, determining project scope and deliverables, developing a robust project plan, risks and issues management, and monitoring and reporting arrangements.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure that project objectives, scope, deliverables, critical success factors and risks are clearly documented and agreed prior to project start.
• Establish a project team with appropriate operational, clinical and corporate team membership. Co-ordinate the input of stakeholders and service users to ensure that appropriate options are appraised and delivered.
• Perform benefits analysis and baseline current system performance before each project starts and ensure there is a plan in place for handover to the operational and clinical leads.
• Ensure all project documentation and reports are prepared and delivered as specified in the project communications plan and in line with agreed reporting schedules.
• Set-up and lead project team meetings, involving stakeholders and project team members. Responsible for controlling, directing, planning and allocating work and motivating service users to get directly, or indirectly involved with the project and its development.
  
  

Working for our organisation

At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:

• Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
• Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
• Free 24/7 independent counselling service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Easy and quick transport links
• A range of attractive benefits and discounts
• Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• Flexible working friendly organisation
  
  

And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document for full details of the main responsibilities for this role

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Higher education qualification / masters in management (e.g. DMS), or relevant equivalent experience.
• PRINCE2, AMP Practitioner, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) qualification or equivalent project management qualification).
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Project management experience managing multiple complex projects within the NHS or a comparable large organisation
• Proven experience of managing major transformational change projects to a successful conclusion including realising objectives and benefits delivery within the project deadline and costs.
• Working with operational managers, frontline operational and clinical staff and third party contractors.
• Effective analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options coupled with the ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
  
  

Knowledge and skills

Essential criteria

• Able to manage and influence stakeholders internally and externally at all levels.
• Proven ability to build and develop a successful team for each project, drawn from multiple teams across the Trust.
• Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Working knowledge of a clinical operations environment and how to manage conflicting priorities to ensure projects are delivered.
  
  

Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory DBS disclosure and two references. We do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts, so please consider this before applying.

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. As part of our pledge to take positive action in recruitment we encourage applications from under-represented candidates including BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) and Disabled candidates as we work towards a representative workforce that is able to provide the quality, the dignity and respect and to deliver above and beyond.

Moorfields is a flexible working friendly organisation, and we are committed to helping our employees achieve a work-life balance that is beneficial for health and wellbeing, motivation levels and job satisfaction. Every employee of the Trust has the right to request to work flexibly. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

If we receive sufficient applications, we will close this ad prior to the closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team at [e-mail].

https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• JDPS digital and transformation project manager (PDF, 248.6KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 254.1KB)
• MEH Privacy Notice (PDF, 138.0KB)
  
  

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name Adam Backhouse Job title Associate director of excellence delivery Email address [e-mail]