EPR Project Manager

Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital and Charity; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust seeks an EPR Project Manager to lead priority EPR programmes and deliver complex change across the organisation. The role reports to the Head of EPR and collaborates with senior clinical and operational teams to drive delivery against the Trust strategy.

The post requires autonomous project leadership, risk management and strong engagement with staff across departments to develop business cases and implement improvements in clinical and

Qualifications

• Operational expertise across multiple work streams and project documentation.
• Strong judgement, analysis and ability to drive clear solutions.
• Lead and manage resources, budgeting and milestone delivery.
• Identify risks, monitor slippage and implement mitigations.

Responsibilities

• Lead EPR priority programmes with senior staff.
• Develop and coach staff across organisation on EPR plans.
• Influence clinical and operational leads to meet project requirements.
• Develop business cases to support clinical service development.
• Ensure budgets are managed and governance requirements are met.

Skills

EPR expertise

Project leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Job description

This post works directly with senior leaders across the organisation to prioritise EPR areas for improvement in line with the Trust strategy. Furthermore, upon identification the postholder is responsible for the delivery of a number of complex EPR change projects requiring senior level engagement.

The EPR Project Manager works within the Taurus EPR Team. The role reports directly to the Head of EPR but is required to effectively integrate into both operational teams and the EPR team as a core member of each, regardless of formal line management arrangements

Professional

• To provide operational expertise to a defined range of work streams and projects generating project documentation and reports as appropriate
• The position requires high levels of judgement, analysis and interaction to drive clear solutions and recommendations that the post holder will be responsible for implementing within the remit of the defined projects.
• To provide effective project and operational leadership and management, ensuring clear direction concerning operational improvement and effective utilisation of resources.
• To identify and work autonomously on projects, to drive forward and manage milestones and key deliverables.
• To monitor risks and slippage and elevate issues where deliverables cannot be met, but with well-considered mitigation options.

Clinical

• To collaborate with the EPR, Senior Clinical Management team and senior clinical staff to ensure the planning and delivery of high standards of clinical care within any revised service/clinical models.
• To ensure compliance with the Trust’s corporate governance requirements.
• Actively use the department and/or project Risk Register to document, highlight and manage risks, taking action to negate or minimise risk where it is within the scope of the role.

People Management

• Provide strong, visible and accessible leadership for identified key EPR priority programmes for the Trust.
• To autonomously act as an EPR Project expert to develop and provide support and coaching to staff across the organisation.
• To guide operational, clinical and professional leads and operational team members to develop EPR plans that meet the requirements for the relevant projects, including influencing and leading staff outside of own work department or professional discipline.
• To ensure that designated pay and non-pay budgets are managed effectively during the lifespan of the project, taking corrective action where necessary.
• Work with the operational teams to develop business cases to support the development of clinical services as a result of the implementation plan for the relevant project.

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo‑natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family‑centred care.

Birmingham Children’s Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women’s Hospital is one of two dedicated women’s hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hayley Gass Job title: Head of EPR Email address: [e-mail]

Ish Narotra - Deputy Head Taurus EPR - [e-mail]