Head of Digital PMO

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health services provider in Leatherhead seeks a project manager to establish a Digital Project Management Office (PMO). You will oversee project coordination and ensure delivery aligns with trust-wide transformation goals. Ideal candidates will manage interdependencies among various Digital projects and ensure executives receive robust project updates. The role offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working

Free parking

Health and wellbeing support

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage the Digital Project Management Office (PMO) for Digital projects.
• Co-ordinate and monitor project delivery to ensure on-time and budget adherence.
• Manage critical interdependencies between Digital projects and transformation programmes.
• Provide executives with timely project management information.

Job description

Overview

Where does my role fit in Digital and SABP?

The Trust's strategic focus is on creating a digital environment that simplifies processes, enhances collaboration, and ensures that staff can focus on delivering high-quality care without being burdened by unnecessary administrative tasks or inefficient systems.

Our Electronic Health Record (EHR) support services within the Digital division are aligned to establish a more integrated team to improve collaboration and communication between the EHR facing teams and as a result improving the quality of support provided to our frontline staff.

A Digital Project Management Office (PMO) has been introduced to better manage the numerous, complex projects that are ongoing within the division and support the effective delivery of digital projects and programmes and digital workstreams in Trust projects and programmes.

This selection process will include a full day Assessment Centre on the 23rd October, followed by a full panel Interview on the 24th October.

Main duties

• Establish and manage the Digital Project Management Office (PMO) to act as a focal point for all Digital projects and digital workstreams within trust projects and programmes.
• Co-ordinate and monitor a wide range of projects to ensure effective delivery on time and to budget. Lead the adoption of a recognised project methodology and practice across the directorate to ensure a consistent approach to delivering project objectives.
• Ensure the critical interdependencies between Digital projects and digital workstreams within trust-wide transformation programmes and projects are managed effectively. Lead on the performance monitoring and reporting of the various projects against key performance indicators including budgets.
• Ensure executives and senior management receive robust, timely, and interpretable project management information to appraise them of project progress and inform their decision-making.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.