IT Project Manager

Job Summary

Each Project Manager will be accountable to the Programme Manager.

Supporting the operational Clinical Business Units (CBU) and corporate departments within the Trust in the identification and prioritisation of potential Digital Services projects, in the review of business processes, and in the implementation of change.

Supporting the operational divisions and corporate departments within the Trust in the procurement and evaluation processes associated with introducing new IT Infrastructure and business processes.

Managing the implementation of Infrastructure IT projects from initiation to completion.

Ensuring that once implemented the new Infrastructure is professionally transferred to operational services.

Actively manage benefit identification and ensure as far as possible benefits are realised at the appropriate point.

Identify and deliver all change deliverables and resources required across the Projects.

Support the delivery and development of improved processes and systems across the organisation using recognised improvement tools, techniques and methodologies.

Provide facilitative resource to the organisation to promote and support service redesign and quality improvements that are required.

Main Duties of the Job

Take ownership, responsibility and accountability for delivering key IT Infrastructure projects that support the delivery of the Digital Strategy and ongoing IT estate refresh.

Act as an expert in their technical IT skills and knowledge, providing professional advice, guidance and support to other projects and programmes of work being undertaken within the team as required.

Work in conjunction with the Head of IT Services, IT Infrastructure Manager and Technical team SME's, to ensure delivery meets agreed milestones, governance, financial sign off, monitor and report delivery taking appropriate action of escalation.

Work as the IT Technical PM on any Trust wide projects where Infrastructure represents as a stakeholder.

To support the Divisions and Corporate Departments in the implementation of Infrastructure changes to operational practice, and the realisation of benefits from IT projects.

To liaise with the Infrastructure team and system suppliers to develop functional specifications, business cases, and option appraisals relating to new IT Infrastructure or changes to existing IT Infrastructure.

To ensure that all documentation produced by the business planning and project feasibility processes is of sufficient detail and quality to support effective decision-making.

About Us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Job Details

Date posted: 24 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 370-ADM7ICT-1431-A

Job locations: Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane, Warrington, WA51QG

Job Responsibilities

Please see job description within the documents tab for full responsibilities. The job description also contains the Person Specification.

Person Specification

Relevant Experience

• Recent demonstrable experience in the successful delivery of service improvement and IT projects using recognised methodologies.
• Experience of translating business requirements into information/system requirements, and producing other documentation associated with the implementation of IT systems. E.g. Business Cases.
• Experience preparing and presenting process maps, both orally, diagrammatically and in writing.
• Training / mentorship - transferring personal skills and knowledge to others.

Desirable

• Recent NHS experience working in Informatics.
• Experience of supporting clinical and non-clinical colleagues in radical change processes.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in computing/information systems or equivalent experience.
• PRINCE2 Foundation and practitioner.

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong organisational and planning skills: able to develop strategic plans and organise complex change programmes, steering and supporting groups, teams and colleagues into new ways of working. Able to deliver agreed objectives within an agreed timeframe.
• Proven problem solving and analytical skills relating to the identification and assessment of evidence required to support decision-making.

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.

Employer Details

Employer Name: Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

Address: Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane, Warrington, WA51QG

Employer's Website: https://whh.nhs.uk