NMGH New Hospital Digital Design & Coordination Lead

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Programme/Project Director to lead complex change within a healthcare setting. You will oversee governance, benefits realisation and multi‑organisational collaboration to deliver high‑impact outcomes.

The role requires a Masters in management, Prince2/MSP, CPD evidence, and strong analytical, leadership and budgeting skills, with advanced IT capabilities to support executive decision‑making.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree and/or equivalent level job-related experience in management.
• Formal project management qualification such as PRINCE and/or MSP practitioner.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD).
• Knowledge of NHS and regional health care policy, performance and management systems.

Responsibilities

• Vast knowledge and experience of project/programme management including planning, risk management and benefits realisation.
• Demonstrable experience at a senior level in an NHS acute trust or equivalent experience in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of managing large scale change projects and track record of successful engagement with a variety of stakeholders
• Experience of collaborative/partnership working within and across organisations
• Strategic thinking and ability to anticipate and resolve problems; financial awareness and business acumen

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Budgeting

Change management

Problem solving

Resilience

Education

Master's Degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

MS Teams

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Master's Degree and/or equivalent level job-related experience in management
• Formal project management qualification such as PRINCE and/or Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) practitioner
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Vast knowledge and experience of project/programme management including planning, risk management and benefits realisation.
• Demonstratable experience at a senior level in an NHS acute trust or equivalent experience in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of managing large scale change projects and track record of successful engagement with a variety of stakeholders
• Success in achieving substantial organisational change and implementing highly complex projects
• Experience of collaborative/partnership working within and across organisations
• Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise. Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of option
• Financial awareness and business acumen
• Analysis and presentation of highly complex data

Desirable criteria

• Experience within an acute hospital setting.
• Experience of partnership working across organisational boundaries
• Experience of developing complex business cases.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of NHS and regional health care policy, performance and management systems, current issues, NHS values
• Able to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities, on multiple and complex projects, including reporting and tracking of plans and actions
• Strong analytical skills and ability to consider the wider picture
• Proven ability to deal with wide range of data and information and take appropriate decisions from it, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances
• A proven ability to come up with flexible and creative solutions to difficult problems.
• Highly developed leadership skills with the ability to motivate, challenge and engage individuals and teams
• Demonstrable experience of delivering results through the development and management of teams to ensure success and use a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility
• Political astuteness, understanding what can and cannot be delivered at senior level
• Excellent collaborative working skills and able to build strong relationships and a proven ability to influence and change those groups
• Demonstrable highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on complex matters and in difficult situations.
• Able to write high-quality reports, present confidently and persuasively to a variety of stakeholders including Executive Directors, senior clinicians and independent contractors
• Holding to account others to ensure they deliver to their targets and dealing effectively with performance
• Being able to manage own emotions and be resilient in a range of complex and demanding situations.
• A strong commitment to openness, honesty inclusiveness and high standards in leadership.
• Advanced IT Skills i.e. in Excel, MS Teams, PowerPoint and Word.