Project Manager

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Senior Project Manager to drive its Financial Sustainability Programme within a clinical division. The role focuses on shaping and delivering transformational initiatives that improve financial performance while benefiting patients and services.

The post requires robust project management, stakeholder engagement and change management capabilities within a healthcare setting. Monday to Friday working patterns are noted.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Strong knowledge of service redesign methodologies.
• Experience communicating complex strategic plans to stakeholders.
• Proven project and programme planning and delivery skills.
• Ability to manage busy, varied workloads under pressure.
• Experience leading large change programmes, ideally in public sector/healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformation projects to deliver priorities and savings in the division.
• Ensure change programmes are embedded in practice and delivering outcomes.
• Engage with clinical leaders and senior stakeholders to drive delivery.
• Collaborate with patient engagement to ensure input from patients and carers.
• Apply service improvement methods and governance frameworks.
• Plan evaluation and reporting of outcomes to inform future planning.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Change management

Communication

Healthcare / NHS context

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team at a pivotal point in its development. The Trust's Financial Sustainability Programme (FSP) is evolving from a traditional focus on identifying and monitoring savings schemes towards a broader transformation approach, delivering sustainable improvements in financial performance. We are seeking a motivated and proactive Senior Project Manager to support one of our clinical divisions in developing and delivering its FSP Programme. Working closely with operational, clinical and corporate colleagues, you will help identify, shape and implement improvement initiatives that contribute to the Trust's financial sustainability objectives while supporting better outcomes for patients and services. This role offers a unique opportunity to be part of a team undergoing significant transformation. As the FSP Programme becomes more closely aligned with the wider Transformation function, successful candidates will work across a diverse portfolio of projects and programmes. We are looking for an individual who is comfortable working in an evolving environment, can balance the practicalities of programme delivery with longer-term strategic objectives, and is enthusiastic about helping shape a modern, improvement-focused approach to financial sustainability. If you enjoy working in a dynamic environment, building relationships, and delivering meaningful change that improves both services and sustainability, we would love to hear from you.

Additional working pattern details: Monday - Friday

Roles and responsibilities

• Work in conjunction with the Divisional Directors of Operations to undertake and lead on projects and assignments to deliver transformation priorities, supporting the delivery of new care pathways, models of care, savings schemes and service specifications.
• Work with scheme owners to ensure change programmes are embedded in practice and delivering required outcomes.
• Lead engagement with clinical leaders and senior stakeholders, influencing decision-making and driving delivery.
• Working with the patient engagement team to ensure high quality public, patient and carer engagement in projects.
• Inspire creative and innovative working approaches to progress successful service improvement and change management.
• Apply the appropriate use of service improvement methodology including workshops and engagement events.
• Ensure the projects you have been allocated are prioritised in order to facilitate appropriate use of resources.
• Apply appropriate, logical and structured tools to ensure effective service design, mapping and evaluation.
• Provide project management discipline to ensure timely delivery of all agreed projects.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of PMO standards, governance and reporting framework.
• Liaise with information and Business Intelligence teams in order to ensure performance reporting on activity and outcomes.
• Plan for project evaluation and the monitoring of outcomes, reporting to appropriate bodies to inform subsequent planning processes.
• Deputise for Programme Managers, taking responsibility for decision-making and leadership where required and appropriate.
• Provide line management to staff, as directed by the Portfolio Director.
• Link in effectively across other projects and programmes where appropriate to support the identification and delivery of cross-cutting themes.

Required

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject and/or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in a specialist area
• Knowledge and practical application of service redesign methodologies
• Understanding of issues that may arise when communicating complex strategic plans and stakeholder management
• Project and programme planning and management skills including evidence of initiating and implementing projects
• Organisational and administrative skills for managing a diverse and often time pressured workload
• Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
• Able to be self-motivated, use initiative and work to tight and often changing deadlines
• Able to work effectively as part of a team
• Ability to influence team outside of direct control
• Experience in leading large complex change projects (ideally within the public sector or healthcare)

Desirable

• Project Management qualification, preferably PRINCE2 Practitioner Level
• Evidence of managing financial resources, including project budgets
• Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
• Understanding of issues of population health needs and health inequalities
• Strong participation in professional development in service improvement and leading change in an NHS context.