Project manager

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits within a leading NHS trust for a passionate project manager to drive safety improvements. This pivotal role involves implementing the Managing Results Group’s safety improvement plan, collaborating with various stakeholders, and ensuring effective communication strategies. The successful candidate will utilize their project management expertise to enhance patient safety and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. Join a dynamic team dedicated to delivering top-quality patient care and making a real impact in the healthcare sector. This is your chance to be part of a renowned organization committed to excellence and innovation in health services.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project management and change management.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate safety improvement priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of the safety improvement plan.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure project delivery.

Skills

Project Management

Change Management

Quality Improvement

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

Relevant Degree or Equivalent Experience

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Patient Safety Improvement Team at University College London Hospitals for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, critical thinker, and experienced project manager.

This role is pivotal in supporting the delivery of the Managing Results Group’s safety improvement plan in line with the implementation of the patient safety incident response framework (PSIRF). The Managing Results Group aims to deliver its quality priority in reducing harm by ensuring appropriate follow-up on radiology and histopathology reports. In the next 12 months, the group will deliver its safety improvement work including supporting the implementation of the recommendations on alerts and notification of imaging reports by the Royal College of Radiologists. With this, you will need to have proven change management, quality improvement, and project management experience as well as understanding and appreciation of the various clinical patient safety issues to drive the safety improvement agenda and be successful in the role. You will be required to work in close partnership with leaders across the Trust and with external stakeholders to continue our improvement journey.

The post holder will be responsible for leading the implementation of the managing results group (MRG) safety improvement plan, providing expert professional advice and facilitation of the project. The post holder will play a key role in the scope and delivery of the project to ensure timely implementation of all the safety improvement plan priorities, training and support to staff, communications, escalation of risks and regular progress updates to the managing results group.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project management: Plan, organise and develop complex activities, scope complex issues into a clear project strategy and project plan. Ensure detailed plans are developed using a collaborative approach with stakeholders.
• Communication: Work with key stakeholders including staff, information team, digital healthcare teams, and relevant committees, to ensure the project is delivered to plan and work closely with the communications team to implement elements of a comprehensive and effective communications strategy which is clear, effective, and innovative.
• Analytical Skills: Set up and maintain an appropriate data collection system based on the agreed project initiation document and explore, analyse, and present data to ensure the implementation of the safety improvement priorities and success of the safety improvement programme is measured and evaluated.
• Financial: Responsible for overseeing the invoices received against the budget and forecast predicted spend, where applicable.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
• Eastman Dental Hospital
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff.

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In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

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