Project Manager

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Programme/Project Manager to deliver strategic programmes in the Strategic Programmes & Development Team. The role focuses on safe, effective delivery of projects, stakeholder engagement, and maintaining robust programme controls.

Secondment is possible with line-manager approval. The role contributes to organisational transformation while aligning with the Trust’s strategic objectives and service improvement goals.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience is required.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner certification is preferred.
• Change management knowledge/ qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe, effective delivery of multiple projects via phased works.
• Be the main internal/external contact for project communications.
• Lead project management support within a controlled delivery programme.
• Plan all aspects of project management with stakeholders and monitor progress.
• Maintain project management artifacts and ensure compliance with Trust procedures.
• Utilise Prince2 and MSP methodologies appropriately.

Skills

Financial management

Budget management

Stakeholder liaison

Team leadership

Risk management

Communication skills

Multi-disciplinary leadership

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

PRINCE2 Practitioner

Change management qualification

Tools

PRINCE2

MSP

Job description

To work as part of the Strategic Programmes and Development team to deliver transformation and strategic programmes of work aligning to the Trusts strategic objectives.

It is advised that you seek prior approval from your line manager if you could only take the contract on a secondment basis

Main duties of the job

To ensure the safe and effective delivery of a number of projects for the Strategic Programmes & Development Team via planned phasing of project works and be the first point of contact internally and externally for project communication. The Strategic Programmes & Development Team is responsible for leading on strategic programmes of change for the Trust. The post-holder will contribute to the work of the Strategic Programmes & Development Team and take responsibility to individual projects.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Job responsibilities

Report progress to the Director of Strategic Programmes & Development throughout the project.Work closely with the Director of Strategic Programmes & Development and budget co-ordinator ensuring all budget items are tracked and reported on.Work closely with partners, departmental directors and leads to deliver project plans.Lead project management support to a controlled delivery programme of activities.Plan all aspects of project management with relevant stakeholders, documenting, monitoring and evaluating project plans.Ensure project management methodology deliverables are completed in accordance with project direction.Manage and track project delivery processes and timeline.Monitor the critical path, contingencies and scope changes.Monitor customer satisfaction and implements process improvement.Attend all relevant project related meetings.Perform other duties as assigned by the manager from time to time.Ensure fully aware of up-to-date project management practices and compliance with Trust Procedures, SFIs etc.Utilise Prince2 and MSP methodologies (when appropriate).Ensure potential blocks and difficulties are dealt with and communicated to the project manager and service provider.Manage systems and the technology work stream outputs, ensuring deadlines and financial viability is within target and are met.Report on progress to project team and use monthly performance meetings to check outputs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience
• Formal Project management qualifications such as PRINCE2 Practitioner
• Other Project Management qualification such as change management

Experience

• Project management experience in the public sector or equivalent experience in the private sector
• Strategic Management
• Managing relationship
• Achieving goals
• Demonstrable ability of leading teams in transforming complex multi-site operational services
• Experience of leading successful projects on time and within budgets
• Management experience in delivering service support change in a health care environment

Skills

• Demonstrate ability to understand financial management systems and effectively manage significant project budgets
• Demonstrate ability to manage project and programme expenditure
• Computer literate with a good working knowledge of information systems and their role in supporting good project management
• Ability to analyse complex data
• Excellent knowledge of risk management
• Communication Skills
• Excellent team member with the ability to maintain objective relationships with colleagues, clients and stakeholders
• Demonstrable ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams in planning and delivering projects
• Managing people
• Experience of building good working relationships with stakeholders including trade unions, professional associations and external agencies

Knowledge

• Can translate and deliver it, by generating achievable goals, which enable staff to engage with and understand local priorities
• Is aware of developments and significant issues which impact on an organisation and contributes to its strategy by developing its strengths and minimising risk whilst considering the implications of change

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.