Project Manager

NTH Solutions llp; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing

Staff benefits

Job summary

University Hospitals Tees is seeking a Project Manager to support the delivery of a wide project portfolio within the PMIO. You will ensure project deliverables are managed alongside CSU, Corporate services and Finance partners, driving governance and benefits realization.

The role focuses on establishing robust processes, data tracking for delivery phases, and maintaining standardised guidelines to lift project performance across the Trust.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in project management or a related field.
• Management or Change Management qualification preferred.
• Experience delivering complex projects in healthcare or public sector.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement robust project management processes to improve visibility and deliver benefits.
• Collaborate with CSU, Corporate services and Finance Business Partners to deliver projects.
• Maintain online repository tracking delivery phases for the portfolio.
• Develop benefits registers and realisations plans; report programme performance.

Skills

Degree level or equivalent experience

Management qualification

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience in project management or related field

Management and/or Change Management qualification

Job description

Find out about the current vacancies available at the Trust and take the next step in your career with us.

The key purpose of this position is to support the delivery of a UHT wide project portfolio. The post-holder is responsible for ensuring project deliverables are effectively managed in collaboration with the wider project and stakeholder teams. Working closely with, Clinical Service Units, Corporate services and Finance Business Partners, as well as working alongside the current Service Improvement Office at South Tees, you will establish relationships to assist in delivering a portfolio of projects.

Main duties of the job

As part of the well-established Programme Management Improvement Office, the post-holder will play a part in ensuring the PMIO delivers the following:

Implementation of robust project management processes to ensure improved visibility and timely development and delivery of financial and improvement benefits.

The post-holder will work closely with operational, corporate and clinical colleagues to ensure compliance with Trust project management processes and ensure readiness for the various stages of project gateway reviews.

To support the Clinical Service Units (CSU) and Corporate services to deliver programmes of work, of varying degrees of complexity, to enable the Trust to deliver its strategic objectives.

Provide the role of critical friend and strategic partner to key stakeholders to ensure clear visibility of the project deliverables, risks and mitigation.

Maintain the online repository for the tracking and reporting of delivery phases for their project portfolio.

Support the development of a culture of project management excellence across the Trust through standardisation of guidelines, tools and templates.

Work with the services to develop benefits registers and realisations plans. Track, evaluate and report programme performance as part of their role, identifying and escalating any areas of concern in a timely manner.

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates, including those who first language is not English.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The main repsponsibilities are

Support and facilitate the delivery of projects and improvements using a framework to ensure they are well planned, efficiently implemented and predetermined benefits are realised

Ability to deliver projects that are transformational, innovative and/or provide productivity and efficiency

Ability to respond to tight deadlines whilst managing conflicting priorities

Ensure that robust data collection processes are in place to allow appropriate analysis and create baseline measures in order to monitor and report actual benefits as a measure of success

Effective agreement and communication of project j u s t i f i c a t i o n , a i m s ob j e c t i v e s an d bene f i t s with all key stakeholders. Continued communication through the life of the projects progress to all, highlighting exceptions and/or risks and ensuring mitigating actions are identified and actioned to keep the project on track

Able to identify appropriate services to support with planning, developing and evaluating methods for gathering complex analyses and interpretations to review relevant data

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R e s pon s i b l e f o r t r a c k i ng / m on i t o r i n g o f a l l o c a t e d p r oj e c t with an understanding of associated risks and initiating mitigating actions where appropriate

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Coordinating and facilitating complex information to provide assurance to executive and board level

Continuous improvement cycle within the PMIO in order to develop and respond to a changing environment within the organisation

Contribute to the continuous improvement of the team

Person specification

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in project Management or a related field Management and/or Change Management qualification

Important - Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early.

Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)

It is the policy of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost for their DBS certificate. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay on commencement with the Trust. The DBs check will be undertaken during the pre-employment check screening.

Qualifications
Please note the essential qualifications required for the post are outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to provide original evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be shortlisted. You will also be required to provide original copies as part of the pre-employment check screening.

New Starters – Probationary Period

For any new employees commencing employment with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6 month probationary period. Please note that internal applications and individuals that are appointed to fixed term appointments of less than 6 months duration are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or a bank member of staff).

Employment References

As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history including any gaps. Applicants are requested to ensure e-mail addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references are not acceptable.

Working Hours

If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Everything we do is shaped by our values: Respect, Support, and Collaborate.

At University Hospitals Tees we want our workspaces to be places where everyone feels welcome, valued and safe. We treat people with respect, and we celebrate the differences that make each of us unique.

We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your age, background, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family circumstances or beliefs.

We are here to support you throughout your application and at every stage of your career with us. We believe we work best when we collaborate, learn from each other and build teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Disability

We are a Disability Confident Lead employer. This means we give fair and full consideration to applicants and will offer reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. If you need help with your application, or need the information in a different format, please contact our recruitment team and we will support you.

Right to Work in the UK

The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless they have permission to work via another route. Non UK/RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk )

Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.

Please note that not everyone needs a ‘Skilled Worker’ visa. If you are applying for health or social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.

As a supporter of the Armed Forces and an employer of Reservists, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in the UK Armed Forces (and their families) are treated fairly.

We recognise that reservists and veterans bring a variety of transferable skills and qualities to our workplace, developed through their military careers. Our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community has been recognised through the Armed Forces Covenant as a Silver Employer.

Further Important Information

Please check your email on a regular basis for updates on your application. If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be invited to email via this method.

Please ensure you read the ‘Guidance Notes for Applicants’ document attached to this advert before completing and submitting your application.

Unfortunately, we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Christina Thompson Job title Group Head of Improvement and Project Management Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01642 6124678 Additional information

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