Project Manager (Pathology)

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; North Shields; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Project Manager to lead and deliver pathology transformation programmes. The role involves managing multiple concurrent projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring robust governance and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.

The post holder will work under the Pathology Programme Manager to ensure projects deliver value, meet milestones, and exceed patient care and efficiency targets across the

Responsibilities

• Management and delivery of multiple concurrent pathology projects ranging from small operational initiatives to major transformation programmes exceeding £1 million in value.
• Projects may impact a small specialist team or large-scale organisational groups across multiple services and professional staff groups.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary project teams, suppliers, stakeholders and senior leadership groups across the organisation.
• Development and maintenance of project plans, governance documentation, reporting arrangements, risk management processes and implementation schedules.
• Provide project reporting and assurance through the Pathology Programme Manager, Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) and Project Boards.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Governance

Reporting

Job description

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Pathology Department is currently underway with a programme of transformational change to enhance the user of technology, automation, digital systems and equipment across pathology services in support of patient care and operational efficiency.

The post holder will, under the guidance of the Pathology Programme Manager, be responsible for management and delivery of multiple concurrent pathology projects ranging from small operational initiatives to major transformation programmes exceeding £1 million in value.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Please note: for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval from your current manager and have completed documentation required beforehand (see secondment policy) , as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.

Full time 37.5 hpw (Part time hours may be considered)

• Responsible for management and delivery of multiple concurrent pathology projects ranging from small operational initiatives to major transformation programmes exceeding £1 million in value.
• Projects may impact a small specialist team or large-scale organisational groups across multiple services and professional staff groups.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary project teams, suppliers, stakeholders and senior leadership groups across the organisation.
• Responsible for development and maintenance of project plans, governance documentation, reporting arrangements, risk management processes and implementation schedules.
• Provide project reporting and assurance through the Pathology Programme Manager, Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) and Project Boards.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hannah Bacon Job title: Pathology Programme Manager Email address: [e-mail]