Project Manager - Research, Innovation & Academic Partnerships

NHS Scotland; Scotland; On-site; CLP 57,211,000 - 82,638,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 35 days

NHS pension

Incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a skilled project leader to manage a team delivering a range of project management and business support services aligned with priority strategies.

You will implement PRINCE2-based methods, oversee projects from initiation to benefits realisation, and ensure delivery within timescales and budgets while building strong stakeholder relationships across clinical and non-clinical teams.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Management or Project Management qualification e.g. PRINCE 2 or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience of working within the NHS
• Proven track record of successfully managing diverse projects, through significant experience and evidence

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement the Project through scoping of project, development of business case and development and execution of project plan that is acceptable to the project stakeholders.
• Implement and maintain high quality Project Management & planning procedures to ensure all Projects under the remit of the department are effectively managed and controlled, to deliver the expected benefits to patients and staff.
• Build multi-disciplinary Teams with the appropriate mix of skills and knowledge for each Project (clinical, OD & Training, business analysis, technical etc) and establish strong relationships within teams in order to secure commitment to the organisational goals of each Project.
• Establish & maintain effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, to ensure full communication and co-operation with each Project to provide the highest level of Project management support and deliver expected outcomes.

Skills

Project management experience

NHS experience

Leadership

Education

Degree level or equivalent

PRINCE2 or equivalent qualification

Job description

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

To be a specialist in and manage a team delivering a wide range of Project Management and business support services which are part of the priority strategies of NHS Lanarkshire.

This includes the management of discrete and/or linked projects in our Directorate from initiation to full operational status, ensuring achievement of agreed benefits within agreed timescales and budgets set by the business/project sponsor.

To implement best practice, utilising the PRINCE2 project management methodology or equivalent and internal frameworks ensuring agreed benefits are delivered within agreed timescales and budgets set by the business/project sponsors.

In This Key Role, You Will

To establish and implement the Project through scoping of project, development of business case and development and execution of project plan that is acceptable to the project stakeholders.

Implement and maintain high quality Project Management & planning procedures to ensure all Projects under the remit of the department are effectively managed and controlled, to deliver the expected benefits to patients and staff. Provide advice, support and education in this area to the Projects Team and other relevant functions.

Build multi-disciplinary Teams with the appropriate mix of skills and knowledge for each Project (clinical, OD & Training, business analysis, technical etc) and establish strong relationships within teams in order to secure commitment to the organisational goals of each Project.

Establish & maintain effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, to ensure full communication and co-operation with each Project to provide the highest level of Project management support and deliver expected outcomes.

What You'll Bring

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Management or Project Management qualification e.g. PRINCE 2 or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience of working within the NHS
• Proven track record of successfully managing diverse projects, through significant experience and evidence

What We Offer

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Stacey Rooney, Quality Assurance Programme Manager Clinical Audit on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]