Regional Cataracts Project Manager

NHS; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity with NHS for a Project Manager to lead the Regional Cataracts Project across multiple health boards in Wales. This role demands a self-motivated individual with strong leadership skills and proven experience in managing complex projects. Benefits include extensive training opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Extensive training and development opportunities

Paid mandatory training

Flexible working

Occupational health support

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence plan

Qualifications

• Proven experience of managing major transformational change projects.
• Experience in project management within NHS or large organizations.
• Ability to deliver medium/large-sized projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver specific cross-cutting work packages.
• Set project objectives and develop robust project plans.
• Monitor and report project progress within budget and timelines.

Skills

Project Management

Change Management

Communication

Leadership

Organizational Skills

Education

Demonstrable knowledge gained through experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Project Management Tools

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager to deliver the Regional Cataracts Project across Aneurin Bevan, Cardiff and Vale and Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health boards.

The Cataracts Project is part of a wider Regional Ophthalmology Programme, an ambitious programme of service transformation, working across health board boundaries to deliver sustainable services, high quality care and improved outcome to patients in a timely way.

We are looking for an organised, enthusiastic individual who is self-motivated but also enjoys working in a team. In addition to project management skills the post holder will need to be able to deliver change, lead through influence and rethink established practice.

The role of Project Manager requires proven experience of managing major transformational change projects to a successful conclusion, including realising objectives and benefits delivery within the project deadline and costs.

Previous experience in project managing multiple complex projects within the NHS or a comparable large organisation is essential.

Main duties of the job

The Project Manager is directly responsible for the management and delivery of specific cross-cutting work packages that form part of the Regional Cataracts Project. The post holder is responsible for ensuring that each cross-cutting work package is managed using a project management framework to deliver successful outputs, outcomes and realisable benefits on time and within budget. This will involve setting project objectives, determining project scope and deliverables, developing a robust project plan, risks and issues management, and monitoring and reporting arrangements.

This post is fixed term/secondment until 31st March 2026 due to funding. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge gained through experience.
• Evidence of continual professional development.
• IT software workings, Microsoft Excel, project, Windows, database and spreadsheet
• Excellent knowledge of change management.
• Knowledge of project management in a health setting.

Experience

• Previous experience of using project management methodology.
• Previous experience of working with a health setting and managing change across multiple stakeholders.
• Previous experience of project management across multiple disciplines.
• Experience of supporting clinical/operational teams in service design.
• Understanding of change management issues and processes.
• Experience of working in an NHS/Social Services environment or similar.
• Experience of delivering outcomes within tight timescales.
• Experience of working with highly complex information and using persuasive and effective negotiation skills.
• Experience of line management.
• Benefits management and tracking.

Aptitude and Abilities

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to adapt information suitable to a range of audiences.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and pressured environment against challenging deadlines.
• Ability to deliver medium/large-sized projects in current or recent area of practice.
• Ability to speak Welsh.

Values

• Ability to influence, enthuse and motivate others.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to understand the wider objectives of the project.
• Ability to deliver agreed outcomes.
• Self-motivated.
• Reliable.
• Team player
• Ability to manage staff effectively.
• Flexible approach to work.
• The role will place the post holder in challenging and conflicting situations which will be emotionally demanding since there is a requirement to remain calm, consistent and professional in these situations.

Other

• Able to work independently, proactive with excellent interpersonal, persuasive and influencing skills.
• Able to travel to other NHS sites within the South East Wales region.

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.