Senior Project Manager

NHS; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A health organization is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead transformational change projects in the healthcare sector. Required experience includes project management, strong communication skills, and a positive approach to innovation. This role offers a hybrid working model with a mix of office and remote work, and is part of a commitment to improving healthcare outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in planning and delivering transformational change projects.
• Experience of supporting business change management processes.
• Significant project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support delivery of ongoing work programme.
• Influence others to support change management initiatives.
• Collaborate across teams to improve healthcare outcomes.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Motivation

Resilience

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in healthcare, management or relevant field

PRINCE2 Foundation/Equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Verto Project Management Software

Job description

Job summary

We are recruiting for two Senior Project Manager vacancies at Band 7, on 12‑month fixed‑term contracts, or secondments for existing NHS staff.

We seek applicants who have proven experience in successfully planning and delivering transformational change projects for frontline healthcare, whether it be as a clinician, an operational manager, or as a change manager.

The role of Senior Project Manager is critical in leading and supporting the delivery of our ongoing work programme. If you are ready to make a significant impact on delivering local strategic priorities and the three shifts in the ten‑year health plan, then we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

These are senior Band 7 roles, and the successful applicants will have direct experience of working within the NHS. The projects they will be assigned to lead on and others they will directly support will be dependent on previous experience.

Key requirements

• Positive mindset towards innovations that can transform and improve the ways in which health and care services might be delivered.
• Experience of successfully collaborating across teams to deliver projects that improve healthcare outcomes.
• Strong communication skills – written, verbal and delivering presentations.
• Highly motivated, resilient and extremely well organised.
• Ability to influence others to support change management initiatives.

Hybrid working model

Health Innovation West of England embraces a hybrid working model, offering the flexibility to work from home and in our office in Bristol. However, this role requires a firm expectation to attend regular meetings in our Bristol offices, and to be able to work from the office on a regular basis. You would also be required to travel occasionally to other locations within our geography and nationally for in‑person meetings and events.

About us

Health Innovation West of England is one of 15 organisations within the Health Innovation Network, established and commissioned by NHS England and the Office of Life Sciences.

Our role is to deliver positive health and care outcomes in the West of England and nationally by supporting the discovery and development of promising innovations and the deployment of proven innovations. We achieve this by first understanding and then responding to local system priorities, placing a strong emphasis on reducing health inequalities. In this way we can make sure that innovations benefit more patients more quickly, enabling people to play an increasing role in their own care and prevention of ill health.

Our work programme aligns with the UK governments 3 shifts for healthcare:

• Hospital to community
• Analogue to digital
• Treatment to prevention

We are an NHS organisation and employment with Health Innovation West of England is through the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, and as an NHS organisation we value diverse backgrounds and experiences to foster innovation and reflect the population we serve.

Person Specification – Qualifications & Training

• Educated to degree level in healthcare, management or a relevant field, or has significant relevant experience.
• Excellent standard of English – written, spoken and grammar.
• PRINCE2 Foundation/Managing Successful Projects Foundation/Equivalent project management qualification (desirable).

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant experience of project management.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Experience in supporting business change management processes.
• Understanding of the importance of evaluating interventions.
• Awareness of the areas in which Health Innovation West of England works.
• Knowledge of the health and social care system and current priorities.

Specific Skills

• Excellent keyboard skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office – Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Able to clearly communicate complex information verbally, in writing and electronically in appropriate formats.
• Knowledge and understanding of confidential information management.
• Good understanding of Verto Project Management Software solution, or similar systems (desirable).
• Experience of coordinating and chairing meetings (desirable).
• Excellent relationship management skills (desirable).
• Experience in the use of quality improvement methods and tools (desirable).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Future Space

UWE North Gate, Filton Road

Bristol

BS34 8RB