# Band 6 - ICT Project Manager, ICT > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-ict-project-manager-ict/e3dd5123-ed91-495b-bac4-a032cb5863fa - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-ict-project-manager-ict/e3dd5123-ed91-495b-bac4-a032cb5863fa.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Watford - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £41,957 - £50,387 pa inc. HCA - **Contract type:** 12 months (Secondment/Fixed term contract until 30th Sept 2027) - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T12:01:39.406Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Hemel_Hempstead/West_Hertfordshire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/ICT/ICT-v8062501 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8062501?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager in the ICT Department of West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust. The role is to support the ICT department with a number of key projects. We are seeking a highly motivated PM with experience who is passionate and has excellent organisation and communication skills. This PM will need a good understanding of the NHS and come with a background of IT related projects. This role offers significant experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and has insight into a diverse range of issues. The role will be part of a dynamic ICT team committed to achieving improvements directly within the IT department and West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust as a whole. This is a secondment/fixed term contract until 30th September 2027. ### Main duties of the job Manage projects from initiation to successfully delivery. Establish project milestones and plans in collaboration with ICT Programme Manager, other project managers and project sponsor. Plan projects which impact across clinical and non/clinical areas; e.g. delivery of new systems, new technical infrastructure or information systems. Completes all user requests for project work within the specified time. Oversees the installation, configuration and management of all hardware/ software of information system projects as assigned within the project timelines. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Responsible for managing the installation repair and maintenance of IT equipment prior to handover and completion of project. Maintain documentation and tracking of required fixes, enhancements and testing. Responsible for and/or undertakes surveys/ audits as necessary for projects. Persuades project boards and staff of the importance of projects, negotiates priorities on IT and clinical developments with non-ICT managers, including linking in with other initiatives. Develops empathy and understanding of physical needs and builds relationships with clinical staff to gain support of IT initiatives. Create and maintain project documentation to include, but not limited to: budgets, minutes, issues reports, status reports, cost reports, benefits measurements, payment schedules, project schedules and key decisions. Ensure project documentation is complete and error free. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager in the ICT Department of West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust. The role is to support the ICT department with a number of key projects. We are seeking a highly motivated PM with experience who is passionate and has excellent organisation and communication skills. This PM will need a good understanding of the NHS and come with a background of IT related projects. This role offers significant experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and has insight into a diverse range of issues. The role will be part of a dynamic ICT team committed to achieving improvements directly within the IT department and West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust as a whole. This is a secondment/fixed term contract until 30th September 2027. ## Job Description Manage projects from initiation to successfully delivery. Establish project milestones and plans in collaboration with ICT Programme Manager, other project managers and project sponsor. Plan projects which impact across clinical and non/clinical areas; e.g. delivery of new systems, new technical infrastructure or information systems. Completes all user requests for project work within the specified time. Oversees the installation, configuration and management of all hardware/ software of information system projects as assigned within the project timelines. ## Responsibilities Responsible for managing the installation repair and maintenance of IT equipment prior to handover and completion of project. Maintain documentation and tracking of required fixes, enhancements and testing. Responsible for and/or undertakes surveys/ audits as necessary for projects. Persuades project boards and staff of the importance of projects, negotiates priorities on IT and clinical developments with non-ICT managers, including linking in with other initiatives. Develops empathy and understanding of physical needs and builds relationships with clinical staff to gain support of IT initiatives. Create and maintain project documentation to include, but not limited to: budgets, minutes, issues reports, status reports, cost reports, benefits measurements, payment schedules, project schedules and key decisions. Ensure project documentation is complete and error free. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - PRINCE2 or other structured methodology - Knowledge of Project lifecycles - MS Office including MS Project or other Project Tools - IT knowledge to understand technical and systems’ issues - Substantial knowledge of operations, change and project management methodologies and techniques **Desirable** - Knowledge of NHS issues and processes ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive experience and track record of managing and implementing projects including the management of change - Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams - Experience in monitoring and reporting of project budgets **Desirable** - NHS or other public services background including the management of change ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - Degree or equivalent; or previous experience in project management. - PRINCE2 practitioner or equivalent NHS Project Management Experience. **Desirable** - Post graduate degree in Health Informatics or related discipline e.g. MSc. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 611.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10352891) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.