Band 6 Junior Project Manager Inpatient Programme - Bath

Job overview

Are you passionate about project management and driven by the desire to improve the experience of mental health services for both service users and staff?

The successful candidate will be supporting the delivery of a large‑scale programme to shape inpatient services within the Trust in line with NHSE guidance.

In order to support this significant change, candidates will need to be skilled at engaging stakeholders (clinical staff, system partners, service users and carers), have proven experience in delivering clinical change, and have experience working within a project management environment. The post‑holder will be working closely with the Inpatient Transformation Lead to implement change across the organisation, ensuring that project and programme objectives are achieved and that benefits are carefully monitored.

The post‑holder will be expected to bring NHS expertise, pace, pragmatism, enthusiasm and creativity to deliver change. They will have a strong understanding of governance and well‑developed business skills.

If you have the experience and enthusiasm to deliver transformational change and improvements to services that enhance quality, safety and outcomes for patients, then we would like to hear from you.

Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

Working under the direction of the SRO and Delivery Leads, to manage projects within the Inpatient programme of work. The post holder will take full responsibility for the day‑to‑day management of these projects, including managing project governance, managing stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with all reporting requirements.

For a full list of duties and responsibilities please see attached job description.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To manage a medium‑size/complexity project, or multiple small projects within the Trust, following the agreed project management methodology and reporting progress against the agreed plan.
• To ensure that project objectives and benefits are in line with Trust, regional, and national strategy, and are signed off and approved by all necessary governance.
• To ensure it is clear who is responsible for the budget/financial management, and to liaise with them to ensure any risks related to the budget are identified and managed.
• To manage multi‑disciplinary teams associated with the delivery of the project, ensuring all work is defined and delivered as per the plan, and ensuring that all project team members have agreed roles and responsibilities.
• To coordinate the work of different workstreams within the project, ensuring the phasing of activity within the overall high‑level plan. To develop and update, with progress, both the high‑level and detailed plan.
• To manage the development and maintenance of all project documentation, including project summaries and other products within the project pack. To ensure the relevance and timeliness of all project control documentation, applying change control processes where required.
• To compile project reports and papers to allow progress to be effectively monitored. To ensure that all reports present an accurate, honest assessment of the health of the project, thereby ensuring that decisions can be made based on accurate, timely data.
• To develop and maintain a stakeholder analysis to ensure that all parties involved in, or affected by, the project are engaged to the appropriate level

For a full list of duties and responsibilities please see attached job description.