Business and Project Lead

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has risen within Cheltenham ICT. The successful candidate will provide business and project support. This will involve taking responsibility for multiple systems to assist in developing business intelligence, which will support service improvements and meeting Governance requirements; in line with local strategies and government initiatives. These initiatives will require a high level of planning, negotiating, analytical and communication skills.

The successful candidate will be supported by the Community Manager at all times to implement a project and the autonomy within this will be agreed based on the nature and scope of the specific project. This role within the ICTs, is to support ongoing projects and continually develop within a changing health economy and as such may be subject to some change during the development phase.

Please note this role will also include the management and supervision of the Admin Lead in the locality.

Main duties of the job

The role of ICT Business and Project lead is to provide business and project support to the Management Team of the Integrated Community Team. You will take responsibility for multiple systems to assist in developing business intelligence, which will support service improvements, in line with local strategies and government initiatives. These initiatives will require a high level of planning, negotiating, analytical and communication skills.

At all times you will be supported by the Community Manager to implement a project and the autonomy within this will be agreed based on the nature and scope of the specific project.

This post holder will be responsible for the line management of the Admin lead within the ICT.

This is a new role within the ICTs, to support ongoing projects and continually develop within a changing health economy and as such may be subject to some change during the development phase.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate good attention to detail, a working knowledge of clinical systems, rostering software and ESR with the ability to analyse and present information from a variety of sources and data reports. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the capability to forge strong, trusting and productive relationships with colleagues inside and outside the organisation. You will be expected to work to be flexible, self-driven and adaptable, prioritising the demands of a busy workload in a changing environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Assist the project sponsor in the overall project design and implementation phases.
• To gain co-operation, lead, fully involve and motivate all relevant staff groups throughout the project, setting up work groups and/or sessions to fulfil project objectives.
• To arrange and lead relevant meetings at various stages throughout the project, this will include internally to GHC and also the wider Integrated Care System.
• To manage own time and work load effectively, working flexibly and travelling to other community sites as required.
• You will work alongside and seek advice from a range of technical experts in areas such as Estates and IM&T and should exercise judgement and seek support as to when it is necessary to question or challenge such advice.
• You will be expected to present to large groups related to projects, negotiate with groups and support services involved in delivering the project, link work to other change initiatives, monitor and highlight performance related to delivery and targets, ensure thorough and recorded planning, monitor expenditure and budgets, maintain project records and systems, deliver post project evaluations, write and present reports- all as agreed with the Community Manager and in accordance with project methodology.
• Interpret information, highlight trends and/or inconsistencies and undertake the assessment and analysis of business and performance data.
• Ensure that data provision is both timely and accurate and that all internal and external reporting deadlines are met.