Community Physical Health Project Manager

Job overview

1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for up to 12 months

Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment.

The Project Manager will convene and manage project teams and provide project management support to the Service Director, Deputy Service Director and Operational Service Leads within the directorate to enable the delivery of the annual Cost Improvement Plan (CIP) target and support associated change initiatives.

The trust is currently undertaking a large organisational restructure of the directorates, so the successful applicant must be confident working in uncertainty.

Main duties of the job

The Project Manager will support service improvements across the directorate which will require a high level of planning, coaching, analytical and communication skills.

The Project Manager in the will be responsible for ensuring their projects are well planned, coordinated, and delivered with benefits identified upfront and realised on delivery. They will be expected to use their knowledge and experience to ensure projects and wider programmes are delivered within time and cost constraints and your ability to build strong relationships and trust with clinical and operational teams will support the implementation of these programmes and projects.

The Project Manager will be working in a dynamic change environment, with tight timescales and with a wide variety of stakeholders. This exciting role has a real opportunity to drive and contribute to clinical and operational programmes of work which will make a genuine difference to patients while being part of a growing and forward-looking team.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate excellent skills and experience in delivering sustainable transformation through the effective use of project management tools with a focus on benefits realisation and collaborative working.   The team is based in Gloucestershire but has a flexible working model so can offer hybrid working.

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