IT Project Manager

Job overview

Each Project Manager will be accountable to the Programme Manager.

• Supporting the operational Clinical Business Units (CBU) and corporate departments within the Trust in the identification and prioritisation of potential Digital Services projects, in the review of business processes, and in the implementation of change.
• Supporting the operational divisions and corporate departments within the Trust in the procurement and evaluation processes associated with introducing new IT Infrastructure and business processes.
• Managing the implementation of Infrastructure IT projects from initiation to completion.
• Ensuring that once implemented the new Infrastructure is professionally transferred to operational services
• Actively manage benefit identification and ensure as far as possible benefits are realised at the appropriate point.
• Identify and deliver all change deliverables and resources required across the Projects.
• Support the delivery and development of improved processes and systems across the organisation using recognised improvement tools, techniques and methodologies.
• Provide facilitative resource to the organisation to promote and support service redesign and quality improvements that are required.

Main duties of the job

• Take ownership, responsibility and accountability for delivering key IT Infrastructure projects that support the delivery of the Digital Strategy and ongoing IT estate refresh.
• Act as an expert in their technical IT skills and knowledge, providing professional advice, guidance and support to other projects and programmes of work being undertaken within the team as required.
• Work in conjunction with the Head of IT Services, IT Infrastructure Manager and Technical team SME’s, to ensure delivery meets agreed milestones, governance, financial sign off, monitor and report delivery taking appropriate action of escalation.
• Work as the IT Technical PM on any Trust wide projects where Infrastructure represents as a stakeholder.
• To support the Divisions and Corporate Departments in the implementation of Infrastructure changes to operational practice, and the realisation of benefits from IT projects
• To liaise with the Infrastructure team and system suppliers to develop functional specifications, business cases, and option appraisals relating to new IT Infrastructure or changes to existing IT Infrastructure.
• To ensure that all documentation produced by the business planning and project feasibility processes is of sufficient detail and quality to support effective decision-making

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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