Project Manager - Transformation

Job overview

The post holder will support a number of projects across the trust, providing leadership and guidance across their allocated programme of work.

They will provide managerial leadership to the programme of work successfully engaging with key stakeholders, defining a clear strategic direction, setting out plans for project delivery, coordinating redesign and improvement initiatives and supporting implementation.

This will include managing projects from inception to completion and developing medium to long term strategies that impact across the Trust and the wider sector. Success in the role will rely on excellent teamwork with key stakeholders (clinical and non-clinical) within the trust and across partner organisations.

The post-holder will be expected to work autonomously ensuring appropriate prioritisation of workload to ensure completion of projects within agreed timescales.

Main duties of the job

• Be responsible for the day to day planning and delivery their particular projects within a workstream.
• Establish and agree SMART objectives in order to ensure first time, on time delivery of projects
• Work in partnership with appropriate management, clinical staff and others to ensure support and engagement for their project(s) and embed programme outcomes and deliverables within the day-to-day work of Group (and Trust sites).
• Use influencing and facilitation skills to inspire staff allocated to their projects to approach things innovatively
• Provide positive leadership to become a ‘champion’ of integration across GESH
• Manage all project risks, issues and dependencies effectively.
• Take responsibility for developing a robust project management framework, including the preparation of project plan, key outcomes, deliverables and timescales (utilizing Group PMO standards and Best Practice)
• Ensure effective performance management of associated project/s
• Ensure active engagement, accountability and ownership from key stakeholders on project/s
• Contribute to developing a culture that improves quality and service delivery
• Contribute to the communication of divisional work, ensuring that project successes are publicised across the Group and, where appropriate, external audiences.
• With the Associate Director of Transformation, ensure resources are allocated to projects so these are sufficient to deliver it efficiently and effectively.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full detailed job description and person specification please see attached documentation for details.