Senior Project Manager

Job overview

We are looking for a Senior Digital Project Manager who will lead multiple digital projects with the help of a team of Project Managers and project support engineers to implement the trust digital strategy within the IT services programme delivery team.

You will join the Project Management team, who work in Leigh, in the Digital IT service Department. This Project Delivery Team oversees delivering a diverse and exciting range of projects to support the Trust in meeting its Corporate Objectives.

Please be aware that this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date if we receive enough suitable applications.

Main duties of the job

The post will be an IT Service Project Manager in the IT Services project delivery team. The post holder will manage several projects and will have autonomy over their own tasks and decisions.

The IT Service Project Team oversee and assist various projects that provide the organisation’s Digital solutions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The main responsibilities and duties of the job are :

• Project Management lead on one or more designated projects, working to PRINCE2 standards
• Responsibility for ensuring appropriate Project Governance structures are in place.
• Production of quality project documentation to include Project Initiation Documents, robust project plans and RAID logs.
• Management of risks and issues including escalation to IM&T Programme and / or Project Steering Groups.
• Ensuring that Patient Safety and Quality is at the forefront of any consideration to Project scope and deliverables.
• Ensuring early identification of benefits and plans in place to ensure baseline measures are available for  post project go live monitoring and benefits realisation.
• Managing internal and external suppliers.
• Responsible to the IM&T Programme Manager for providing an overall picture of the status of the project/s.
• Responsible for planning own priorities
• Prepare project, stage and exception plans in conjunction with team leads/stakeholders.
• Ensure the production of Project Highlight, End Stage Reports, and any Exception Reports
• Manage project risks, issues, actions and clinical safety hazards; and maintain appropriate project logs.
• Responsible for appropriate elements of project administration
• Quality assuring documentation produced by self and other project teams.
• Undertake project/system reviews following phases and recommend changes and use of functionality for future phases
• Contribute towards the development of IM&T policies, procedures and standards. Leading where appropriate.
• Participate in system configuration, testing and/or training as required.