Community Diagnostic Centre Project Manager
A Vacancy at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Community Diagnostic Centre Project ManagerBand 8A
Fixed Term 12 Months
An existing opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project/Operational Manager to lead on the South-East Manchester Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) project. This is a fixed term post for 12 months.
The South East Manchester CDCis a collaboration between Tameside and Stockport NHS Trusts and In-Health who are an independent diagnostic services (ISP) provider – the centre went live on the 1stAugust 2024 providing over 500 diagnostic tests per week from a purpose built unit at Crown Point retail park in Denton.
This isakeyrolewithresponsibilityforleadingand providing assurance on delivery of the new CDC facility, working closely with our independent sector provider and managing enabling work streams within the two Trusts and across partner organisations.
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The post-holder will ensure that the CDC continues to develop the Digital/IT integration project as well as forging new pathways to enable the [...] and Operational divisional teams at both Trusts, they will ensure maintenance of an efficient governance process, coherence across work streams, and assurance that the CDC meets standards.
The post-holder will have a high degree of autonomy, ensuring that work is prioritised and completed in agreed timeframes. They will handle and manage [...], barriers to change and will ensure that communications are diplomatic, honest and handled with sensitivity so that working relationships are maintained and developed.
Working closely with our independent sector partner, the Project Manager will maintain a detailed project plan, mapping out the requirements from the hospital Trusts’ perspective to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of the CDC facility.They will liaise with diagnostic teams across the two Trusts to ensure that pathways and processes agreedwiththeCDCproviderare safely delivered and further developed. The post holder will liaise with IT and Digital teams across both Trusts and the CDC provider to ensure that full IT integration is achieved with safe processes in place to ensure patient data is shared in line with Data Protection guidelines.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:- Safety
- Care
- Respect
- Communication
- Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full personspecification butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Friday 21 Mar 2025