[ref. p86495124] South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit - Digital Transformation Project Manager
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Job overview
The primary aim of the Digital Project Manager is to lead the delivery of often complex and large-scale Digital Transformation projects and consultancy assignments. They will provide clear leadership and direction to delivery teams and manage project plans and budgets.
The post holder will share the ethos and values of NHS SCW and will be able to bring the skills, experience, and subject matter expertise they have developed in their career, to support the team to deliver quality services.
Role can be delivered in a flexible hybrid way with any travel, site visits or meetings arranged by agreement on a very occasional basis.
Main duties of the job- To plan, monitor and control digital projects using project management methodologies e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, APM, relevant to the project/assignment and appropriately scaled
- Ensure appropriate project governance is in place and set the project management standards to work to
- Manage, develop and assign digital work packages
- Monitor dependencies, risks, issues and divergence from project plans, replanning as required
- Organise, manage and provide clear direction to delivery team resources drawn from internal and external partner organisations
- Manage project income and expenditure adhering to financial controls and reporting
- Able to understand end user requirements and set the approach needed to successfully deliver digital solutions and transformational change
- Provide digital subject matter expert advice to SCW and other stakeholders in relation to Project Management, processes and procedures.
- Monitor and regularly report on project progress – including reporting and presenting to project/programme boards and senior stakeholders
- Able to produce high quality and well written products for a range of stakeholders and effectively translate and communicate complex information
Working for our organisation
This role sits within the Transformation Directorate, which has approximately 250 people working across a range of professional disciplines within the transformation and consultancy space. The post holder will be allocated a Career Development Manager to support them pastorally and to support them on their career journey and they will report into an Assignment Manager for each project they are assigned to.
The post holder will play an essential part in the effective delivery of impactful projects and consultancy assignments across health and care. We are an inclusive and diverse team and collaboration is at the heart of how we work. The team has grown rapidly over the last couple of years in response to increasing customer demand and due to the committed and hard-working nature of the team, for which personal development is important.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Able to write and input into products including for example, business cases, options appraisals, cost benefit analysis and impact assessments in support of specific projects and assignments
- Effectively analyse and summarise information from a wide range of sources (conference papers, national guidance, local policies and standards, financial reports and budgets, technical specifications and capabilities)
- Foster collaboration between partner organisations in the delivery of digital specific projects and assignments
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details and information regarding this role.
Applicants should be aware that you may not be eligible for skilled worker sponsorship if you apply for this post. If you require sponsorship, please ensure you have checked your eligibility viahttps://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job or alternatively, please contact us via email on [email protected] to confirm the requirements of sponsorship can be met.
Person specification
Values & Behaviours
Essential criteria- Patient First – Customer Excellence
- Aspirational
- Collaborative
- Insightful
- Respectful
Education
Essential criteria- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- PRINCE 2 Practitioner
- Member of relevant professional body
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders/customers on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups/customers
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales and within financial constraints
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
- Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals. Completer/Finisher
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Has a good appreciation of what needs to be undertaken to deliver digital solutions and transformational change to people who will be using them (e.g. to clinical end users).
Office location can be flexible within the NHS SCW estate and will be agreed upon offer of contract.
NHS SCW staff that are in posts considered to be agile will not be expected to attend office space for general working but will be required on occasions to attend face to face meetings and collaborative working sessions that may require travel to their home base or other locations across the estate or customer sites.
Please feel free to contact the Recruiting Manager of this vacancy to discuss further the working arrangement.
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This is an exciting time to join NHS SCW
We are an NHS support and transformation organisation that helps health and social care organisations deliver the best possible care to people. As partners of choice to more than 200 organisations that support millions of people, our mission is to help deliver the NHS Long Term Plan, improving the health and wellbeing of communities.
We’re supporting clients whose vision and quest for innovation requires us to be flexible, adaptable and open to adventure; giving us the freedom to work in new ways, looking at things from a different angle and challenging the norm.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to attracting and retaining the best people in order to provide the best possible services to our customers. Our people enjoy challenging, rewarding roles, supporting our customers to improve their local health and care services.
We want our people to fulfil their potential so we offer a wide range of training, opportunities to gain qualifications, as well as access to coaching, mentoring schemes and employee wellbeing and support for a healthy work-life balance.
We were selected as an NHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion Partner for three consecutive years 2015-2018 and are now proud to be Alumni of this programme.
If you are successful in your application, we will value your experience, your contribution and we will give you the knowledge to succeed as part of your specialist team and as part of our organisation.
Our values
Patients First: our sole focus and inspiration is to help commissioners improve the quality of patient care, treatment and experience.Aspirational: we deliver excellence, and celebrate innovation. This drives us towards becoming the best.
Collaborative: we build effective partnerships, whilst focusing on delivery. We work towards achieving shared goals.
Insightful: As experts in our fields, we understand the bigger picture and its complexities, we challenge convention, and we uncover opportunities.
Respectful: We treat everyone with respect and hope it will be returned. Recognising and valuing their knowledge, we involve our customers, teams and partners in decisions.
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