Remote Monitoring System Project Manager
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Job overview
The Trust is recruiting a Project Officer to deliver implementation of a digital‘Remote Monitoring System’ (RMS) across UHBW.
The role is a great opportunity for someone who wishes to be involved in an exciting project, which will help transform patient pathways and enhance the experience of our patients.
Please note that this role will require attendance in person and is not a completely remote position.
Main duties of the job- To support the roll out and delivery of the UHBW Remote Monitoring System project, working with key stakeholders across the programme area.
- To ensure the development of required project documentation working with key stakeholders in line with the standard project management methodology
- To identify resources required to deliver assigned work.
- Develop, refine, maintain, monitor and manage relevant project plans ensuring progress is tracked and reported in line with project management methodology.
- Ensure that project plan activities are completed by the responsible officers in line with due dates identified in the plan
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria- Educated to degree level or an equivalent level of experience in Project Management or Healthcare
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Post Graduate Diploma in Management or Project Management related subject or demonstrable equivalent professional development
- Prince2 project management qualification or demonstrate equivalent expertise
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria- Strong Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Experience of communicating complex information to a wide range of audiences
- Experience of working with minimal supervision
- Experience of switching tasks at short notice and an unpredictable and variable workload
- Experience of prioritising own workload
- Experience of influencing senior managers as part of a change programme
- Experience of engaging teams in a common goal
- Ability to coach on behaviours at all levels in the organisation, to senior executive level
- Experience of coaching and challenging others
- Experience of working across complex stakeholder relationships
- An understanding of team dynamics, and the ability to work effectively as a member of a team
- An understanding of relevant legal issues including confidentiality and data protection
- An understanding of the current healthcare system
- Experience of supporting complex projects across multiple stakeholders
- Experience of healthcare / cancer / personalised care and support related projects
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- Superb communicator and influencer
- Capable of working with minimal supervision
- Outward going and customer oriented
- Able to manage an unpredictable workload and prioritise effectively
- Ability to maintain focus in an environment of multiple conflicting demands on time and resources
- Ability to present concise and considered information
- Ability to engage teams in a common goal
- Ability to reach pragmatic solutions to different types of challenge
- Ability to coach on behaviours at all levels in the organisation, to executive level
- Able to spot opportunities when others see only problem
- Able to coach and challenge others in a supportive and constructive way
- Ability to understand complex health and social care agendas and relationships
- Ability to navigate the landscape of stakeholder relationships, especially in contentious situations
- As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
- The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
- UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
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