Job Details:

The Trust is currently on an exciting Digital Transformation journey. This is an opportunity for a Project Manager to work as part of Digital Services team on a 18 months fixed term contract, to deliver a range of Digital solutions which underpin the Trust’s Digital Strategy.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of projects, as allocated by the Minimum Digital Framework (MDF) Programme Manager by following agreed project management frameworks across the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust (WHT), these initiatives are likely to cross organisational boundaries and across all the agencies Digital Services provides services for.

Coordinating the delivery of initiative capabilities and benefits, together with monitoring their delivery both during and after the initiative has completed.

The remit will mainly be focused on the deployment of the national MDF, and Frontline Digitisation Programme components include and related local initiatives.

The project management role will include the development of all appropriate project documentation including business cases and project plans and will involve working with Clinicians, Executive leads and Health Professionals to support each Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust organisation’s IT Strategies and modernisation agendas.

The post holder will line manage project staff and assigned resources to ensure that delegated projects are successfully deployed to time, budget and quality constraints.

The post holder will provide co-ordination of existing and future development of IT systems and services from a business perspective throughout the health communities of Walsall.

About us

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and brand new, state of the art Emergency Department is in the process of being completed.

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for the project management of key Digital Technology initiatives across the Walsall Health Economy. These initiatives are likely to cross organisational boundaries and across all the agencies the Directorate provides services for.

The remit will be particularly those projects relating to NHS Digital but will also include local initiatives.

The post holder may be required to line manage project staff and assigned resources to ensure that delegated projects are successfully deployed to time, budget and quality constraints.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Degree level or appropriate technical or management qualifications / or working towards.
Project Management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2), and familiarity with work package systems.

Experience/Skills

Essential

Experience of managing project teams & staff (including clinicians)
Experience of managing information systems and IT
Experience of support and delivering and IT system and services
Extensive proven managerial experience
Specialist knowledge of managing complex IT projects and programmes throughout complex multi-site organisations
Experience of developing policies and managing varied workloads and associated budgets
Implementation of National Initiatives at local level e.g. N3 and NHSMail
Knowledge of Business Case Development
Budget Management Experience
Competent PC User
Microsoft Office Professional (inc. browser and email technologies) Microsoft Project
Foundation IM&T knowledge base
Experience of managing complex workloads
Ability to think proactively and problem solve using own initiative
Adaptable and able to work both independently and as part of a team with minimal supervision
Ability to lead on effective change management and service improvement

Communication Skiils

Essential

Experience of liaising with suppliers
Experience of working with multi-agency systems, partners, organisations and executive teams
Self-presentation and awareness
Ability to communicate with a range of agencies
Able to relate technical information to non-technical people
Ability to liaise with staff at all levels (clinical, management and administrative staff) both verbally and written
Excellent Interpersonal skills able to negotiate with all levels

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

The closing date is 17 November 2023

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