Digital & Data Project Manager

Are you looking to progress your career in an Healthcare environment?

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Information Management and Technology department at the University Hospitals of Leicester as a Project manager.

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our established team and help deliver projects to supportthe e-Hospital agenda.

As a project manager in Digital and Data, you will be working closely alongside the Business Analysts and Solution Architects ensuring smooth delivery of an agreed programme of works that digitally enable the healthcare provision across our Acute hospital services, the wider Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Community and with partners across the East Midlands.

Must be a Car driver/owner or suitable alternative. It is anticipated that the use of public transport would not be acceptable for this post.

We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role and Previous applicant need not apply

Main duties of the job

The Project Manager role is within a team of 8 Project Managers who work on a wide variety of projects within Digital and Data. Our projects typically involve application changes most notably working within the e-Hospital programme.

The post holder will be working closely with a wide range of stakeholders within Digital and Data, Clinical Services and External Partners and Suppliers.

The EPR OneDigital programme is one of the UHL's supporting priorities and is an ambitious programme to transform the way in which our clinicians work. We are working with a primary supplier to achieve this goal and have already achieved a number successful implementations.

The team is diverse and focused on their achieving the ambitious plan and we are looking for someone who is able to work with a wide range of personalities and perspectives to ensure a successful outcome of the programme.

Person specification

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

• Experience in collecting, analysing and forming judgements and recommendations on wide range of information.
• Experience using personal judgement of when to escalate risks and issues for resolution.

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Experience in building and managing a wide range of stakeholders.
• To demonstrate compassionate and inclusive leadership styles.
• Experience in managing conflicts.

Desirable

• Building relationships with clinical stakeholders and external suppliers

Experience

Essential

• At least 1 years experience in a project management role exposed to clinical and patient administration systems.
• At least 1 years experience of membership of Prince2/Agile Project Boards as project manager within the NHS as a project manager.
• At least 1 years experience of working with the NHS.

Experience of managing capital & revenue budgets. (>£50k).

Experience managing complex, sensitive and contentious projects.

Experience of system procurement, system migration, supplier and contract management.

Experience of business case development.

Experience of Project Initiation Process.

Experience of option appraisal work.

A track record of successfully delivering projects.

Experience of working with clinical and service leaders in a project setting.

Application of Risk Management within an IT environment.

Desirable

• At least 1 years experience with working with major healthcare system providers within the NHS as a project manager or similar role.

Training and Qualification

Essential

• Qualified to degree level with a high proportion of IT content or equivalent skills or experience in NHS Digital and Data/IM&T.
• Qualified Prince2/Agile Practitioner with up to date accreditation.

Desirable

• Good working knowledge of Cranfield Benefits Realisation

Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of health service and in particular clinical portfolio of products and how systems, processes and people are linked together to support hospital services
• Problem solving capabilities of a high order as this role will have to deal with multiple project resource allocations and contentious influencing issues.
• The ability to concentrate in a busy environment with decision making and facilitation skills of the highest order
• Experience of change management.
• Good leadership skills to ensure delivery of successful projects on time and to budget.
• Good negotiation skills to secure commitment of key resources to the delivery of the project outcomes.
• Confident in their abilities, can work under pressure to tight deadlines.
• Advanced Skills in MS Office and MS Project.

Desirable

• Must have a good working knowledge of the functions performed by some clinical and patient administrative systems and the interoperability and integrations between them.

Must have an excellent knowledge of change management techniques through practical application

Understanding of NHS Connecting for Health and other NHS national Policy and its impact on NHS organisations locally.

Understanding of NHS structure and its constituent organisations

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

• To have good time management skills to meet deadlines
• To work independently
• To track and monitor progress and take corrective action where required

Desirable

• Experience of using MS Project as a scheduling tool

Physical skills

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate commitment to customer facing service
• Must be committed to self-development and be enthusiastic about acquiring new skills and embracing new technologies.
• Must be committed to continuous development of the team's skills to ensure the department stays abreast of latest technological developments.
• Excellent Communicator with good presentation skills

Must be able to commit to working outside of core hours, with occasional evening and weekend working.

Will be required to travel Nationally and could lead to early starts or late evenings to make meetings as a result or occasional overnight stops in hotels

Equality and Diversity

Essential

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.

About the employer

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).We have four primary goals:high-quality care for all,being a great place to work,partnerships for impact, andresearch and education excellence.

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:we are compassionate,we are proud,we are inclusive, andwe are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/