Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager - Fixed Term until 30.11.27

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to join the North West Ambulance Service's established Programme Management Office (PMO).

This exciting new role is an ideal opportunity for someone with significant experience of working within digital and strategic project environments. As a Senior Project Manager you will work as part of a dynamic team responsible for the delivery of projects within the Trusts strategic and digital Portfolio. You will have experience of delivering projects using both traditional project management methodologies and agile methodologies and must possess demonstrable experience in the delivery of digital innovations, workforce development, including management of complex project situations to a high degree of accuracy, timelines, and effectiveness.

This role is responsible for the delivery of a clear and agreed range of projects of work aligned to the Trust's Workforce, Estates and digital portfolio. You will be responsible for ensuring effective project governance is in place across projects and will be required to develop and present complex reports and plans whilst managing and monitoring progress, managing risks and issues and providing stakeholder management and communications.

Job description

Visa sponsorship is not possible for this role for either candidates or existing employees. This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for Skilled Worker/ Health and Care Worker visas as set out at gov.uk. Graduate visa holders should have no expectation of long-term employment through sponsorship. Additionally, your visa conditions and validity period must allow you to work in the role question and for a suitable period to allow training and execution without requiring sponsorship.

The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received.

Please ensure that you have read and understood the job description and person specification before applying.

Person specification

Skills / Competencies

Essential

• oHigh level of communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills.
• oEvidence of managing complex situations to a high degree of accuracy, timelines, and effectiveness.
• oCan demonstrate successful partnership working through collaboration.
• oCan demonstrate achievement of successfully introducing, managing, and sustaining change.
• oStrong analytical and investigative skills.
• oGood analysis and interpretation skills.
• oExcellent organisational skills and team leader skills.
• oDemonstrate commitment to continuously improve outcomes, tackling health inequalities and delivering the best value for money initiatives.
• oSignificant capability to understand and analyse multiple complex issues simultaneously, drawing on a breadth of knowledge, experience, understanding and data sources to inform judgment and decision making to balance competing priorities and make difficult decisions.
• oExpertly leading the production of key reports and papers to positively influence and support strategic directions across the Trust.
• oDemonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.

oExperience of researching best practice, interpreting its relevance and processes/practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve change

oDemonstrable compassionate and inclusive leadership

oExperience in the application of HR processes

oDemonstrable experience of line management responsibilities

Qualification and Knowledge

Essential

• oEducated to degree level and/or able to demonstrate the equivalent level of specialist knowledge and experience.
• oExperience of Project Management or change leadership role.
• oPossess a professional project management qualification or have knowledge of a formal project management method such as PRINCE2, APM, Agile.

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of change management, service improvement or practice improvement with demonstrated commitment to continuous quality improvement.
• oExperience of successful working across organisational boundaries and whole systems developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships to achieve common goals.
• oGood knowledge and understanding of the structure, processes and functions operating within the NHS, and the impact of legislation and national initiatives.

oIn depth working knowledge of Project management, governance and assurance, risk management and benefit management.

oMinimum 2 years Project Management in a large and complex organisation.

oExperience of managing multi-disciplinary projects involving matrix working.

oEvidence of ongoing professional development.

oLeadership experience and line management experience.

oEvidence of successfully handling sensitive situations efficiently and confidently.

oExcellent analytical skills.

oMust be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.

oEvidence of managing complex situations to a high degree of accuracy, timelines, and effectiveness.

oCan demonstrate achievement of successfully introducing, managing, and sustaining change.

oCan demonstrate experience of representing an organisation at external meetings and events, delivering project related communications/presentations to a wide range of audiences.

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• oWorking together - demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable

About the employer

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.

Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.

Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.

We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.