An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and professional individual to join the Transformation Programme Team at Sussex Pathology Network.
The Sussex Pathology Network is one of 27 pathology networks across England. It is a collaborative network of three local trusts across seven sites:
• East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT): Eastbourne and Hastings
• Queen Victoria NHS Foundation Trust (QVH): East Grinstead
• University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSx): Brighton, Haywards Heath, Worthing, and Chichester
The overarching aim of the Sussex Pathology Network (SPN) is to deliver the NHS England vision of a consolidated and collaborative pathology network which is achievable in an acceptable timeframe, improves resilience and quality across the network, delivers sustainable savings and is sufficiently flexible to adapt to the changing clinical and technological environment.
We are seeking someone who can demonstrate excellent project management skills and the ability to turn their work into excellent written and verbal outputs. They would be working with people at all levels and in a wide range of services and locations - so need the ability to communicate effectively and with confidence as well as demonstrate Trust values.
This role is to project manage the implementation an enterprise solution of Ordercomms across Sussex. Ordercomms is used by clinicians in a range of care settings to request Pathology and Radiology diagnostics, and also to receive the results.
The post holder will manage the delivery of the project on behalf of all stakeholders and will report into both the Pathology and Imaging Networks
· Responsible for the development and delivery of the Sussex Enterprise Ordercomms Project implementation.
· Responsible for the planning, delivery and organisation of complex multistranded projects applying PRINCE 2 methodology to control the project
· Responsibility for compliance with the Sussex Pathology Network configuration management and governance processes
· Maintain an overview of all workstreams’ performance against plan, identifying risks, issues, dependencies and relationships between workstreams; advising on and implementing appropriate mitigating and corrective actions or adjustments to the project plan
· Hold the budget for the project, manage resources, timescales and costs and provide regular reports to the project Board including highlight and exception reports
· Maintain and regularly monitor project risk logs and develop contingency plans / recommendations for identified issues
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us
This advert closes on Thursday 2 Jan 2025
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