Project Manager | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust | Visa Sponsorship Available
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver key initiatives within the public sector. This role requires strong project management expertise, effective relationship management skills, and the ability to drive service improvements.
The successful candidate will play a vital role in planning, coordinating, and implementing projects, ensuring they align with the trust’s strategic objectives. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals with a track record of managing projects in the public sector, looking to make a meaningful impact in healthcare services.
Visa sponsorship is available, making this an ideal opportunity for qualified candidates seeking to advance their careers within the NHS.
About the Trust
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Position: Project Manager
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 per annum
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Liverpool
About the Role
Are you a dynamic and reliable individual who thrives in a fast-paced, changing environment? Do you have a passion for projects and a knack for leadership? Then we want to hear from you as an exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Medicines Management Service in Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for an enthusiastic project manager with a proven track record of delivering strategic projects on time. As part of our Business Admin Team, based at Maghull Health Park, you will have the opportunity to work across a number of service lines to drive forward our ambitious Medicines Optimisation Strategy, as well as a number of strategic projects.
The successful candidate will be required to work together with key stakeholders to ensure key milestones are delivered on time. They will use a tailored Prince2 methodology to ensure all relevant project documentation is completed and kept up to date, and also identify project goals, assess risks and produce regular reports for assurance and oversight to the Senior Leadership Team.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, as no two days are the same. You will need to have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and be able to work autonomously whilst driving forward several projects at once.
We offer hybrid working between home and base and as our services are geographically dispersed across the footprint of the Trust, there will be occasions when you will be required to travel to other sites to meet the needs of the business.
We are committed to the personal development of all our staff – and training will be provided where needed. So come and join a team that values collaboration, support and mutual respect.
Key Responsibilities
* Report progress to the Operational Business Support Lead throughout the project.
* Work closely with the Chief Pharmacist, Associate Directors of Portfolios and the Operational Business Support Lead, providing programme support of the Medicines Optimisation Strategy which is a five-year planned programme of work.
* Work in line with NHS preferred Prince2 methodology.
* Lead project management support to a controlled delivery of programme/project activities.
* Plan all aspects of project management with relevant stakeholders, documenting, monitoring, updating, and evaluating project plans.
* Provide support to colleagues with project documentation, developing project briefs and understanding benefits that will be evident as part of successful implementation of the project.
* Work with key leads within the service, providing project management expertise to assist in delivery of effective change.
* Work closely with the Operational Business Support Lead and appropriate budget coordinator ensuring all budget items are tracked and reported on.
* Manage and track programme/project delivery processes and timelines.
* Monitor the critical path, contingencies, and scope changes.
* Monitor customer satisfaction and implement process improvements.
* Attend all relevant project-related meetings.
Requirements
Qualifications
* Masters Degree or equivalent experience.
* Formal Project management qualifications such as PRINCE2 Practitioner.
* Other Project Management qualifications such as Change Management, Management of Benefits or Risk Management.
Knowledge/Experience
* Project management experience in the public sector.
* Relationship management.
* Evidence of cross-organisational working.
* Experience of leading successful projects on time and within budgets.
* Aware of developments and significant issues which impact on the organisation and contributes to its strategy by developing its strengths and minimising risk whilst considering the implications of change.
* Management experience in delivering service change in a healthcare environment.
Values
* Accountability.
* Support.
* High professional standards.
* Responsive to service users.
* Engaging leadership style.
* Transparency and honesty.
* Discreet.
* Change oriented.
Skills
* Demonstrable ability to understand financial management systems and effectively manage significant project budgets.
* Demonstrable ability to manage project and programme expenditure.
* Excellent knowledge of risk management.
* Ability to work within a multi-professional team.
* Ability to build a rapport with all staff.
* Ability to engage and motivate others.
* Flexibility – adapts to ensure achievement of objectives within a changing environment.
* Self-motivated and able to work autonomously.
* Demonstrable ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams in planning and delivering projects.
* Managing People.
* Engaging Leadership Style.
* Experience of building good working relationships with stakeholders.
* Excellent team member with the ability to maintain objective relationships with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.
* Computer literate with a good working knowledge of information systems and their role in supporting good project management.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, etc.
* Ability to analyse complex data.
* Ability to use Visio software package.
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.
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