Project Manager - Strategy and Transformation Team
Band 7
Main area: Strategy and Transformation
Grade Band: 7
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (12 months FTC)
Hours: Part time, 30 hours per week
Flexible working: Home or remote working
Job ref: 153-CO04294
Department name: UHD - General Recruitment Site, University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites
Town: Dorset
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa pr
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 18/03/2025 23:59
As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
Job overview
We have a vacancy for an experienced Project Manager within the Strategy & Transformation team focused on delivering transformational change projects of a considerable scale across Dorset, including (but not limited to):
* The reconfiguring of the two hospitals in East Dorset, bringing clinical services together, providing cohesive services and improved patient experience for the local population.
* Development of the New Hospital Programme (NHP) in the East of the County.
* Other operational transformation projects that support the reconfiguration of services.
Performing a project management role, you will be responsible for the overall development and delivery of your allocated area of the Programme. Post holders will work in a busy and fast-paced environment managing projects supporting the delivery of the reconfiguration of services in University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) in line with the Clinical Services Review.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital - cross site working will be required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will project manage assigned projects to deliver the desired outcomes in accordance with quality, budget and timescale specifications. This will involve:
* Facilitating the development of project plans;
* Monitoring progress;
* Supporting the identification, recording, monitoring and management of project risks and issues;
* Producing reports and papers for meetings;
* Ensuring governance processes are followed.
This is a complex programme and you will have opportunities to link into other areas of Dorset Integrated Care System (ICS) as each element of work interacts and influences the success of the whole system in Dorset.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level or equivalent;
* APM Prince 2 or equivalent;
* Evidence of development of project management knowledge and skills through formal courses and/or experience;
* Masters level qualification or equivalent.
Experience
* Experience of delivering major projects to specified outcomes, budgets and timescales;
* Experience of working across boundaries, engaging and managing a broad range of stakeholders;
* Experience of working within a project team(s) and delegating plans and responsibilities to other team members allocated to perform activities;
* Experience in delivering projects involving large scale transformation and/or service redesign;
* Experience, knowledge and understanding of the services and pathways for allocated work stream and specialty responsibilities NHS acute provider experience;
* Ability to deliver assigned projects and work packages, in accordance with agreed standards and methodologies, within agreed timescales, budgets and to specified quality criteria;
* Highly numerate and able to communicate and present articulately both verbally and in writing;
* Ability to assimilate, interpret and analyse complex information and data to ensure effective reporting and progress of projects;
* Previous involvement in service development and redesign to provide high quality care and treatment to patients.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of, and ability to use, relevant project management tools and techniques;
* Knowledge of the principles of organisational change and continuous improvement;
* Knowledge of relevant governance structures, Trust policies, procedures guidelines and protocols;
* Knowledge of national and corporate policies that apply to assigned projects;
* In depth knowledge of all current health service issues;
* Experience, knowledge and understanding of the services and pathways for allocated work stream and specialty responsibilities.
Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
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