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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached detailed job description & person specification.
Staff benefits
* Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
* 1: Time plus 47% (Saturday and weekday nights)
* 2: Time plus 41% (Saturday and weekday nights)
* 3: Time plus 35% (Saturday and weekday nights)
* 4 - 9: Time plus 30% (Saturday and weekday nights)
* 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
* Excellent pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary sacrifice car scheme
* Wellbeing programme
* Blue Light Card Discounts
* fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Educated to degree level or relevant management experience
* Evidence of ongoing personal development
Desirable criteria
* Other IM&T management or project management related qualifications
Experience
Essential criteria
* Extensive management experience of working in an IM&T systems/training related role
* Demonstrable experience of working with complex information and using persuasive and effective negotiating skills
* Proven ability to manage human/financial resources effectively, demonstrating staff management and leadership skills
* Experience of developing associated departmental budgets and regular monitoring involving meetings with senior Finance staff
* Experience of developing and managing budgets for IM&T projects
* Demonstrable experience of handling negotiation situations involving highly complex, sensitive or contentious information
* Demonstrable experience in managing large IM&T contracts to ensure high-quality service delivery
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working for the NHS and/or mental health
* Experience of managing large scale systems and/or contracts
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Expert knowledge of NHS IM&T and data standards and best practice guidelines
* Expert knowledge of project management techniques
* Knowledge of training techniques and technologies
Desirable criteria
* Expert knowledge of mental health IM&T standards and best practice guidelines
* Prince 2, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) or equivalent qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information
* Excellent organisation skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
* Strong interpersonal & leadership skills
* Highly developed systems and IT skills
* Ability to work autonomously
* Ability to work strategically
* Excellent analytical skills
Desirable criteria
* Ability to interpret Trust wide priorities into IM&T deliverables
Qualities and Attributes
Essential criteria
* Self-confident and motivated
* Team player, open and honest
* Able to work utilising own initiative
* Capacity to operate and think laterally
* Capability to effectively plan and monitor progress of departmental activities
* Completer finisher
Desirable criteria
* Innovative and thought-provoking idea generation
* Strategic thinker
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
* Occasional travel to regional/national events and meetings relevant to the role.
Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. For further information, please visit the NHS Employers website .
The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications
A candidate may utilise the help of AI when writing job applications. The assessment of an application is made on its entirety and AI-generated content may not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job.
Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications.
If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website.
**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**
Documents to download
* Head of Digital Systems JD (PDF, 232.4KB)
* Head of Digital Systems PS (PDF, 544.5KB)
* Important Candidate information (PDF, 2.5MB)
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