Are you an experienced senior project manager? Have you managed capital projects and associated operational implementation plans? Are you a great communicator with highly developed influencing and negotiation skills? Then this role would be ideal for you.
The newly established role of Operational Project Manager is a key position working with managers and leaders across our friendly and welcoming Trust to ensure effective project and programme delivery of a key Trust wide project.
Taking the lead on delivery of our £5million capital investment scheme, you will be responsible for planning and implementing the capital scheme working with our fantastic teams across all levels of the Trust to support delivery.
Using your highly developed organisational and problem-solving skills, you will lead the scheme to extend our current Medical Assessment Unit, extend and relocate the discharge lounge and reconfigure our existing estate to support specialty assessment.
Hours per week: 37.5
Working with directors, service managers and clinicians and clinical sub-groups, plan, support, and monitor the development of plans for the implementation of key strategic projects. Provide guidance on complex plans and interdependencies, particularly where there is more than one course of action.
Take the lead on specific aspects of activity analysis and modelling, and business case development.
Be responsible and accountable for maintenance of a reporting framework with which to keep the Programme Board Group and Senior Responsible Officers (SRO’s) regularly appraised of progress against work stream plans, the key risks to delivery, and any actions to mitigate those risks.
Maintain a programme risk register in order to manage programme/project risks and to ensure that interdependencies are visible and effectively managed.
Influence, motivate and negotiate with others at an executive and operational level across multiple organisations, aiming to establish effective collaboration to take initiatives forward.
Provide challenge and support to operational managers/leads, make judgements and decisions relating to the management of the programme, taking pro-active action where work streams are failing to meet key milestones/targeted levels of improvement.
With the support of Deputy Director, facilitate the timely resolution of ‘bottlenecks’ in the critical plans within the programme.
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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