The Senior Project Manager – New QEH will assist the Design and Construction Lead in maintaining and developing the New QEH and its workstreams to deliver against the program aims. The post holder will engage and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders across the Trust's clinical networks and corporate services and will have oversight of the delivery of key projects within the Trust’s diverse change programmes centred around the delivery workstreams of the New QEH Project. The post holder will produce, manage, and process all formal documentation for each stage of the project(s). The role will also include the coordination, day-to-day management, and delivery of these defined complex projects within the programme. Projects will need to be delivered within budget and to agreed timescales. Individual projects may span one or more clinical networks.
• Provide clear and comprehensive project highlight reports detailing status, progress, key risks, key issues, and delivery trajectory to all relevant stakeholders.
• Champion project management best practices and methodologies across the Trust, ensuring alignment with national standards and policies.
• Lead and facilitate meetings, including project team meetings, stakeholder groups, and programme boards, ensuring effective communication and collaboration among all parties involved.
• Serve as a key liaison between the Trust and external partners, including contractors and third-party organisations, to ensure seamless project execution.
• Employ advanced negotiation, motivational, and conflict resolution skills to address and resolve issues that arise during project implementation.
• Keep all managers up to date with project progress.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details regarding this post.
This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Feb 2025