University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
We are seeking an experienced project manager to support the Digital Strategy and associated annual plan. This role is pivotal in the success of the Trust's project by providing the project teams expert advice on all aspects of project management.
We are looking for a motivated leader with excellent communication skills and a passion for using technology to harness improvement. Previous experience in health projects is not essential, but an understanding of large scale digital change is vital.
Main duties of the job
Job Purpose
1. Lead the on-going development and implementation of UHBW's strategic digital vision.
2. Provide leadership for all digital service functions, optimising their contribution, productivity and professionalism to support the delivery of safe, high quality care.
3. Manage and provide senior leadership for the digital programme and programme management function within Digital Services.
4. Deliver on commitments undertaken as a result of internal (e.g. DHPB) and external programmes (e.g. GDE, Paperless 2020).
5. Provide a world-class digital service throughout the Trust and applicable partner organizations across BNSSG.
6. Play an active role in creating opportunities to Transform Care across the Trust through the use of digital technologies and innovations.
7. Manage the relationship with local, national and international partners and suppliers to improve and maintain opportunities for collaborative working.
8. Take corporate responsibility as a senior manager of the Trust for the performance and management of the Trust as a whole.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities and person specification please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Extensive experience of the NHS or sector with comparable Digital requirements (population records, information and systems).
* Significant experience of successfully delivering complex large-scale digital projects.
* In-depth experience of informatics and reporting to very senior management/executives.
* Experience of working in a large and complex organisation.
* Experience of working with different professional groups and with staff at different levels of seniority.
* Experience of developing Business Cases and managing associated schemes.
* Experience of developing board-level digital strategy (preferably in healthcare).
Skills
* Highly developed interpersonal and communications skills - both verbal and written - with a range of clinical and non-clinical staff.
* Ability to understand clients' needs and provide them with appropriate solutions and services.
* Able to deliver presentations covering complex material to large groups of staff, using language understandable to non-technical staff, clinicians and other users.
* Able to define major projects and build a programme using appropriate formal methods.
Qualification and Training
* Educated to degree level or higher or equivalent relevant experience.
* Further specialist qualification in relevant subjects, e.g. programme or project management, health informatics.
* Professional membership of FedIP-affiliated organization, e.g. BCS, UKCIP, SOCITM.
* Self-motivated.
* Ability to perform under pressure.
* Flexible working approach.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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