Job summary
The Project Support Officer will provide a crucial role in the
development and delivery of all projects across the organisation.
The Project Management Office (PMO) has responsibility for overseeing andmanaging the development and role out of all projects across Lancaster MedicalPractice. This will be achieved through applying programme managementmethodologies and risk management approaches to ensure that the senior leaders,and ultimately the Partnership Board, are assured of the progress of the agreedwork programmes and that all risks and issues are managed appropriately.
The role requires excellent organisational and project support skills, anability to communicate routine, sensitive, confidential and complex informationto staff and managers at all levels within and outside the organisation and anability to be proactive and take accountability and ownership of the programmemanagement systems and processes which will govern all projects.
This role will support the Project Manager by coordinating and managingthe systems and processes which will enable the delivery of the work. Workingautonomously and proactively, the Project Support Officer will be required toprovide project management support using project methodologies and strongadministrative skills. The post holders prime responsibility is to ensure thatall of the systems and processes support the delivery programmes within theremit of the team, to deliver their agreed objectives.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide project management support for projects.This may involve supporting business case development, all planning activities,risk and issues management, monitoring and co-ordination of tasks, negotiationand conflict management.
2. Ensure adherence to project governance standards,reporting and the deployment of standard methodologies.
3. Be a single point of contact for projects and havean archive of information to allow real time reporting and information sharing.
4. Be responsible for implementing and maintainingeffective programme management systems which will enable good risk management,performance reporting, sharing of best practice, mapping and monitoringinterdependencies and escalation of issues.
5. Co-ordinates project risks and issues and thecorresponding mitigating actions, working with programme and project leads.
6. Establish and maintain the project management toolsand documentation templates as a resource for the organisation.
7. Develop an archive of programme documentation toallow for robust governance and to provide a clear audit trail of progress,decisions and evidence of programme delivery and impact
About us
Lancaster Medical Practice is a large, at-scale, GP providerdelivering General Medical Services to around 68,000 patients in Lancaster andsurrounding villages. Formed in April 2017 from our successful, legacypractices, Lancaster Medical Practice has continued to evolve to become thestrong, high performing Practice it is today, receiving a rating ofOutstanding by the Care Quality Commission in August 2018.
LMP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfareof children, young people and vulnerable adults. All successful candidates will be subject toa criminal records check with the