We are seeking a highly skilled Project Manager with expertise in delivering Electronic Patient Record (EPR) systems within the healthcare industry. If you have a proven track record in driving successful EPR implementations and are ready to make an impact, we want to hear from you.
This role is critical to the successful implementation, integration, and adoption of a new or upgraded EPR system across the organisation. The Project Manager will work closely with clinical, IT, and administrative teams to ensure the system meets operational requirements, improves patient care, and complies with regulatory standards.
Please Note: This role is a Hybrid role with travel to our Birmingham and London offices as required.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing EPR projects, working in healthcare environments, and delivering large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Planning & Delivery:
1. Project Management Leadership: Lead the full lifecycle of the EPR project, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure, ensuring alignment with business goals.
2. Project Planning: Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and timelines, ensuring all key milestones and deadlines are met.
3. Resource Management: Coordinate and manage resources, both internal teams and third-party vendors, ensuring efficient allocation and performance throughout the project.
4. Budget Management: Oversee project budgets, ensuring that costs are controlled, and expenditures align with financial constraints.
Stakeholder Management & Engagement:
1. Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with clinical, administrative, and IT stakeholders to ensure the EPR system meets the needs of end users and aligns with organisational goals.
2. Regular Communication: Provide clear and consistent communication with stakeholders at all levels, including progress reports, risk updates, and change management plans.
3. Executive Reporting: Prepare and present regular project status updates to senior leadership and executive teams, highlighting risks, issues, and mitigation strategies.
Risk & Issue Management:
1. Risk Identification: Identify potential risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle, developing and implementing mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project timelines and outcomes.
2. Issue Resolution: Lead the resolution of any project-related issues, working with cross-functional teams to ensure problems are addressed efficiently and effectively.
EPR System Implementation:
1. Vendor Management: Manage relationships with EPR system vendors, ensuring successful system configuration, customisation, and integration with existing healthcare & business infrastructure.
2. System Testing & Validation: Oversee the testing, validation, and quality assurance processes to ensure that the EPR system functions as expected and meets clinical and regulatory requirements.
3. Data Migration: Collaborate with data teams to manage the secure migration of patient records from legacy systems to the new EPR system, ensuring data integrity and patient confidentiality.
Experience:
1. Minimum of 3 years of experience managing large-scale healthcare IT projects, with at least 3 years specialising in EPR systems.
2. Proven track record of delivering EPR systems in complex healthcare environments, with experience working with vendors, clinical teams, and IT staff.
3. Strong understanding of healthcare workflows, clinical systems, and patient data management.
Education:
1. Relevant project management certifications (e.g., MSP, PRINCE2, Agile) are highly desirable.
Skills:
1. EPR Expertise: Deep understanding of EPR systems, including system design, implementation, and integration in healthcare settings.
2. Project Management: Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, budgets, and deadlines.
3. Stakeholder Management: Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and influence clinical, IT, and executive teams.
4. Risk & Issue Management: Proficiency in risk assessment, mitigation, and issue resolution in large-scale IT projects.
5. Technical Skills: Familiarity with healthcare IT infrastructure, data migration, interoperability standards, and system testing processes.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Experience with specific EPR platforms (e.g., Cerner, Nerve Centre, Epic, Meditech, Allscripts, Clear Notes etc.).
2. Knowledge of healthcare regulatory frameworks and compliance standards (e.g. GDPR, NHS Digital standards).
3. Experience managing complex digital transformation projects in a multi-site healthcare organisation.
Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…
1. An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme.
2. Expert supervision & support.
3. Employee referral scheme.
4. Free Health Cash plan.
5. Enhanced maternity pay: 8 weeks full Pay, 18 weeks half Pay (Inclusive of SMP) followed by 13 weeks SMP.
6. 24 hours free GP support line.
7. Free life assurance cover.
8. Free eye tests.
9. Car lease discounts.
10. Discounted gym membership.
11. Free mortgage broker and Insurance cover.
12. Pension scheme.
13. Employee NHS - discount savings & “Cycle to Work” scheme.
14. Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks.
Ready to make a positive change? Please click on the ‘apply now’ link below or send your CV to LenaStreet@cygnethealth.co.uk
Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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