Job summary
At UHB we are committed to providing the highest quality care and support to our patients. Our current website is in need of a significant renovation to better meet the diverse needs of our patients and staff. We are seeking a talented and dedicated project manager to help us transform our online presence and create a user-friendly, informative, and inclusive platform for all.
If you are passionate about creating a digital space that meets the diverse needs of our patients and staff and aligns with our commitment to quality care, we encourage you to apply.
In return, you can expect a warm and friendly welcome from the Cancer and wider UHB Team -- where our values of Kind, Connected and Bold underpin everything we do.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can; support staff through a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will use project management expertise to facilitate the creation of an invaluable online resource dedicated to cancer patients and healthcare professionals. Your responsibilities will include:
*Utilise project and change management techniques and methodology to support objectives of the project.
*Working in partnership with key multidisciplinary teams, cancer information and support services, allied health professionals and key stakeholders to plan, develop and lead on the development of cancer website suitable for cancer patients and professionals.
*Excellent communication skills, which facilitate working in partnership with other teams and with external organisations.
*Communicate and facilitate discussions where information is complex.
*Collate and develop different forms of information that would support to meet the information needs of cancer patients from patients with a new diagnosis to end of life.
*Ensure that the website complies with the guidelines of NHS regulations regarding accessible information.
*Ensure user views are sought throughout the development of the website.
*Handling enquiries from patients, staff and other key stakeholders including external agencies.
*Proactively manage complex situations through the employment of strong inter personal skill to engage, influence and lead a diverse range of stakeholders through transformational change.
*Develop and promote key corporate projects responding to sensitive and complex issues
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Masters level qualification or equivalent experience in project management including the technical knowledge to run complex project management programmes
- *Evidence of continuing professional development in relevant speciality
Experience
Essential
- *Significant proven experience of delivering projects /leading service/ organisational change
- *Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams and managers
- *Ability to identify, gather and interpret data for change projects
- *Knowledge and experience in identifying data project issues
- *Perform risk assessment and option appraisals and present this clearly to a wide range of individuals and teams.
- *Experience of communicating with staff at all levels in a large and complex organisation
- *Understanding of project management methodologies and logistics
- *Understanding of confidentiality, data security
Desirable
- *Previous experience of working in an healthcare setting and with multiple stakeholders
- *Experience using project management software
- *Evidence of experience in risk management
- *Proven experience of events management
- *Proven knowledge of health sector/public sector/research
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Communication with ability to receive sensitive and provide complex information with ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate. Material may sometimes be contentious
- *Excellent presentation skills
- *Highly organised with attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines
- *Experience in MS software eg Word,Excel,Powerpoint,Outlook, MS Teams.
- *To be able to work with teams in a variety of settings and also independently
- *Commitment to the development of high quality care and support
- *Analytical ability -- proven analysis of performance information, ability to make decisions on meeting project targets, highlighting performance information including complex facts and/or situations
- *Negotiation, coaching, facilitation and leaderships skills
- *Able to deal with difficult situations and manage expectations
- *Personal and professional demeanour and credibility that generates trust and confidence in others
- *Able to use initiative and be innovative
- *Flexible and adaptable to respond to changes to allocated workload when required.
- *Sound clinical reasoning & decision making
- *Ability to inspire and lead a team
- *Highly motivated
- *Ability to work and travel across all UHB sites and to external sites as required.
Desirable
- *Web Development knowledge including content, editing and copyright.
- *Understanding of Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Masters level qualification or equivalent experience in project management including the technical knowledge to run complex project management programmes
- *Evidence of continuing professional development in relevant speciality
Experience
Essential
- *Significant proven experience of delivering projects /leading service/ organisational change
- *Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams and managers
- *Ability to identify, gather and interpret data for change projects
- *Knowledge and experience in identifying data project issues
- *Perform risk assessment and option appraisals and present this clearly to a wide range of individuals and teams.
- *Experience of communicating with staff at all levels in a large and complex organisation
- *Understanding of project management methodologies and logistics
- *Understanding of confidentiality, data security
Desirable
- *Previous experience of working in an healthcare setting and with multiple stakeholders
- *Experience using project management software
- *Evidence of experience in risk management
- *Proven experience of events management
- *Proven knowledge of health sector/public sector/research
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Communication with ability to receive sensitive and provide complex information with ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate. Material may sometimes be contentious
- *Excellent presentation skills
- *Highly organised with attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines
- *Experience in MS software eg Word,Excel,Powerpoint,Outlook, MS Teams.
- *To be able to work with teams in a variety of settings and also independently
- *Commitment to the development of high quality care and support
- *Analytical ability -- proven analysis of performance information, ability to make decisions on meeting project targets, highlighting performance information including complex facts and/or situations
- *Negotiation, coaching, facilitation and leaderships skills
- *Able to deal with difficult situations and manage expectations
- *Personal and professional demeanour and credibility that generates trust and confidence in others
- *Able to use initiative and be innovative
- *Flexible and adaptable to respond to changes to allocated workload when required.
- *Sound clinical reasoning & decision making
- *Ability to inspire and lead a team
- *Highly motivated
- *Ability to work and travel across all UHB sites and to external sites as required.
Desirable
- *Web Development knowledge including content, editing and copyright.
- *Understanding of Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
