Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as our Digital Transformation EPR Programme Office Manager. This is a key role in our journey towards a shared electronic patient record (EPR) across three Acute Trusts in our Integrated Care System. The role will work closely with peer roles in both Royal United Bath Hospital and Salisbury Hospital as well as the central programme resource team.
This postholder will work with colleagues across the Trust to support the next phase around the shared procurement process through to implementation and benefits realisation. Key to this will be ensuring that clinical and non-clinical engagement is undertaken throughout these processes. Taking the lead on overseeing the development of benefits..
We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic, and driven individual who has previous experience of managing large transformation and benefits realisation programmes. Knowledge and understanding of the benefits that EPR implementations bring and how to engage with the workforce to deliver change.
Main duties of the job
Be responsible for the coordinated management of a major digital programme comprising of multiple related digital and IT projects, directed toward strategic business and other organisational objectives across the whole of the Trust's activities in line with the NHS Internet First Policy and local GWH and IT strategy
The postholder will act as a senior advisor on the organisation's Shared Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programme and will be committed to exploring and using analytical and digital innovations and be passionate about developing the Trust's capabilities through the existing and future EPR to improve service delivery, patient experience and the sustainability of the Trust and care system and oversee the management and delivery of benefit realisation.
Develop good working relationships with the central Programme team and programme/project managers across the shared EPR landscape.
About us
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Act as Programme Manager for a major IT programme comprising of a multiple related IT projects directed toward strategic business and other organisational objectives across the whole of the Trusts activities
- Provide regular progress reports, including dealing with complex analysis and data, and identifying any issues requiring resolution
- Support thinking on leading edge digital programmes to enable better clinical care and patient outcomes
- Ensures conflicts between programme and project requirements are escalated and resolved based on organisational priorities and capacity
- Be responsible for programme quality and embed quality processes into the programme from the outset and put in place the governance and operational working practices of the programme team. Work closely with the Quality Assurance as necessary
- Ensure timely and consistent communication to stakeholders on progress, impacts, and changes associated with management of the programme/project
- Participate in programme and project reviews to reflect senior level support, leadership, and involvement;
- Be the owner and manager of Risks and Issues Logs at programme level. Embed a risk management process into the programme from the outset. Identify issues and initiate corrective action as necessary and thus manage the risks to the programmes successful outcome
- Represent the IT Department at senior level project-related meetings, providing written and verbal commentary updates which can by highly complex of relevant projects and programmes
- Ensure contracts developed for new systems being implemented comply with the current NHS standards, providing input and direction to their completion
- Ensure that project budgets are adequately managed and spend recorded, and agreed with the relevant Finance lead, providing input and support where necessary
- Provide management oversight of project budgets, including monthly reporting where appropriate
- Provide management oversight of project benefits and ensure benefits realisation is undertaken and handed over
- Ensure that standard project management software tools and methodologies (particularly MSP and PRINCE2) are applied appropriately to ensure efficient management of progress, and that appropriate governance arrangements exist for all main projects in the teams portfolio
- Support in the recruitment of additional staff needed to deliver project-related activity, providing support to others as necessary
- Be responsible for delivering against the overall design and plan of the specified programme providing IT project management expertise within the team
- Carry out other duties as may be required by the Director of IT and/or Programme Board.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Act as Programme Manager for a major IT programme comprising of a multiple related IT projects directed toward strategic business and other organisational objectives across the whole of the Trusts activities
- Provide regular progress reports, including dealing with complex analysis and data, and identifying any issues requiring resolution
- Support thinking on leading edge digital programmes to enable better clinical care and patient outcomes
- Ensures conflicts between programme and project requirements are escalated and resolved based on organisational priorities and capacity
- Be responsible for programme quality and embed quality processes into the programme from the outset and put in place the governance and operational working practices of the programme team. Work closely with the Quality Assurance as necessary
- Ensure timely and consistent communication to stakeholders on progress, impacts, and changes associated with management of the programme/project
- Participate in programme and project reviews to reflect senior level support, leadership, and involvement;
- Be the owner and manager of Risks and Issues Logs at programme level. Embed a risk management process into the programme from the outset. Identify issues and initiate corrective action as necessary and thus manage the risks to the programmes successful outcome
- Represent the IT Department at senior level project-related meetings, providing written and verbal commentary updates which can by highly complex of relevant projects and programmes
- Ensure contracts developed for new systems being implemented comply with the current NHS standards, providing input and direction to their completion
- Ensure that project budgets are adequately managed and spend recorded, and agreed with the relevant Finance lead, providing input and support where necessary
- Provide management oversight of project budgets, including monthly reporting where appropriate
- Provide management oversight of project benefits and ensure benefits realisation is undertaken and handed over
- Ensure that standard project management software tools and methodologies (particularly MSP and PRINCE2) are applied appropriately to ensure efficient management of progress, and that appropriate governance arrangements exist for all main projects in the teams portfolio
- Support in the recruitment of additional staff needed to deliver project-related activity, providing support to others as necessary
- Be responsible for delivering against the overall design and plan of the specified programme providing IT project management expertise within the team
- Carry out other duties as may be required by the Director of IT and/or Programme Board.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree or equivalent experience working at a commensurate band/level;
- To have one or more of the below project management qualifications: o Prince 2 Practitioner. o Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner o Managing Successful Programmes Advanced Practitioner o P3O Practitioner o APM Registered Project Professional o Project Leadership Programme
Desirable
- Member of relevant professional body
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of managing projects and delivering them within agreed timescales and budgets
- Experience of providing support and input into complex programmes
- Experience of preparing briefing papers and correspondence at programme and project board levels
- Experience of managing change
Desirable
- Experience of working in an IT environment
- Experience of managing a range of IT Projects
- Previous experience of using a range of applications including MS Visio and MS Project
- Workflow/process mapping experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree or equivalent experience working at a commensurate band/level;
- To have one or more of the below project management qualifications: o Prince 2 Practitioner. o Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner o Managing Successful Programmes Advanced Practitioner o P3O Practitioner o APM Registered Project Professional o Project Leadership Programme
Desirable
- Member of relevant professional body
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of managing projects and delivering them within agreed timescales and budgets
- Experience of providing support and input into complex programmes
- Experience of preparing briefing papers and correspondence at programme and project board levels
- Experience of managing change
Desirable
- Experience of working in an IT environment
- Experience of managing a range of IT Projects
- Previous experience of using a range of applications including MS Visio and MS Project
- Workflow/process mapping experience
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).
