Project Manager - Provider Collaborative

Oxford Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

Are you driven to pursue sustainable and effective change in the healthcare sector? Are you positive, self-motivated, and capable of influencing others?

If so, we have a challenging and rewarding opportunity for you to join our Provider Collaborative as a Project Manager. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in overseeing and delivering key projects that enhance the services we provide, ensuring better outcomes for our patients.

You'll work closely with our service leads and clinicians to scope, plan and deliver improvements. You'll lead on project management for the Secure Provider Collaborative (PC Network), lead by Oxford Health NHS.

Working with a broad range of stakeholders from across the network you'll deliver project outcomes, implement sustainable interventions that drive patient care, innovation, quality and effectiveness across the network. You'll be supporting investment strategies and transformationopportunities, contributing to the development of a 'high performance culture' across the network.

We know how important a good work-life balance is, so role will be predominantly home working with occasional travel to support workshops and meetings across our Trust regions.

This is a full time 12-month fixed term contract and will be offered as a secondment for existing NHS staff.

If you have excellent project management and facilitation skills with a strong focus on delivery, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

As a Project Manager you will be responsible for coordinating and managing a variety of healthcare projects from inception to completion. Your role will involve:

Developing and implementing detailed project plans, ensuring all milestones are met
Leading cross-functional teams to ensure project objectives are met, fostering a collaborative environment.
Engaging with stakeholders to gather requirements, provide updates, and incorporate feedback, ensuring alignment with project goals.
Monitoring project progress and adjusting as needed to ensure successful delivery.
Developing and delivering project reports and presentations
Ensure adherence to Trust policies and regulations, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and equality.
Support senior managers across the Provider collaborate by providing planning and project management support as required for the delivery of key results.
Work with teams, professional leads and managers and with external stakeholders, to support redesign and service development activity.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Date posted

14 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum | pro-rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

267-FS6998516

Job locations

Slade House

Horspath Driftway, Headington

Oxford

OX3 7JH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in leading service change and projects
Experience of influencing a wide variety of key stakeholders working across organisations at all levels
Significant experience of leading and motivating teams
Knowledge and understanding of working within the wider health and public-sector community
Ability to simultaneously manage and deliver several service changes/projects covering a wide range of targets
Experience of project management, risk management and operational management

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Education to degree level, in a related discipline
Evidence of continuing professional development
PRINCE2 foundation and practitioner qualifications

General Skills/Abilities

Essential

Ability to work autonomously on agreed objectives and to stretching deadlines
Highly resilient and able to manage multiple demands
Strong capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions with highly complex information or in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
Good operational thinker with strategic awareness - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
Ability to manage conflicts and conflicting requirements - strong and confident diplomat that can quickly de-escalate and avoid undesirable scenarios
Proficient in the use of ICT - in particular the Microsoft Office suite of applications
Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in leading service change and projects
Experience of influencing a wide variety of key stakeholders working across organisations at all levels
Significant experience of leading and motivating teams
Knowledge and understanding of working within the wider health and public-sector community
Ability to simultaneously manage and deliver several service changes/projects covering a wide range of targets
Experience of project management, risk management and operational management

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Education to degree level, in a related discipline
Evidence of continuing professional development
PRINCE2 foundation and practitioner qualifications

General Skills/Abilities

Essential

Ability to work autonomously on agreed objectives and to stretching deadlines
Highly resilient and able to manage multiple demands
Strong capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions with highly complex information or in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
Good operational thinker with strategic awareness - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
Ability to manage conflicts and conflicting requirements - strong and confident diplomat that can quickly de-escalate and avoid undesirable scenarios
Proficient in the use of ICT - in particular the Microsoft Office suite of applications
Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change

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.