Job summary
This role is for a diligent Senior Project Manager who is looking to further their career in Project Management and ICT by leading and overseeing ICT projects within the fast-paced world of Genomics. You will be responsible for delivering projects on time, within budget, and inaccordance with the highest standards.Genomics is a rapidly expanding and innovative area of medicine, underpinning new treatments, technologies and approaches to managing patients with a wide variety including cancer, rare diseases and common conditions such as hypercholesterolaemia. Over time, genomics will inform more and more treatment decisions made by clinicians.NHS England's ambition is to enable the NHS to harness the power of genomic technology and science to be the first national health care system to offer consistent and equitable genomic testing for the people of England.The Informatics Senior Project Manager will be joining the informatics team during an exciting time where the North Thames GLH are participating in several high-profile national projects and have the opportunity to participate in several more in coming months under the leadership of the Informatics Director. This is a new and exciting role which requires a high degree of organisational skill, the ability to prioritise workload, manage with competing priorities as well as possess excellent stakeholder engagement skills
Main duties of the job
- Lead and manage a range of projects through their project life cycle, directing and motivating the project team to secure delivery.
- Lead the creation of up-to-date project documentation, track delivery of agreed schemes, and prepare presentations on progress for senior stakeholders (including the Trust Board). The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for the creation and the quality of documentation required for each stage of the project life cycle
- Lead work with managers across the Trust to effectively estimate costs, timescales and resource requirements for the successful delivery of projects to an agreed scope
- Support genomics managers and SROs on the development of business cases and feasibility studies.
- Lead analysis, projects and areas of development as directed by theInformatics Director and Chief Operating Officer.
- Use knowledge and skills to inform appraisals of options for service redesign and the assessment of risks and issues associated with each option; use professional judgement to select the activities that are best suited, from a sound evidence base.
- Foster good communications and effective team working with all disciplines of staff to ensure support and collaboration with all informatics programmes
- Present data and information in report format and presentations as required by the Informatics Director and project sponsors.
About us
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks.
Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Our Always Values
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Academic/Professional Qualification/Training
Essential
- Degree or similar level qualification/experience
- Prince 2 Practitioner level Project Management qualification or equivalent
- Post Graduate Qualification in health information, Project/Programme Management or information technology or equivalent experience
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of managing groups of staff with disparate skills and roles
- Experience of managing large scale and/or composite projects, delivering to plan and managing exceptions in a complex environment
- Experience of managing stakeholders, ensuring high quality and timely communications across project groups and organisational development
- Experience or Project Reporting including the use of Checkpoint, Highlight, RAG and both stage and project Exception reports
- Experience of Financial Planning, Project Budget Management, Cash Flow and Project Cost reporting
- Expertise around the roles and responsibilities of the Project Board / Team and how they interact.
- Understand of Project Strategies including Risk, Quality, Communication and Configuration, their content and application.
Desirable
- Understanding of Project Management by exception and its relationship to Programme Management. Knowledge of Project work packages and the management of project work streams.
- Knowledge of Managing Successful Programs and/or Management of Risk and/or Management of Value
- A knowledge of ICT procurement and contact process, preferably in a public sector position
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Skilled manager of people and resources in a flexible, complex environment made up of variable work teams and suppliers typified in project work.
- Strong presentation and communications skills including the ability to represent ICT at events and meetings internally and in external environments
- Advanced written skills - able to write complex business papers, reports and policy documents that are suitable for approval by high level Trust groups
- Ability to assess complex project related issues within the health care environment and to identify solutions.
- Ability to engage and negotiate with suppliers to identify beneficial outcomes of project related problems
- Ability to work as part of a cross-organisational partnership
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Our Always Values
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Academic/Professional Qualification/Training
Essential
- Degree or similar level qualification/experience
- Prince 2 Practitioner level Project Management qualification or equivalent
- Post Graduate Qualification in health information, Project/Programme Management or information technology or equivalent experience
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of managing groups of staff with disparate skills and roles
- Experience of managing large scale and/or composite projects, delivering to plan and managing exceptions in a complex environment
- Experience of managing stakeholders, ensuring high quality and timely communications across project groups and organisational development
- Experience or Project Reporting including the use of Checkpoint, Highlight, RAG and both stage and project Exception reports
- Experience of Financial Planning, Project Budget Management, Cash Flow and Project Cost reporting
- Expertise around the roles and responsibilities of the Project Board / Team and how they interact.
- Understand of Project Strategies including Risk, Quality, Communication and Configuration, their content and application.
Desirable
- Understanding of Project Management by exception and its relationship to Programme Management. Knowledge of Project work packages and the management of project work streams.
- Knowledge of Managing Successful Programs and/or Management of Risk and/or Management of Value
- A knowledge of ICT procurement and contact process, preferably in a public sector position
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Skilled manager of people and resources in a flexible, complex environment made up of variable work teams and suppliers typified in project work.
- Strong presentation and communications skills including the ability to represent ICT at events and meetings internally and in external environments
- Advanced written skills - able to write complex business papers, reports and policy documents that are suitable for approval by high level Trust groups
- Ability to assess complex project related issues within the health care environment and to identify solutions.
- Ability to engage and negotiate with suppliers to identify beneficial outcomes of project related problems
- Ability to work as part of a cross-organisational partnership
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Great Ormond Street Hospital
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
