Job summary
Exciting Opportunity: Project Manager at RMHRMH is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Project Manager to oversee multiple high-value projects across various clinical and non-clinical settings. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing projects from inception through to completion, ensuring timely delivery, high quality, and client satisfaction.Key Responsibilities:- Develop and implement project plans, schedules, and budgets- Coordinate and collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders- Monitor and report on project progress, risks, and issues- Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and client expectations- Facilitate effective communication and decision-making throughout the project lifecycleRequirements:- Minimum of 18 months of project management experience, preferably in a healthcare setting- Proven track record of successful project delivery- Strong communication and matrix management skills- PRINCE2 Practitioner certification (preferred)- Ability to travel to various NHS sites in London as requiredThis position is based at our offices in Wallington, with travel to other NHS sites as necessary.Join our dynamic team and make a meaningful impact in the healthcare industry. If you are a proactive, results-driven individual passionate about project management, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
RMH has a portfolio of diverse and complex projects to deliver key systems and infrastructure that support the delivery of the highest quality services for both staff and patients alike.The Project Manager will manage several different projects within the IT Portfolio and the post holder will work on projects as needed.The post holder will be based at Sutton and will be required to travel to Chelsea as the projects demand.
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
In addition to Project Management skills the Project Manager will have excellent skills in one or more of the following areas: Project assurance/evaluation Business case development Business / System / Data Analysis Service mapping and redesign Business change and Benefits Realisation Benefits management Facilitation and mentoring Testing and systems quality assurance System migration / integration strategy Systems implementation
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
In addition to Project Management skills the Project Manager will have excellent skills in one or more of the following areas: Project assurance/evaluation Business case development Business / System / Data Analysis Service mapping and redesign Business change and Benefits Realisation Benefits management Facilitation and mentoring Testing and systems quality assurance System migration / integration strategy Systems implementation
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Prince 2 Foundation level or equivalent project management experience
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of project planning, implementation & project management gained through experience of using formal project planning tools
- Practical experience and an understanding of how to adapt standard methodologies such as Prince2 to suit the project at hand
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a complex change environment with multiple stakeholders and securing their engagement to deliver change
- Experience of influencing staff at all levels to ensure that all members of the team including users and stakeholders own project objectives
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries to achieve results
- Detailed knowledge of the NHS & implementation of projects in a hospital environment
- Demonstrable experience of managing project budgets
Desirable
- Experience in Requirements Gathering
- Experience of organising training for projects
Skills Abilities / Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate confidently with staff at all levels, including external Senior Management and at Board level meetings
- Must have excellent presentation and report writing skills
- Skilled in negotiation and influencing techniques including the ability to challenge and reality test other's positions constructively
- Able to collect, collate multi-stranded data from a variety of sources
- Regularly analysing highly complex and detailed information
- Proven strong organisational, project management and time management skills
- Ability to prioritise workload of others while balancing own workload(s)
- Practical experience of applying and adapting Prince2 techniques
- Experience of a range of IT programmes
- Using strong proven capability with MS Office applications including Excel & PowerPoint
- Proficient in the use of MS Project or an equivalent tool
- Must have excellent written and verbal skills showing ability to clearly explain very complex processes and procedures relating to IT hardware and software, and their interaction with each other and relate this to other job roles
Desirable
- Experience of communicating effectively with all levels of staff in the NHS, with technical staff and suppliers
- Experience of using judgement in projects to differentiate between critical path tasks and non-critical
- Proven ability in sifting through information provided by technical staff, managerial staff and suppliers to extract the important criteria for successful outcomes in managing a project
- Proven ability to engage all stakeholders and include the right tasks in the work breakdown structure of a project plan
- Use of MS Visio or equivalent Experience of business analysis
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to ensure progress of project and correct plan(s) as necessary
- Ability to deal with interruptions whilst producing complex reports and undertaking analysis
- Maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude towards tasks and their goals
- Capable of working alone and with a team
Desirable
- The ability to cope with the change and financial pressures that are typical of any NHS Trust
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Prince 2 Foundation level or equivalent project management experience
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of project planning, implementation & project management gained through experience of using formal project planning tools
- Practical experience and an understanding of how to adapt standard methodologies such as Prince2 to suit the project at hand
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a complex change environment with multiple stakeholders and securing their engagement to deliver change
- Experience of influencing staff at all levels to ensure that all members of the team including users and stakeholders own project objectives
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries to achieve results
- Detailed knowledge of the NHS & implementation of projects in a hospital environment
- Demonstrable experience of managing project budgets
Desirable
- Experience in Requirements Gathering
- Experience of organising training for projects
Skills Abilities / Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate confidently with staff at all levels, including external Senior Management and at Board level meetings
- Must have excellent presentation and report writing skills
- Skilled in negotiation and influencing techniques including the ability to challenge and reality test other's positions constructively
- Able to collect, collate multi-stranded data from a variety of sources
- Regularly analysing highly complex and detailed information
- Proven strong organisational, project management and time management skills
- Ability to prioritise workload of others while balancing own workload(s)
- Practical experience of applying and adapting Prince2 techniques
- Experience of a range of IT programmes
- Using strong proven capability with MS Office applications including Excel & PowerPoint
- Proficient in the use of MS Project or an equivalent tool
- Must have excellent written and verbal skills showing ability to clearly explain very complex processes and procedures relating to IT hardware and software, and their interaction with each other and relate this to other job roles
Desirable
- Experience of communicating effectively with all levels of staff in the NHS, with technical staff and suppliers
- Experience of using judgement in projects to differentiate between critical path tasks and non-critical
- Proven ability in sifting through information provided by technical staff, managerial staff and suppliers to extract the important criteria for successful outcomes in managing a project
- Proven ability to engage all stakeholders and include the right tasks in the work breakdown structure of a project plan
- Use of MS Visio or equivalent Experience of business analysis
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to ensure progress of project and correct plan(s) as necessary
- Ability to deal with interruptions whilst producing complex reports and undertaking analysis
- Maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude towards tasks and their goals
- Capable of working alone and with a team
Desirable
- The ability to cope with the change and financial pressures that are typical of any NHS Trust
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.
