Project Manager

Job summary

We want to hear from you if you are interested in supporting an exciting project, the opening of our brand-new Community Diagnostics Centre (CDC) at the Metro Centre, Gateshead, which is a joint collaboration with the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Trust.

We are looking for experienced Project Managers to support workstream leads on a range of issues, offering your expert advice and support to ensure the timely delivery of the project.

You will be supported by our CDC Programme Manager and have opportunities to work with a range of clinical and non-clinical managers who will welcome your support and guidance.

To be successful in this position you will need to have recent project management experience, ideally in an NHS environment. If you have a qualification in project management methodologies that would be great, as project planning and governance assurance is key to this role. You will be able to demonstrate effective communication and engagement skills and be confident in report writing. Having experience in working with clinical teams to develop new pathways would also be a great skill to have.

This role will be based at the QE Hospital, Gateshead with occasional travel to the Metrocentre in Gateshead required.

Informal enquires welcomed by Stacy Palfreeman, CDC Programme Manager by email to stacy.palfreeman@nhs.net

Closing Date: 14 days from being posted

Main duties of the job

The Project Manager works within the CDC Project Team and will play an active role in supporting the management and delivery of designated workstreams of the CDC project in support of the Trust's business and service objectives.

The Project Manager will work with a range of stakeholders and support across functions as required.

DIMENSIONS

• The Project Manager will be responsible for the overall management and successful delivery of the project to the required quality and standard
• Engage with all relevant stakeholders to support successful implementation
• Lead and support the project team members , producing project documentation (Business Cases, Project Plans, Highlight Reports) and project control documents (Risks and Issues Log)
• Produce and analysis monitoring tools which will demonstrate the success of the system
• Support business change processes for service improvement
• Deliver effective communication of the project benefits, justification and progress to all stakeholders
• Raise profile and support the delivery of the project Trust wide

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.