Job summary
The North East and Yorkshire Genomics Laboratory Hub (NE&Y GLH) is a partnership between the NHS Trusts in Newcastle, Leeds and Sheffield. We provide diagnostic testing services across the region as part of the national Genomic Medicine Service. Our exciting programme is making genetic testing available to mainstream clinicians and offering revolutionary new diagnostics for our patients and their families. Areas covered include rare diseases, cancer and personalised medicine.
In collaboration with colleagues across the three cities, the GLH has an IT programme to transform the systems used for genomic analysis. The GLH informatics vision is to enable a single virtual laboratory that covers the whole region. Scientists will have access to the tools and data required to perform their jobs, regardless of their physical location. Discrete steps in each pathway can then take place at the location best suited to deliver that service.
Working within the GLH LIMS project team, we are looking for a project manager that will play a key part in supporting this transformation. We are currently delivering a shared GLH Laboratory Information System (LIMS). Working with clinicians, scientists and IT colleagues across the region, and with our chosen supplier, it is essential that we manage the smooth delivery of the system to meet our defined requirements. We also need to ensure that the organisation is ready to transition to the new ways of working.
Main duties of the job
- Interview date: 31st October 2023
- 37 hours 30 minutes /week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties:
The post holder will provide project support and leadership to the GLH LIMS project;
- ensuring the development, deployment and implementation of a joint informatics solution
- ensuring we are operating within our regional assurance frameworks
- delivering a technical, operational and analytical platform
- ensuring we deliver to the timescales required
The successful candidate will have a:
- Proven experience in working in informatics, including establishing and implementing complex informatics solutions across significant geographies
- Project management skills
- Understanding of:
- Genomic data and systems
- Clinical or laboratory workflows and quality processes, or
- Experience in similarly complex healthcare IT environments
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Direct and effective management of projects and programmes as required.
- Responsible for the leadership, management and performance of a team of business analysts and other project staff.
- To lead on any other GLH initiatives / activities as directed by the GLH Data and Informatics Director.
- Contribute towards the delivery of the GLH Programme / Project portfolio and co-ordinate project inter-dependencies.
- Management of the delivery of the GLHs comprehensive portfolio of work comprising of programmes, projects, technical requests and feasibility studies.
- To give comprehensive support and advice to a range of senior managers.
- To ensure the timely and accurate production of programme status reports for senior management, and the Trusts management committees.
- Client interaction, including developing a pipeline of work from the client, managing programmes/project priorities with the client, financial tracking and reporting, and project tracking and reporting
- Cross-activity relationship management across all directorates and departments
- Active leadership in the areas of quality control, standards, working practices and continuous improvement.
- The position will involve a considerable amount of interaction with colleagues, business groups, IT and external vendors
- To contribute to the on-going development of the Trusts IT Change Framework (structure, processes and controls) as a Trust asset. Promoting the value of the Change Framework within the change community and driving improvements based on experience gathered from business partners. Maturing those disciplines across the organisation ensuring deliverance of a professional, high qualityservice.
- To contribute to the Trust Wide Programme Management Operating Plan, maintaining alignment to NHS direction and policy
- Quality and Assurance and control over Programme/Project execution and outcomes including initial point of review for governance packs, prioritisation challenges, cost & resourcing pinch points
- Managing effective interfaces in order to maintain an end-to-end view of programme priorities and direction
- Feeds into and maintains register of portfolio risks and issues, including mitigation plans. Ensuring that these are escalated and acted upon effectively.
- Manage and lead Executive Assurance assignments as identified e.g. setting up and leading task force teams as necessary
- Provide advice / guidance to programmes and projects on processes and controls, building an improved understanding and capability in conformance to defined governance and practices
- Experience of managing stakeholders and debate, up to Director level
- Reports to the GLH Data and Informatics Director
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Direct and effective management of projects and programmes as required.
- Responsible for the leadership, management and performance of a team of business analysts and other project staff.
- To lead on any other GLH initiatives / activities as directed by the GLH Data and Informatics Director.
- Contribute towards the delivery of the GLH Programme / Project portfolio and co-ordinate project inter-dependencies.
- Management of the delivery of the GLHs comprehensive portfolio of work comprising of programmes, projects, technical requests and feasibility studies.
- To give comprehensive support and advice to a range of senior managers.
- To ensure the timely and accurate production of programme status reports for senior management, and the Trusts management committees.
- Client interaction, including developing a pipeline of work from the client, managing programmes/project priorities with the client, financial tracking and reporting, and project tracking and reporting
- Cross-activity relationship management across all directorates and departments
- Active leadership in the areas of quality control, standards, working practices and continuous improvement.
- The position will involve a considerable amount of interaction with colleagues, business groups, IT and external vendors
- To contribute to the on-going development of the Trusts IT Change Framework (structure, processes and controls) as a Trust asset. Promoting the value of the Change Framework within the change community and driving improvements based on experience gathered from business partners. Maturing those disciplines across the organisation ensuring deliverance of a professional, high qualityservice.
- To contribute to the Trust Wide Programme Management Operating Plan, maintaining alignment to NHS direction and policy
- Quality and Assurance and control over Programme/Project execution and outcomes including initial point of review for governance packs, prioritisation challenges, cost & resourcing pinch points
- Managing effective interfaces in order to maintain an end-to-end view of programme priorities and direction
- Feeds into and maintains register of portfolio risks and issues, including mitigation plans. Ensuring that these are escalated and acted upon effectively.
- Manage and lead Executive Assurance assignments as identified e.g. setting up and leading task force teams as necessary
- Provide advice / guidance to programmes and projects on processes and controls, building an improved understanding and capability in conformance to defined governance and practices
- Experience of managing stakeholders and debate, up to Director level
- Reports to the GLH Data and Informatics Director
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Master's level or equivalent level of qualification or experience e.g. IT, Business, Health or have substantial experience in a relevant post.
- Recognised project management qualification, preferably PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent experience in project management techniques
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Have experience of managing multiple complex projects.
- Have a good understanding of Trust policies and procedures.
- Have technical knowledge of enterprise level information technology.
Desirable
- Experience of managing projects in other organisations of similar size and complexity within or outside of the NHS
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Have experience of managing a team, ideally management of project or service support teams.
- Have technical knowledge of enterprise level information technology.
- Have experience of analysing and forecasting staff and budgets
- Have experience of inter-agency working involving multiple and diverse partners.
- Have experience of supporting executive level Project Boards
- Be competent with the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines including being self-motivated and organising workload
- Strong negotiation and persuasive skills.
- Ability to balance, prioritise and progress multiple tasks
- High focus on customer service and user requirements.
- Structured and methodical approach to complex tasks
- Ability to reconcile conflicting priorities
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Master's level or equivalent level of qualification or experience e.g. IT, Business, Health or have substantial experience in a relevant post.
- Recognised project management qualification, preferably PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent experience in project management techniques
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Have experience of managing multiple complex projects.
- Have a good understanding of Trust policies and procedures.
- Have technical knowledge of enterprise level information technology.
Desirable
- Experience of managing projects in other organisations of similar size and complexity within or outside of the NHS
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Have experience of managing a team, ideally management of project or service support teams.
- Have technical knowledge of enterprise level information technology.
- Have experience of analysing and forecasting staff and budgets
- Have experience of inter-agency working involving multiple and diverse partners.
- Have experience of supporting executive level Project Boards
- Be competent with the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines including being self-motivated and organising workload
- Strong negotiation and persuasive skills.
- Ability to balance, prioritise and progress multiple tasks
- High focus on customer service and user requirements.
- Structured and methodical approach to complex tasks
- Ability to reconcile conflicting priorities
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).
