Job summary
To apply a professional project management methodology to the delivery of identified Trust projects, and to lead and be directly accountable for such projects, ensuring that timescales, cost boundaries and other technical objectives are met.
To manage staff, budgets, systems, processes and information associated with identified projects.
Main duties of the job
To apply a professional project management methodology to the delivery of identified Trust projects, and to lead and be directly accountable for such projects, ensuring that timescales, cost boundaries and other technical objectives are met.
To manage staff, budgets, systems, processes and information associated with identified projects.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
You will enjoy the benefits of working in AWP, an NHS Trust that is committed to developing highly skilled workforce and actively encourages professional development opportunities. You will be encouraged and supported to participate in additional training and development activities.
You will also benefit from the generous NHS pension scheme and exclusive NHS discounts.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To manage significant large scale projects within and across the Trust, following a clear project management methodology, reporting progress against defined actions as necessary.2. To ensure that project deliverables are in line with Trust, regional and national strategy.3. To be responsible for the project budget, ensuring records are maintained and agreed funding levels are not exceeded.4. To manage multi-disciplinary teams associated with the delivery of identified projects, ensuring work is defined and delivered on time and utilising people management skills to get the most out of team members.5. To coordinate the work of different work streams within the project, ensuring the phasing of activity within the overall work plan and the compilation of both broad and detailed plans.6. To play an active role in the drawing up of all project documentation, compiling project initiation documentation, defining the programme of activity and milestones within it.7. To compile project reports and papers, ensuring reporting mechanisms are delivered, that a clear assurance route is maintained so that progress can be effectively monitored and presenting these in a variety of settings.8. To provide detailed project management information both internally and externally as required.9. To liaise with relevant internal and external parties in order to ensure active engagement from various sources including service users and carers, staff and trades unions as well as partner agencies.10. To be responsible for developing and maintaining information systems in relation to projects, ensuring clear audit trails are maintained and that information is shared and owned collectively.11. To provide high level technical advice to the Project Director, Project Board and, where appropriate, the organisation as a whole so that project delivery is maximised.12. To lead the project team in developing, scoring and managing the project risk register in line with Trust policy. This will include identifying potential threats to the project and their causes as well as mitigating management actions.13. To develop a project communication strategy, being clear about communication needs at the different stages of the project and identifying the different roles and forms of engagement with different constituencies. This will include overseeing the development of relevant materials and information as well as specifying the specific forms of communication needed.
Communications and Working RelationshipsProject DirectorProject teamAWP managers and staffStaff sideExternal partners relevant to the project
Most challenging part of this roleManaging the priorities of the project through others, ensuring the project objectives are balanced against operational imperatives. Project objectives may not be shared by all, even when overall trust strategy is delivered through the project mechanisms.Success may depend on managing through others when not in a direct line management role. Tenacity and focus in the face of difficulty and/or opposition will be key to effective delivery.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To manage significant large scale projects within and across the Trust, following a clear project management methodology, reporting progress against defined actions as necessary.2. To ensure that project deliverables are in line with Trust, regional and national strategy.3. To be responsible for the project budget, ensuring records are maintained and agreed funding levels are not exceeded.4. To manage multi-disciplinary teams associated with the delivery of identified projects, ensuring work is defined and delivered on time and utilising people management skills to get the most out of team members.5. To coordinate the work of different work streams within the project, ensuring the phasing of activity within the overall work plan and the compilation of both broad and detailed plans.6. To play an active role in the drawing up of all project documentation, compiling project initiation documentation, defining the programme of activity and milestones within it.7. To compile project reports and papers, ensuring reporting mechanisms are delivered, that a clear assurance route is maintained so that progress can be effectively monitored and presenting these in a variety of settings.8. To provide detailed project management information both internally and externally as required.9. To liaise with relevant internal and external parties in order to ensure active engagement from various sources including service users and carers, staff and trades unions as well as partner agencies.10. To be responsible for developing and maintaining information systems in relation to projects, ensuring clear audit trails are maintained and that information is shared and owned collectively.11. To provide high level technical advice to the Project Director, Project Board and, where appropriate, the organisation as a whole so that project delivery is maximised.12. To lead the project team in developing, scoring and managing the project risk register in line with Trust policy. This will include identifying potential threats to the project and their causes as well as mitigating management actions.13. To develop a project communication strategy, being clear about communication needs at the different stages of the project and identifying the different roles and forms of engagement with different constituencies. This will include overseeing the development of relevant materials and information as well as specifying the specific forms of communication needed.
Communications and Working RelationshipsProject DirectorProject teamAWP managers and staffStaff sideExternal partners relevant to the project
Most challenging part of this roleManaging the priorities of the project through others, ensuring the project objectives are balanced against operational imperatives. Project objectives may not be shared by all, even when overall trust strategy is delivered through the project mechanisms.Success may depend on managing through others when not in a direct line management role. Tenacity and focus in the face of difficulty and/or opposition will be key to effective delivery.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oEducated to degree level or equivalent or possesses a relevant practitioner qualification
- oSignificant work experience gained in a relevant field
- oPost-registration/ Postgraduate management qualification or equivalent
- oHighly developed understanding of relevant legislation/ statutory frameworks
- oAble to articulate all of the relevant elements of sound project management
- oA proven track record of delivering objectives on time and within budget
- oBudget Management Skills
- oExperience of supervising staff to deliver in the workplace
- oEmotionally resilient and politically astute
- oExcellent communication skills, able to articulate highly complicated concepts in a way that is accessible to people from a non-technical background
- oProject Management Skills
- oLeadership skills, engenders confidence and respect
- oExperience gained at practitioner level in a large complex organisation operating within a policy and procedure framework
Desirable
- oQualified PRINCE 2 Project Manager
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oEducated to degree level or equivalent or possesses a relevant practitioner qualification
- oSignificant work experience gained in a relevant field
- oPost-registration/ Postgraduate management qualification or equivalent
- oHighly developed understanding of relevant legislation/ statutory frameworks
- oAble to articulate all of the relevant elements of sound project management
- oA proven track record of delivering objectives on time and within budget
- oBudget Management Skills
- oExperience of supervising staff to deliver in the workplace
- oEmotionally resilient and politically astute
- oExcellent communication skills, able to articulate highly complicated concepts in a way that is accessible to people from a non-technical background
- oProject Management Skills
- oLeadership skills, engenders confidence and respect
- oExperience gained at practitioner level in a large complex organisation operating within a policy and procedure framework
Desirable
- oQualified PRINCE 2 Project Manager
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).
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