Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen within the Informatics Department at Wirral University Teaching Hospital as we seek to appoint a highly motivated Senior Project Manager to join out team. We're looking for someone with several years of experience of successful implementations through the project lifecycle, from business case development to change management and handover into business as usual.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will engage with stakeholders across the Trust and with external partner agencies. You will work as a key member of the Project Management Team, liaising closely with other members of the Informatics department and the wider Trust.
With significant Project Management experience and the ability to lead and influence staff members, you will have excellent communication skills and demonstrate a record of successful implementation to time and budget.
You will have a good understanding of the issues which challenge large organisations when implementing complex ICT solutions. You will be able to deal with competing priorities and at the same time you will be able to guide stakeholders through formal project management governance.
This is an exciting and challenging role and you will make a vital contribution to the Trust's continued delivery of its ICT strategy, and to make a positive contribution to the shaping of an ambitious Informatics team.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Senior Project Manager position available with WUTH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Senior Project Manager position available with WUTH.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Relevant Degree Level Qualification in a Clinical, computer sciences field or Business and Administration or equivalent experience
- Effectively utilise a range of IT office systems including MS Project, Powerpoint , Word , spreadsheets and web browser technologies
Desirable
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
Knowledge and Skills
Desirable
- Implementing IT systems in the NHS
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Desirable
- Recognisable management qualification eg Diploma
- Prince 2 Practitioner or MSP certification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- 5 years experience of IT preferably in the WUTH or wider NHS environment engaging clinical staff and other key stakeholders in collaborative projects
- Two years experience of staff / team supervision management
- Delivery of projects to successful completion delivering complex projects across organisational and professional boundaries
- Knowledge of security and confidentiality legislation and guidance
- Knowledge and experience of change management
- Experience of preparing business case and other standard documents for submission to various stakeholders including benefit and risk assessments
- Experience of staff / team supervision management
Desirable
- Knowledge of the latest national IM&T agenda and the opportunities for improvement in patient care presented by it
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Relevant Degree Level Qualification in a Clinical, computer sciences field or Business and Administration or equivalent experience
- Effectively utilise a range of IT office systems including MS Project, Powerpoint , Word , spreadsheets and web browser technologies
Desirable
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
Knowledge and Skills
Desirable
- Implementing IT systems in the NHS
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Desirable
- Recognisable management qualification eg Diploma
- Prince 2 Practitioner or MSP certification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- 5 years experience of IT preferably in the WUTH or wider NHS environment engaging clinical staff and other key stakeholders in collaborative projects
- Two years experience of staff / team supervision management
- Delivery of projects to successful completion delivering complex projects across organisational and professional boundaries
- Knowledge of security and confidentiality legislation and guidance
- Knowledge and experience of change management
- Experience of preparing business case and other standard documents for submission to various stakeholders including benefit and risk assessments
- Experience of staff / team supervision management
Desirable
- Knowledge of the latest national IM&T agenda and the opportunities for improvement in patient care presented by it
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
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).
