Job summary
We are looking for a Transformation Project Manager to join our supportive and collaborative Transformation Team on a one-year fixed term or secondment basis. The Transformation Team supports the delivery of key strategic transformation across Hertfordshire Community Trust and this role will have a particular focus on working with our Children's and Young People (CYP) Service to improve the way in which we provide care and support for neurodiverse children. The post holder will work closely with CYP Specialist Services leadership, clinicians, and teams, as well as engaging with system partners and service users or their families.
The post holder will use their experience and demonstrable project management skills to ensure that projects are well planned, efficiently implemented, and best practice project methodology is used toensure the project is a success and the identified benefits are realised. They will work in collaboration with senior colleagues, clinicians, technical subject matter experts, frontline staff and a range of colleagues from within the Trust and from partner organisations and commissioners.
All members of our Transformation Team are encouraged and supported to use their own creativity, ideas and skills to work in partnership with colleagues to address challenges, identify opportunities for improvement and help HCT to be an organization that seeks to continuously improve what we do.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will manage the successful delivery of a range of projects and work areas across Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to support organisational improvement and transformation. The post holder will work across the Trust providing support for projects that are both internal and external facing, will analyse requirements, support the governance and work hand-in-hand with colleagues from across the organisation to develop and enable new and improved ways of working that supports our delivery of safe and high-quality patient care.
The post holder will use their experience and demonstrable project management skills to ensure that projects are well planned, efficiently implemented and pre-determined benefits are realised. They will work in collaboration with senior colleagues, clinicians, technical subject matter experts, frontline staff and a range of colleagues from within the Trust and from partner organisations and commissioners.
All members of our Transformation Team are encouraged and supported to use their own creativity, ideas and skills to work in partnership with colleagues to address challenges, identify opportunities for improvement and help HCT to be an organisation that seeks to continuously improve what we do.
About us
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Manage all project resources and relevant project documentation ranging from project start-up, progress reports, risk and issue logs and project close-down reports
- Maintain and manage project plans for all allocated projects.
- Communicate project progress, including to any relevant program boards, celebrating progress and effectively escalating challenges to seek support and solutions
- Ensure the project remains on track to deliver outcomes in line with time, cost and quality constraints.
- Establish and manage relevant project meetings to ensure the proper functioning of the project
- Use own creativity, ingenuity, ideas, and analysis of relevant data to support colleagues to identify best practice and possible improvements
- Actively contribute as a vital member of the Transformation Team and wider Strategy Directorate, enthusiastically supporting colleagues and attending and contributing to team and directorate meetings
- Supporting our desire to continuously improve, members of the Transformation Team are supported to develop, learn and improve. All team members then have a key role in bringing any learning back to the team to support the development of others
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Manage all project resources and relevant project documentation ranging from project start-up, progress reports, risk and issue logs and project close-down reports
- Maintain and manage project plans for all allocated projects.
- Communicate project progress, including to any relevant program boards, celebrating progress and effectively escalating challenges to seek support and solutions
- Ensure the project remains on track to deliver outcomes in line with time, cost and quality constraints.
- Establish and manage relevant project meetings to ensure the proper functioning of the project
- Use own creativity, ingenuity, ideas, and analysis of relevant data to support colleagues to identify best practice and possible improvements
- Actively contribute as a vital member of the Transformation Team and wider Strategy Directorate, enthusiastically supporting colleagues and attending and contributing to team and directorate meetings
- Supporting our desire to continuously improve, members of the Transformation Team are supported to develop, learn and improve. All team members then have a key role in bringing any learning back to the team to support the development of others
Person Specification
Qualifications and Trainings
Essential
- Educate to Master Degree level or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Further training and experience in project management e.g LEAN, PRINCE2 or equivalent skills demonstrated through experience
Desirable
- Other relevant qualification or further training demonstrating commitment to continual professional development and improvement
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive project manager experience including developing all key documentation and delivering change withing agreed timescales
- Experience of designing and delivering service improvements
- Experience of working with and effectively engaging a variety of stakeholders, including senior leaders at a senior level in a large organization
- Experience of planning and facilitating meetings and workshops, designed to achieve specified objectives
Desirable
- Experience of leading or supporting projects within and NHS or public sector environment
- Experience, knowledge and / or awareness of Neurodiversity
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills with the ability to persuade, influence and negotiate to achieve successful outcomes
- Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to use and analyze data to draw conclusions and develop recommendations
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with highly attuned understanding of different audiences and sensitivities
- Ability to understand complex information with a curiosity to ask relevant questions and use data to further insight
Desirable
- Advanced IT skills including analysing and presenting complex information and the ability to learn to use new software and systems as necessary
- Ability to design and present written information in a concise and engaging way
Personal qualities
Essential
- Demonstrate HCT's values
- Ability to work on own and initiative and organize own and others workload, allocating work as necessary
- Discretion, integrity and trustworthiness
- Ability to cope calmly and sensitively to stressful situations
Other requirements
Essential
- Upholding the Trust's values at all times
- Eligible to live and work in the UK
- Ability to travel to various sites across Hertfordshire depending on the project and priority (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 that would prevent this)
Person Specification
Qualifications and Trainings
Essential
- Educate to Master Degree level or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Further training and experience in project management e.g LEAN, PRINCE2 or equivalent skills demonstrated through experience
Desirable
- Other relevant qualification or further training demonstrating commitment to continual professional development and improvement
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive project manager experience including developing all key documentation and delivering change withing agreed timescales
- Experience of designing and delivering service improvements
- Experience of working with and effectively engaging a variety of stakeholders, including senior leaders at a senior level in a large organization
- Experience of planning and facilitating meetings and workshops, designed to achieve specified objectives
Desirable
- Experience of leading or supporting projects within and NHS or public sector environment
- Experience, knowledge and / or awareness of Neurodiversity
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills with the ability to persuade, influence and negotiate to achieve successful outcomes
- Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to use and analyze data to draw conclusions and develop recommendations
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with highly attuned understanding of different audiences and sensitivities
- Ability to understand complex information with a curiosity to ask relevant questions and use data to further insight
Desirable
- Advanced IT skills including analysing and presenting complex information and the ability to learn to use new software and systems as necessary
- Ability to design and present written information in a concise and engaging way
Personal qualities
Essential
- Demonstrate HCT's values
- Ability to work on own and initiative and organize own and others workload, allocating work as necessary
- Discretion, integrity and trustworthiness
- Ability to cope calmly and sensitively to stressful situations
Other requirements
Essential
- Upholding the Trust's values at all times
- Eligible to live and work in the UK
- Ability to travel to various sites across Hertfordshire depending on the project and priority (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 that would prevent this)
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.
