Senior Project Manager Cancer Diagnostics

Job description

Job responsibilities

Principle Duties:

1. To support the System Leads with the implementation of the system strategies across our health and care system, contributing to short, medium- and long-term transformation objectives, achieving quality outcomes.
2. Support the System Leads to identify service transformation opportunities which encompass new ways of working, pathway redesign and innovation within day-to-day operations.
3. Prepare, plan and lead agreed projects to support workstream objectives and proactively follow up agreed actions.
4. Work closely as needed with partners to identify vulnerable/unsustainable services and support the process to enact any changes needed to improve these services and enhance patient care across our ICS footprint.
5. Ensure internal and external key stakeholders, including patients and the public, have effective opportunities to engage in service transformation programmes/projects/lean events, enabling them to contribute, influence and progress the implementation of improvements to facilitate collaborative working and mutually beneficial outcomes.
6. In conjunction with Project and Clinical teams and external partners, support the implementation of pathway changes across complex organisational boundaries.
7. Undertake risk analysis of allocated programmes/workstreams in the context of risk to the organisations clinical and business objectives.
8. Maintain and apply up to date knowledge of service improvement including change, government initiatives, national policies, philosophies, tools, and processes.
9. Prepare regular updates and complex written reports to the Director of Transformation, Head of Transformation, and the Transformation Board on the progress of projects against key objectives and quantifiable impacts on patient experience, productivity, and efficiency.

General Duties:

1. Lead and be responsible for the development, management, and implementation of projects to often challenging timescales, against agreed objectives using project management best practice methodologies
2. Support the System Lead by identifying and managing the dependencies and interfaces across projects/programmes, potential impact on wider organisation, system and resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary to ensure their successful delivery in line with strategic objectives.
3. Develop, complete, maintain and update all formal project documentation including benefits realisation, risk analysis and management plans. Ensure these documents are available within the Programme library.
4. Develop, facilitate, and monitor the delivery of the project plan within the agreed project scope to deliver objectives within agreed timescales. Contribute to the development of key performance indicators/outcome measures for the successful assessment of project success.
5. Plan and organise a range of complex meetings, activities and programmes of work which will support the delivery of project objectives. Provide coordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working groups and provide project advice, expertise and support.
6. Identify risks associated with the projects including the development of contingency plans and managing conflicting priorities between stakeholders with different expectations.
7. Assess and analyse potential risks to the realisation of project timescales, milestones outcomes and initiate prompt remedial action as necessary.
8. Provide regular updates and complex written reports project progress in line with agreed governance arrangements, including preparing relevant updates and papers and attending and presenting at Board meetings and other internal/external committees
9. Develop policies and procedures in own work function with impact on wider organisation/system as required
10. Ensure delivery of projects within budget, managing the budget for programmes of work within service, escalating risks as per governance procedures. Support development of bids for additional funding as required and support with procurement for additional funding and resources as needed.

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Person Specification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
• Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques, and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) or equivalent experience
• Experience of working in public sector organisations i.e., NHS, Local Authority, Police, Fire Service etc. Current knowledge of health and care systems in England.
• Experience of working on service transformation.
• Experience of working effectively across diverse backgrounds. Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
• Experience of initiating partnership working and co-ordinating projects across organisational boundaries - complex, multidisciplinary, challenging environments.

Desirable

• Experience of training and coaching

Communication Skills

Essential

• Ability to prepare, produce communications for senior stakeholders with experience presenting to varied groups. Excellent facilitation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills. Able to communicate contentious and sensitive information and change requirements.
• Change management skills. Manage resistance to change, deal positively with challenging situations, manage conflicts.

Analytical Skills

Essential

• Ability to use, interpret and analyse complex issues - i.e. information conflicting/multiple sources/incomplete using experience to make inferences and decision making.
• Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy- i.e. researching best practice, interpreting its relevance, identifying processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform
• Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise

Management Skills

Essential

• Prioritise/manage own workload effectively, delegate effectively to others, work to tight/changing timescales with uncertainty and change, plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes, adjust plans accordingly. Ability to make decisions autonomously.
• Use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations.
• Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues

Other

Essential

• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite with excellent keyboard skills
• Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial process

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.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Coventry & Warwickshire Integrated Care Board

Address

Shire Hall

Warwick

CV34 4RL

Employer's website

https://www.happyhealthylives.uk/integrated-care-board/ (Opens in a new tab)