Portfolio Co-ordinator

Job summary

Join us at NHS Blood & Transplant as a Portfolio Coordinator and embark on a journey where your expertise will shape the future and reputation of an organization with a mission to save and improve lives. Within the Digital, Data and Technology Directorate at NHSBT we have some ambitious plans to deliver change over the next five years. Working within the Portfolio and Performance Team you will be at the forefront of supporting these change programmes. This varied hybrid role will be a mixture of home working and NHSBT centre base working, supporting work across in the various capabilities across the function and department. You will help with project work, demand and capacity management undertaking a variety of duties to help ensure the success of these plans. This is a unique opportunity to expand your understanding of Portfolio, Programme and Project methodology and delivery. You will therefore have a good grasp of project management through the complete lifecycle, supported by an excellent grasp of IT packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and the ability to use these to produce professional reports. Good verbal and written communication skills are more important. Calm when under pressure, you will be a team-player with knockout organisational and prioritising capabilities. You will also be educated to HNC/HND level or equivalent, and you will be keen to learn.

Main duties of the job

Your role is to support the Head of DDTS Portfolio Office to make sure that the great work being undertaken to make changes in NHSBT and specifically DDTS is delivered to the best possible standards. There is a wide range of interesting and challenging projects and programmes and you will learn how they impact on our customers and what good looks like. You will be required to support the key meetings, making sure they are well prepared and everyone is clear what needs to happen. You will be providing Programme Management Office services supporting key management information from Project Boards through to departmental seniot governance boards. This is a key role where you would be a critical friend across DDTS Portfolio, Programmes and Projects. You will be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.