Job summary
At NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) we are a kind of service that saves and improves lives. We have a unique opportunity to join our service within Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation (OTDT) as an Associate Product Manager.
As a Product Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the safe and effective delivery of business and technology product change, into the live service environment by providing critical specialist knowledge of the Business and technology within their product domain to support the entire software delivery lifecycle (requirements, design, development & testing).
Main duties of the job
You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with highly developed influencing and negotiating skills and have a thorough technical understanding of the existing OTDT technology products and current architecture. You will need these skills and this knowledge in the main focus of this role, to analyse, specify and deliver improvements to OTDTs organ allocation schemes.
You will have product management skills and will support Lead Product Managers and Senior Product Managers with the creation and ownership of the product domain vision, demand management process, product backlog and integrated change roadmap and will champion improved ways of working (e.g. Agile).
The postholder will also provide subject matter expertise to other domains or projects across the business where critical change to OTDT technology is involved and therefore a dependency is placed on the product management teams product specialist knowledge. (e.g. supporting NTXD and Donor Path Family Testing Development Programme).
The role will understand and manage the safe interaction of the equipment used and IT systems, to achieve safe donor and patient outcomes in the end-to-end process of managing OTDT products. This includes the way testing results are characterised by specialist testing equipment, the peripherals used in managing process like SDLC and their interaction with OTDT core systems.
About us
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What we offer:
- NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.
- 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
- NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions
- We’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
To learn more, please see our recruitment profile, which provides a summary of the job description and person specification. This can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What we offer:
- NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.
- 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
- NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions
- We’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
To learn more, please see our recruitment profile, which provides a summary of the job description and person specification. This can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree OR equivalent extensive related experience and training.
- Demonstrate commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD)
- Willingness and ability to undertake frequent travel and spend time away from base to meet the requirements of the post (with appropriate prior notice).
Experience
Essential
- Experience leading user acceptance testing for technology change
- Extensive knowledge of technology products within domain and their business use
- Have extensive knowledge & technical understanding of the NHSBT technology domain application landscape and architecture
- Current understanding of developments within the wider NHS including benchmarking with similar products & services
- Experience of delivering change for large-scale complex technology change in the public sector
- Expert in defining & communicating outcomes to be met by a product area and its related services, whether these are user needs, technical requirements or business-related outcomes.
- Experience in championing and implementing changes that foster a culture of continuous improvement
- Experience in working with teams and stakeholders to define user stories with suitable acceptance criteria, key performance indicators (KPIs) and associated performance metrics and measures.
- Expertise in communicating ideas clearly and persuasively to diverse audience groups using multiple remote and face-to-face methods
- Expertise in producing clear written & visual communications and oral presentations about product- or service-related decisions and priorities
- Expertise in forming productive working relationships with colleagues at all levels and within a complex structure
- Working knowledge of Software Delivery Lifecycle
- Basic knowledge of other NHSBT software systems.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree OR equivalent extensive related experience and training.
- Demonstrate commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD)
- Willingness and ability to undertake frequent travel and spend time away from base to meet the requirements of the post (with appropriate prior notice).
Experience
Essential
- Experience leading user acceptance testing for technology change
- Extensive knowledge of technology products within domain and their business use
- Have extensive knowledge & technical understanding of the NHSBT technology domain application landscape and architecture
- Current understanding of developments within the wider NHS including benchmarking with similar products & services
- Experience of delivering change for large-scale complex technology change in the public sector
- Expert in defining & communicating outcomes to be met by a product area and its related services, whether these are user needs, technical requirements or business-related outcomes.
- Experience in championing and implementing changes that foster a culture of continuous improvement
- Experience in working with teams and stakeholders to define user stories with suitable acceptance criteria, key performance indicators (KPIs) and associated performance metrics and measures.
- Expertise in communicating ideas clearly and persuasively to diverse audience groups using multiple remote and face-to-face methods
- Expertise in producing clear written & visual communications and oral presentations about product- or service-related decisions and priorities
- Expertise in forming productive working relationships with colleagues at all levels and within a complex structure
- Working knowledge of Software Delivery Lifecycle
- Basic knowledge of other NHSBT software systems.
