Head of Project Delivery (Project Implementation)

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Staff Management & Leadership

To exercise leadership with regard to implementation of digital and digital Programme within the Trusts, providing guidance, mentorship and support for the Project Management team to ensure successful project delivery

Line management duties include recruitment, induction, identification of training needs, staff development, objective setting and performance management, management of absenteeism, grievance and disciplinary procedures and general communications in accordance with Innovates policies and procedures.

Foster a collaborative and results-driven team culture, emphasizing accountability, flexibility, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Promote the use of IT to Trust staff to achieve more effective operational practices and to act as a vehicle for organisational change.

To act as a Senior Manager in the Programmes & Digital Transformation Directorate, leading and deputising for senior staff as required.

Resource Planning and Allocation:

Collaborate with Heads of Portfolios and workstream leads across Innovate to understand project requirements to optimise resource allocation across multiple projects and clients, ensuring aligned utilisation of skills and expertise.

Anticipate and proactively address capacity constraints, working with the Heads of Portfolio, workstream leads and key stakeholders across Innovate to balance workloads and prioritise projects.

To lead on the recently established Innovate New Works Request and Digital Prioritisation process for Trust digital projects, ensuring the process remains fit for purpose.

Project, Programme & Portfolio Management:

Work closely with project and business change managers and Innovate Heads of Portfolios to identify and mitigate risks, resolve issues, act as an escalation point, and drive projects to successful completion.

To ensure programme management systems and documentation is maintained end-to-end through the project life cycle in support of the Trusts Digital Programmes.

To co-ordinate actions arising from the Trusts Digital Healthcare Board, Project Boards and Implementation Groups.

To ensure that Projects and Programme are delivered to a high standard with robust governance, adopting relevant best practice, whilst adhering to NHS, Trust and Innovate guidelines.

Strategy

To represent Digital Transformation and Innovate on any client projects, supporting the delivery of Innovate and the Trusts digital strategy, ensure that the work of the Portfolio project team is aligned and that projects are effectively contributing to the strategy.

To produce and contribute to Business Cases for new digital solutions or other proposal as required for internal and external approval at all levels. The post holder will play a leading role in engaging stakeholders to secure the necessary information, including financial, and approvals.

To work with the client, procurement and stakeholders within Innovate to support tender processes, in accordance with national and local guidelines and frameworks.

To ensure that Innovate meets its obligations with third party IT suppliers in identifying their resources required for implementation of any digital project

To manage the financial aspects of any digital project implementation in relation to change of scope, unexpected supplier or other costs in accordance with Innovates standards of budgetary control and probity.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience in a senior digital delivery client-facing leadership role, within or outside the NHS.
• Experience of managing a team and developing staff to ensure they have the required knowledge, skills, and competencies to undertake their duties.
• Extensive experience of managing projects through the whole project life cycle, including highlight and KPI reporting.
• Experience of financial management as a budget holder, authorised signature and/or contributor to business cases finances.
• Experience of liaising with senior managerial staff, client stakeholders and subject matter experts, such as clinical leads, in relation to project delivery and their IT needs.
• Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines whilst having drive and passion for delivering digital projects and programmes in a controlled and efficient manner.

What we are looking for in our people

Essential

• Knowledge and experience of benefits management in digital projects is highly desirable.
• Ability to manage and optimise project resource allocation in a dynamic environment to successfully delivery digital projects

Employer details

Employer name

Innovate Healthcare Services

Address

Warwick Hospital

Lakin Road

Warwick

Warwickshire

CV34 5BW

Employer's website

https://www.innovatehs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)