Job summary
At Innovate Healthcare Services, we partner
with NHS organisations across Warwickshire to deliver digital transformation
that improves services, outcomes, and patient care.
Were looking for an experienced Senior
Project Manager to join our Project Delivery team and lead the delivery of
complex digital programmes across acute, community, and primary care settings.
Youll play a key role in supporting major
system priorities working across organisational boundaries to implement
solutions that deliver real, measurable impact for services and patients.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a
growing organisation at the forefront of digital change in health and care,
where delivery, collaboration, and impact are at the heart of everything we do.
Main duties of the job
Deliver
complex digital projects to agreed time, quality, and scope, maintaining
control of delivery plans and milestones.
Support
achievement of defined benefits and outcomes, contributing to value and
service improvement.
Operate
within effective governance frameworks, ensuring clear reporting, risks, and
escalation.
Maintain
delivery momentum, identifying and addressing risks, issues, and
dependencies.
Build
strong stakeholder relationships, engaging clinical, operational, and
technical teams to support delivery.
Ensure
clear and consistent communication, tailored to stakeholders and governance
groups.
Apply
PMO standards and project management best practice across all workstreams.
Support
adoption and change, working with stakeholders to embed new ways of working.
Monitor
and report on project performance, taking corrective action where required.
Contribute
to continuous improvement of project delivery practices within the
organisation.
About us
As a growing company, Innovate has a range of benefits and
opportunities to enable individuals to grow and experience a range of new
challenges. Innovate has a commitment to develop staff and provide a
supportive work life balance.
At Innovate, we are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We recognise the benefits of transferable skills and
a desire to learn. We encourage anyone who is interested in this role to get in
touch, even if you do not meet all stated criteria.
Company Benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Vivup staff benefits platform
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Generous annual leave package
- Flexible working
- Access to staff networks
- Volunteer leave
- Long service recognition scheme
- Buy and sell annual leave option
Please note, we may close this vacancy earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a high number of applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Workstream
/ Project Management
Lead
the successful delivery of designated digital transformation projects.
Establish
and maintain appropriate project management frameworks to support structured
delivery.
Develop
and maintain clear, comprehensive project plans with defined milestones,
ownership, and dependencies.
Monitor
and report on progress, ensuring delivery remains on track.
Manage
risks and issues within a structured framework, ensuring timely mitigation
and escalation where required.
Resolve
delivery challenges and escalate appropriately to Project Boards or
governance groups when necessary.
Prepare
Project Briefs and Project Initiation Documents (PIDs) in collaboration with
clinical, operational, and technical stakeholders.
Secure
appropriate approvals and authority to proceed with project delivery.
Plan
and manage workstream delivery using agreed organisational tools and
standards.
Strategy
Ensure
project delivery aligns with organisational priorities, service improvement
programmes, and wider NHS context.
Deliver
solutions within the context of broader transformation programmes (including
EPR and service change initiatives).
Contribute
to the development of business cases and funding bids where required.
Identify
opportunities for digital innovation and improvement that support programme
objectives.
Stakeholder
Engagement, Communication & Change
Develop
and deliver effective communication and engagement plans tailored to a wide
range of stakeholders.
Work
collaboratively with clinical, operational, technical, and supplier
stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.
Liaise
with Training and Change teams to ensure change management and training
approaches align with project needs.
Build
strong relationships to ensure shared understanding of problems, solutions,
and benefits.
Delivery
Assurance & Quality
Ensure
appropriate testing (including user acceptance testing) is planned and
delivered in line with project timelines.
Support
benefits realisation by ensuring clear definition and tracking of outcomes.
Maintain
high standards of documentation, governance, and reporting throughout the
project lifecycle.
Policies
and Standards
Apply
recognised project management methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2 or equivalent)
proportionately to project delivery.
Adhere
to Innovate PMO standards, governance processes, and best practice guidance.
Leadership
& Team Management
Lead
and coordinate multi-disciplinary project teams, often without direct line
management authority.
Provide
direction, support, and motivation to ensure delivery objectives are
achieved.
Line
manage and support the development of Project Managers and Assistant Project
Managers where required.
Deputise
for senior colleagues on project-related matters as needed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Workstream
/ Project Management
Lead
the successful delivery of designated digital transformation projects.
Establish
and maintain appropriate project management frameworks to support structured
delivery.
Develop
and maintain clear, comprehensive project plans with defined milestones,
ownership, and dependencies.
Monitor
and report on progress, ensuring delivery remains on track.
Manage
risks and issues within a structured framework, ensuring timely mitigation
and escalation where required.
Resolve
delivery challenges and escalate appropriately to Project Boards or
governance groups when necessary.
Prepare
Project Briefs and Project Initiation Documents (PIDs) in collaboration with
clinical, operational, and technical stakeholders.
Secure
appropriate approvals and authority to proceed with project delivery.
Plan
and manage workstream delivery using agreed organisational tools and
standards.
Strategy
Ensure
project delivery aligns with organisational priorities, service improvement
programmes, and wider NHS context.
Deliver
solutions within the context of broader transformation programmes (including
EPR and service change initiatives).
Contribute
to the development of business cases and funding bids where required.
Identify
opportunities for digital innovation and improvement that support programme
objectives.
Stakeholder
Engagement, Communication & Change
Develop
and deliver effective communication and engagement plans tailored to a wide
range of stakeholders.
Work
collaboratively with clinical, operational, technical, and supplier
stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.
Liaise
with Training and Change teams to ensure change management and training
approaches align with project needs.
Build
strong relationships to ensure shared understanding of problems, solutions,
and benefits.
Delivery
Assurance & Quality
Ensure
appropriate testing (including user acceptance testing) is planned and
delivered in line with project timelines.
Support
benefits realisation by ensuring clear definition and tracking of outcomes.
Maintain
high standards of documentation, governance, and reporting throughout the
project lifecycle.
Policies
and Standards
Apply
recognised project management methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2 or equivalent)
proportionately to project delivery.
Adhere
to Innovate PMO standards, governance processes, and best practice guidance.
Leadership
& Team Management
Lead
and coordinate multi-disciplinary project teams, often without direct line
management authority.
Provide
direction, support, and motivation to ensure delivery objectives are
achieved.
Line
manage and support the development of Project Managers and Assistant Project
Managers where required.
Deputise
for senior colleagues on project-related matters as needed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- PRINCE2 qualification or equivalent.
What we are looking for in our people
Essential
- Actively engage in continuous professional development (CPD), applying learning to improve personal effectiveness and contribute to enhanced delivery standards.
- Strong understanding of NHS environments, structures, and priorities.
- Strong knowledge and practical application of project management methodologies.
- Strong leadership, influencing, and decision-making skills.
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience delivering complex digital or transformation projects.
- Demonstrable experience in project planning and delivery across multiple workstreams (using recognised planning tools and approaches
- Experience of leading teams and driving delivery in complex, change-driven environments.
- Experience of monitoring and evaluating project performance and outcomes.
Desirable
- Experience working with NHS clinical systems.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- PRINCE2 qualification or equivalent.
What we are looking for in our people
Essential
- Actively engage in continuous professional development (CPD), applying learning to improve personal effectiveness and contribute to enhanced delivery standards.
- Strong understanding of NHS environments, structures, and priorities.
- Strong knowledge and practical application of project management methodologies.
- Strong leadership, influencing, and decision-making skills.
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience delivering complex digital or transformation projects.
- Demonstrable experience in project planning and delivery across multiple workstreams (using recognised planning tools and approaches
- Experience of leading teams and driving delivery in complex, change-driven environments.
- Experience of monitoring and evaluating project performance and outcomes.
Desirable
- Experience working with NHS clinical systems.
