Digital Project Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Trust. They will provide leadership and focus for their project team and will pro-actively communicate with key stakeholders on the development and delivery of their project, ensuring that they are managed in line with best practice standards and that risks are managed and benefits realised.

The post holder will be expected to work closely with external suppliers and have knowledge and skills to instigate procurement of systems using approved methodologies and procurement frameworks. There will also be an expectation to assist in the negotiation of project scope, products and deliverables that support business objectives in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Management

1.1 Designing and applying appropriate project management standards to all projects and incorporate in the gateway review process

1.2 Planning and monitoring the project and the production of the required deliverables

1.3 Plan and manage the deployment of physical and financial resources to meet project milestones

1.4 Adopting any delegation and use of project assurance roles within agreed reporting structures

1.5 Preparing and maintaining the project, stage and exception plans as required

1.6 Managing project risks, including the development of contingency plans

1.7 Liaison with project management and related projects to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated

1.8 Monitoring overall progress and use of resources, initiating corrective action where necessary

1.9 Applying change control and any required configuration management processes

1.10 Reporting through agreed reporting lines on project progress through highlight reports and end-stage assessments

1.11 Liaison with appointed project assurance representatives to assure the overall direction and integrity of the project

1.12 Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the project as required

1.13 Maintaining an awareness of potential interdependencies with other projects and their impact

1.14 Identifying and obtaining support and advice required for the management, planning and control of the project

1.15 Develop and initialise projects including the development of appropriate project plans, project documentation including business cases

1.16 Managing all project administration

1.17 Effectively communicate project objectives and progress to team members and stakeholders in a timely and unambiguous fashion

1.18 Conducting project evaluation review to assess how well the project was managed, delivery of benefits and hand over to operational delivery

1.19 Preparing any follow-on action recommendations as required.

The post holder will be responsible for leading and managing defined project/s for the Trust. They will provide leadership and focus for their project team and will pro-actively communicate with key stakeholders on the development and delivery of their project, ensuring that they are managed in line with best practice standards and that risks are managed and benefits realised.

The post holder will be expected to work closely with external suppliers and have knowledge and skills to instigate procurement of systems using approved methodologies and procurement frameworks. There will also be an expectation to assist in the negotiation of project scope, products and deliverables that support business objectives in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in relevant field - Post graduate level or equivalent experience
• Project management qualification or appropriately trained in project management techniques and processes

• PRINCE2 (Practitioner)

Skills and Attributes

• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrable ability to lead and drive project teams
• Able to manage and motivate project teams
• Understand, disseminate and present complex information, using both verbal and written disciplines
• Highly developed negotiating and influencing skills. Strong levels of critical thinking skills, problem solving ability and creative thinking to stimulate action
• Draw effective and speedy solutions from conflicting priorities
• Strong relationship management with all levels of stakeholders

• Good understanding of health and social care services and delivery in a range of organisations
• Clear commitment to modernisation of services
• Record of delivering change across organisations

Experience

• Experience of successfully managing digital projects, applying quality management principles and process
• Experience of budgeting and resource allocation
• Process redesign experience
• Experience in setting up new functions/systems

• Demonstrable knowledge of financial management and cost benefit analysis process
• Experience of line managing staff

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Building 3 White Rose Park

Millshaw Park Lane

Leeds

LS11 0DL

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/