Digital Project Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

The responsibilities will include:

To project manage one specific IT project or IT work streams which is part of a programme, helping to develop the project/work stream business case and/or scoping and requirements and ensuring that the outputs specified in the scoping are delivered on time and to specification.

To keep the relevant Programme or Project Board aware of progress and risks (escalating as appropriate).

To ensure the Trusts project management framework is fully utilised and that the planning, monitoring and governance of the project are carried out in line with relevant Trust policies and procedures, raising any concerns to the programme manager in a timely manner.

To establish and sustain effective arrangements to plan, manage and monitor the outputs of any work streams that underpin the project, ensuring that they deliver the required outputs to the agreed specification and deadlines.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to postgraduate diploma level in a relevant subject or equivalent experiential learning
• Evidence of training in programme or project management principles and techniques (or willingness to achieve within agreed timescale)
• The Trust's QIS (Quality Improvement System) for Leaders Certificate (or willing to achieve within agreed timescale)

• Project Management qualification
• Quality improvement qualification, or evidence of training in quality improvement principles and techniques

Experience

• Experience in supporting change initiatives
• Proven experience in engaging successfully with a range of stakeholders
• Experience of producing written reports and relating to complex information and data
• Developing and monitoring project plans or change implementation plans
• Experience of using influencing and negotiation techniques
• Experience of producing written reports and relating to complex information and data
• Experience of presenting complex issues to management in order to trigger a decision
• Able to make reasoned judgements even when key information is missing or uncertain
• Use of appropriate communications and coaching techniques to motivate and inspire others to act
• Experience of participation in a project or working group governing a change initiative

• Line management, motivation and development of staff
• Experience of developing project scopes, initiation documents and business cases
• Experience as a formal project manager
• Experience of using a quality improvement system
• Experience of leading a change initiative which had to be re-planned after it had started

Knowledge

• Has an awareness of nationally recognised project management systems
• Specific knowledge required to have credibility with the stakeholders for the project (or an indication from past experience that this can be gained quickly)
• Understanding of the issues and context underlying the specific programme/projects to be managed (within agreed timescale)
• Good understanding of the Trust's Programme/Project Management framework (within agreed timescale)
• Good understanding of the Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS) (within agreed timescale)
• Awareness of the political and managerial context of the NHS and drivers of reform and change within the NHS
• Understands coaching tools and how to manage and influence both directly managed staff, peers and more senior staff
• Understands own strengths and weaknesses and able to seek advice/support accordingly

• Understanding of mental health and/or learning disability issues and service
• Specialist knowledge and understanding of the subject matter of the project(s) to be managed

Skills

• Change Management skills
• Excellent facilitation, influencing and negotiating skills
• Able to analyse and understand complex information and uncertainties about future risk
• Able to identify interdependencies and the potential impact of these

• Workshop design and facilitation skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Flatts Lane Centre

Middlesbrough

TS6 0SZ

https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/