Senior Project Manager

Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type NHS

Site Unit 13, Ainleys industrial estate, Town Elland

Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum

Salary period Yearly

Closing 20/04/:59

Interview date 30/05/2025

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

Job overview

The post holder will be a key member of the PMO Management Team and have responsibility for supporting the delivery, design, and continuous improvement of the PMO, ensuring that resource is allocated and managed against THIS and its customers' priorities and in line with agreed programmes of work and contract schedules.

Specifically, the post holder will support the PMO Manager with the implementation of the strategic vision for the PMO, ensuring professionalisation and commercialisation are embedded as central values throughout all levels of the service.

There will be a high level of customer service experience required for this role, as well as the ability to direct managers at a strategic level.

Additionally, the post holder will be responsible for the overall management and successful delivery of a range of complex IM&T Projects and Programmes. The post holder will be required to ensure that projects are successfully and effectively delivered through the rigorous application of a standard project management approach, ensuring they are delivered to time, cost and quality criteria, which meet both internal and external customer requirements.

The post requires close working relationships with suppliers, clinicians and health professionals to ensure that the anticipated benefits of the relevant IM&T enabled solutions are fully realised.

Main duties of the job

• Deputise for PMO Manager
• Line manage members of the PMO
• Support the PMO Manager in the development of and in implementing the overall strategic vision of the PMO, including service/personnel development/improvement, professionalisation and commercialisation.
• Maintain an active senior level project/programme/consultation portfolio as appropriate.
• Manage individuals within the project team environment.
• Produce highlight reports in a timely accurate fashion to key project stakeholders.
• Ensure project issues are appropriately maintained.
• Ensure project risks are logged and managed effectively.
• Set up appropriate project governance structures.
• Ensure effective communication paths are in place at all project levels.
• Participate in creation of Business Cases.
• Develop appropriate project scoping and associated Project Initiation Documentation (PID's).
• Ensure quality standards are met.

Person specification QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• Degree Standard or equivalent knowledge acquired through experience
• Advanced Professional Project Management Qualification (e.g PRINCE Practitioner)
• Professional Management Qualification

EXPERIENCE

• A substantial proven track record of Project Management; planning and implementation of multiple complex projects - gained from working in a range of organisations in an NHS setting
• A demonstrable understanding of the principles of modernisation in the NHS, including experience around service improvement and re-design, monitoring change and facilitating staff in changing their working practices
• An understanding of clinical and corporate governance and risk management systems and processes.
• Able to develop, put in place and oversee progress tracking and reporting mechanisms which mitigate and manage delivery and operational risks.
• Experience of benefits realisation.
• Budget management experience, utilising standard financial budgetary controls.
• Experience of resource management within a project management setting.
• Experience of performance management of a project.
• Experience in the use of computer software (MS Visio, MS Project and core MS suite) to monitor and report on project progress
• Experience of Programme/Portfolio Management

TRAINING

• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Willingness to undertake professional training relating to the role.

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE EXPERTISE

• Detailed understanding of relevant IM&T developments and programmes within the NHS environment and beyond.

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co-create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that's why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

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