Project Manager - INTERNAL TO NHS WALES

Job description

Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY NHS WALES

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Clarify the project scope and definition in order to plan effectively

Identify, assess and prioritise risk associated with the project

Develop and monitor project plans to achieve goals

Correctly identify dependencies and deliverables

Prepare Project Stage documentation and reports including: Highlight, End Stage, End Project, and Lessons Learned Report taking any required follow-on action and or recommendations.

Ensure that appropriate advice and guidance is sought and applied in specialist areas including procurement and communications

Direct and motivate the project team while emphasising a focus on product delivery

Ensure that evaluations are conducted to accurately measure progress against plans including dependencies.

Oversee change control and any required configuration management

Develop solutions to project problems

Ensure completion of project activities and goals have been achieved to agreed schedule, costs and quality

Manage and communicate with a significant number of stakeholders and UK NHS employees and organisations, with no direct line responsibility requiring highly developed communication skills

To write and ensure Project Level Business Cases meets the DHCW strategic direction

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Masters qualification in an associated professional field (or equivalent qualification / experience).
• Relevant professional registration in Project Management such as PM Chartered Project Professional or PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner)
• Knowledge gained through practical experience of working at this level, across the range of work procedures and practices.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

• Theoretical and specialist knowledge gained via relevant certification such as: Agile Project Management (APM) Practitioner Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional Project Leadership Programme (PLP) P3O Practitioner.
• Knowledge of NHS Wales or the Health sector.

Experience

• Have working knowledge and experience of successfully leading and managing moderate to complex transformation projects, or leading and managing programmes that have been in a specialist or work stream strand lead role within a programme.
• Has a working knowledge the identification of key business stakeholders, assessment of their level of power and interests, their needs and their perspectives, to inform the way(s) in which they should be considered and managed. Establishing relationships, analysing perspectives and managing stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. Adapting stakeholder engagement style to meet the needs of different audiences.
• Has a working knowledge of working withing frameworks and methodologies to ensure compliance with quality and operational standards, with the ability to plan, develop, maintain and apply quality management processes and to ensure the adherence to those standards throughout the project delivery lifecycle.
• Has comprehensive knowledge in the identification, assessment, management and mitigation of programme issues and risks, that could result in time or cost over-runs, or failure to deliver programmes that are fit for purpose.
• Has working knowledge in principles, methods, techniques and tools for the effective management and tracking of programmes, and of related activities, through implementation to the successful achievement of planned business benefits.
• Has working knowledge in principles, methods, techniques and tools for the preparation and monitoring of budgets to manage costs and ensure cost-effectiveness and value for money.
• Proficient in assurance processes, with the ability to establish, plan and manage programme controls, implementing reviews at appropriate points during all stages of the programme life cycle to provide evaluations of programme governance, compliance, and progress against time, cost, quality, compliance and ongoing viability.
• Proficient in resource management with commercial and procurement skills, to identify and secure the resources required in line with the relevant regulatory framework, and to effectively and efficiently deploy financial and other resources. Including reassessment and reallocation of resources in a dynamic multi-programme environment to achieve optimum results and return on investment.
• Proficient in identifying, sharing and promoting best practices and lessons learned to create a culture of learning and good practice that supports continuous improvement to optimise programme delivery.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills taking into account the needs of situations, priorities, constraints, known risks, and the availability of necessary information and resources.
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities to establish strong relationships with stakeholders
• Change management skills to plan, lead and effect positive cultural and operational change, securing commitment and buy-in and promoting a positive long-term vision
• Resilience and adaptability in uncertain environments.
• Ethical reasoning and a commitment to public service values
• Welsh language skills are desirable levels 1 or above in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh

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

Digital Health and Care Wales

Address

Hybrid working

Cardiff

CF11 9AD

Employer's website

https://nwis.nhs.wales/