Project Support Officer
Job summary
The post holder will have good project management skills and be able to organise themselves effectively and self-start on new project initiatives without requiring close supervision. Confident communication and good influencing skills with managers, stakeholders, IT teams and clinicians are essential to be successful in the role.
Projects will be assigned to the Project Support Officer by the Senior Technical Project Manager. The healthcare service areas benefiting from these projects will include the Planned and Unplanned care divisions within the Trust - as well as Facilities and Corporate departments.
Main duties of the job
The job will require working remotely online from home, with occasional site visits for project launches and when key face to face meetings with management, clinical or IT staff are required.
We are also working towards the alignment of Digital/IT programme resource and processes across the North West London Trust sector - so the successful applicant will be required to work and communicate with colleagues and suppliers across Trusts where required.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
o Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
o St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
o Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
o Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
- A Degree in a relevant subject or relevant professional qualification/experience.
- A recognised project management qualification - e.g. PRINCE2 Practitioner
- ITIL Practitioner.
Knowledge and Experience
- Proven experience of managing projects in an acute hospital setting.
- Ability to handle and actively resolve complex project issues.
- Experience with producing business cases.
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
- Highly organised and able to plan and work to deadlines.
- Able to communicate and interact effectively at both senior level and with IT teams.
- Ability to pull together high level requirements for the project (business analysis).
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.
Employer details
Employer name
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
Employer's website
https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk
- Company
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Location
- Harrow, United Kingdom HA1 3UJ
Hybrid / WFH Options - Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £44485.00 - £52521.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Location
- Harrow, United Kingdom HA1 3UJ
Hybrid / WFH Options - Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £44485.00 - £52521.00 a year
- Posted