Senior Project Manager
Job summary
Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust (SPFT) operates a centralised Transformation & Change function, enabling the Trust to deliver its major change programmes, to improve outcomes and deliver better value.
The post holder lead on supporting the Trust to deliver on the NHS plan to move from analogue to digital, by supporting the delivery of a new digitisation of the Mental Health Act project, as part of the Urgent Care transformation programme. The post holder will work with the Mental Health Act office, people who use our services, Local Authorities and digital providers, to co-produce and deliver a new digitised pathway, as well as innovations, transformation and improvements in the services for people in Sussex detained under the Mental Health Act.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. The post holder will work with multiple stakeholders, apply best-practice project management methodologies, and ensure that projects deliver measurable outcomes.
About us
Our support services help to keep the trust running. They are the core to everything we do and are valued as such.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Programme / change management and governance
Lead and manage the successful delivery of projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring that project objectives are achieved within agreed timeframes, scope, and budgets.
Establish and maintain project governance frameworks, ensuring effective decision-making, risk management, and issue resolution. Provide regular progress reports.
Identify, assess, and manage project risks and issues, developing and implementing appropriate mitigation strategies.
Support the effective implementation of change initiatives, ensuring that stakeholders are prepared for and supported through transitions, and that project outcomes are sustained.
Ensure that project benefits are clearly defined, measured, and realised, contributing to the overall strategic goals of the organisation.
Accountable for strategic planning and delivering projects against set objectives, within agreed timeframes and achieving quality outcomes
Take a lead for analysis and reporting of specific target areas as agreed.
Identify accurate and reliable evidence relevant to the projects from the large amount of complex information available
Stakeholder engagement and collaboration
Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leaders, government bodies, and service users, to ensure that project requirements are clearly defined and communicated, and that stakeholder expectations are managed.
Work and engage constructively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders on a range of complex issues.
Build key relationships, manage stakeholders and maintain networks internally and externally to ensure the delivery of the project. This may require working at various external sites for concentrated pieces of work within required timescales.
Communicate complex information and issues to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, persuading them of the need for change and influencing their decision-making when appropriate using tact and diplomacy.
Translate information into clear and appropriate formats, such as written documents or graphical representations to ensure understanding across a range of audiences.
Act as source of specialist knowledge on a dedicated project or projects, preparing briefings for senior management and external partners as well as contributing expertise to media briefings.
Human Resources
Manage project resources effectively, ensuring optimal allocation of people, budget, and other resources to achieve project goals.
Manages project team
Financial & Physical Resources
Monitor project budgets and ensure that all financial resources are managed in accordance with public sector policies and regulations, delivering value for money.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Relevant Masters qualification or equivalent experience of working as a senior operational or strategic manager in a relevant field
- Evidence on ongoing CPD activity
Knowledge/Experience
- Extensive project management experience including Project planning, reporting and risk management, Financial management, Delivering change projects within agreed timescales
- Experience of managing project teams
- Experience of working at a senior level in a large organisation in a political environment engaging effectively with stakeholders
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
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Portland House
Worthing
BN11 1HS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/