Project Manager

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Surgical Services Care Group as a Project Manager. The successful post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating project activity relating to the new Electronic Patient Record system (Connect 24), to ensure time critical activities related to the delivery of the EPR implementation programme are delivered.

Please note this advertisement can be appointed as either a full time or part time opportunity.

Main duties of the job

• Support the successful transition and implementation of the new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) through effective planning and coordination.
• Provide practical support and knowledge to implementation, clinical, and operational teams across the organisation.
• Help align existing operational processes with the new EPR's functionality and anticipated configuration.
• Identify and escalate opportunities for ongoing process improvement to support system-wide standardisation.
• Act as a liaison between the Programme and the Care Group, working closely with senior clinical teams to align goals and priorities.
• Coordinate localisation of the future state design within the Care Group and manage activities in the operational readiness tracker.
• Support the development of standard operating procedures for new EPR-related processes.
• Manage and prioritise a complex workload with conflicting demands to meet daily deadlines.
• Work closely with the Care Group Senior Responsible Officer, Programme Board, and Subject Matter Leads, escalating concerns as needed to ensure go-live readiness.

About us

Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers 5 hospital sites, provides care from over 40 community settings and has an excellent reputation for research.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff, including commitments to professional development and policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 12 months due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term project within the Trust.

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Post graduate qualification (or working towards) in relevant subject or demonstrable equivalent gained through a combination of short courses and experience or clinical experience and qualification.
• Graduate of the Sheffield MCA/FCA or Dartmouth eCTC programme or other qualification in Quality Improvement/Organisational Development or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of relevant Project Management CPD.

Personal Qualities

• Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to form positive relationships and coach proactively and cooperatively at all levels.
• Able to act on own initiative, judgement and to make decisions.
• Outcomes focused with strong drive and motivation.

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with individuals on a one-to-one basis and with groups.
• Influencing skills with the ability to present to and engage a wide range of stakeholders in ideas and proposals.

Experience

• Experience of using quality improvement methods and techniques.
• Experience of leading projects.
• Experience of working on projects that deliver financial improvement.
• Experience of working in an acute teaching hospital and/or community services environment.
• Experience of working in an NHS setting.

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.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pa/pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working