Project Support Officer

Job summary

INTERNAL IOW AND PHU APPLICANTS ONLY

Project Support Officer

Location: Across sites, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (frequency of visits to each site to be agreed locally.)

Band 5: Salary £29,970- £36,483 per annum

Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week

Type: Permanent

The Planning & Strategy team are a dynamic and friendly group of Programme and Project Managers led by the Head of Planning & Strategy, who are responsible for supporting the delivery of specific programmes aligned to the Trust's key strategic priorities and operational plan. The team plays a crucial role in ensuring that the appropriate frameworks and processes are in place to manage the annual operational/business planning process and agreed strategic priorities. They also provide essential leadership and support to the clinical divisions and corporate services in developing their operational and business plans.

In addition, the team facilitates the implementation of the Trust's Strategy deployment, through the Strategy into Action framework, ensuring that all planning and programmes are aligned to the Trust Strategy, Strategic Aims and True Norths.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities:

• The Project Support Officer provides high quality, comprehensive and effective project and administrative support to the function in order to facilitate the effective management of the Strategy Portfolio.
• The post holder also undertakes discrete projects as required and plays a key part in supporting, facilitating and monitoring ongoing projects across various workstreams, and supporting drive performance improvement in these areas.
• Overseeing and managing the administration of the Joint Business Case Review Committee (BCRC) process by supporting the Programme Manager and Head of Planning & Strategy. Ensuring Business Cases progress through the correct approvals and delivery routes, scheduling meetings, logging and tracking the approval outcomes, tracking progress and realisation of associated Benefits whilst maintaining data in an easy and usable format to provide governance and assurance to the Trust Leadership Teams (TLT) that Business Cases are delivering benefits to the Trust as outlined in the Business Case.

For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.

About us

Our vision for Single Corporate Services Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services? Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme.

For further information, please read the attached document outlining the vision for our single corporate services.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in-person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Date posted: 14 February 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 470-24-0073-COR

Job locations

1000 Lakeside, North Harbour

Cosham,

Portsmouth

PO6 3EZ

Job description Job responsibilities

For further details, please see enclosed Job Description.

Please note, this position has also been advertised on the Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust's jobs page. If you are interested in this position and wish to apply, there is no requirement for you to submit two separate applications.

Please note your application may be transferred to the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Applicant Tracking System (ATS) if you are selected for an interview.

Person Specification Qualifications and Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Degree Level or equivalent experience in a related subject area.
• Evidence of additional ongoing training and development in-line with the specific requirements of this role.

Desirable

• Working towards Project management qualification, PRINCE2, ITIL, MSP etc. or equivalent.

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.

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.

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Address: 1000 Lakeside, North Harbour, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3EZ

Employer's website: https://www.iow.nhs.uk/