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United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

About
The United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire.
We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 8,600 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.
Contact
- Address
- Recruitment Service
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Greetwell Road
- Lincoln
- Lincolnshire
- LN2 5QY
- Contact Number
- (01522) 597736
PMO Project Manager - Band 6
Closed for applications on: 6-Oct-2023 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 6-Oct-2023 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Address
- Greetwell Road
- Town
- Lincoln
- Postcode
- LN2 5QY
- Major / Minor Region
- Lincolnshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: None
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Improvement & Integration
- Interview date
- 24/10/2023
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Job overview
The PMO Project Manager works within the Programme Management Office (PMO) Team and supports the Head of the PMO to deliver the requirements within United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust Improvement Strategy.
The PMO Project Manager is responsible for managing and delivering specific tasks.
The post holder will be responsible for negotiating with stakeholders and motivating teams to develop project plans with clear outcomes. Delivery will be identified by milestones and achievement will be demonstrated through agreed measures, which will involve analysing and presenting complex information, often to large groups.
The post holder will work closely with project leads to monitor deliverables. The post holder will be responsible for coordinating and monitoring programmes/projects and escalating issues and risks.
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The post holder will support and coordinate the programmes of improvement, ensuring that identified goals and deliverables are achieved in line with plans.
The job requires high-level administration skills, including complex diary management, fantastic organisation and coordination skills and the ability to prioritise own workload and multi-task a variety of demands on their time.
The post holder will be required to engage with a variety of people from across the Trust, and multiple different types of organisations including System partners, local authorities, universities and other providers.
This post will form part of the PMO Team developing transformation, target, transaction and efficiency programmes. Our PMO is responsible for providing the structure, support, expertise and critical challenge for our programme change plans; whilst monitoring and reporting on progress, key issues and risks to enable key decisions and actions to be taken on time.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
If you have previously applied for this role and were unsuccessful in being shortlisted, please do not apply again for this position.
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.
We are a People Promise exemplar site, for more information on the NHS People Promise - NHS England » Our NHS People Promise
As a responsible employer ULTH would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULTH for this cost.
We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.
You are:
- A Service Leaver
- A Veteran
- A Military Reserve
- A Cadet Force Adult Volunteer
- Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces
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Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Educated to post graduate diploma level, equivalent experience or equivalent professional qualification.
- • QSIR (practitioner) / Agile or PRINCE2 Project Management or experience of project management environment.
- • Evidence of ongoing personal development.
Desirable criteria
- • Membership of appropriate professional organisation.
- • PRINCE2 Project Management / Agile Project Management / QSIR
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of effective team working
- • Experience of collaborative working with other organisations, colleagues, suppliers and customers in the delivery of aims and objectives.
- • Knowledge of the NHS and organisational pressures.
- • Understanding of project management methodology.
- • Experience of budget management and resource allocation.
Desirable criteria
- • Previous experience in programme/project environments.
- • Demonstrable track record of achievement and excellence as a project manager officer with evidence of delivery to support service improvement and business change.
- • Experience of supporting the development of policies and procedures with whole organisational impact.
- • Experience managing individuals or a team
- • Experience in evaluating and analysing information from surveys
- • Promoting efficient ways of working.
Evidence of Knowledge, Skills and Aptitues
Essential criteria
- • Proven project management skills.
- • Effective leadership skills that motivate and involve a team.
- • Proficient ICT skills.
- • Good analytical and problem solving skills with ability to understand complex, sensitive or contentious information.
- • Good communication skills including evidence of dealing with senior colleagues and involving other stakeholders from within and external to the organisation
- • An up to date knowledge of modernisation programmes within the NHS and their impact on the delivery of clinical services.
- • Knowledge of the importance of benefits management for the successful delivery of ICT investments
- • Previous experience in evaluating and analysing information from surveys
Desirable criteria
- • Good understanding of the issues surrounding project systems integration.
- • Ability to create reports using Microsoft applications
- • Knowledge of the procurement of information systems and of negotiation and performance management of contracts and SLAs
Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Passionate about improving services for patients and staff.
- • Team player with a focus on achievement and corporate goals.
- • Ability to travel across sites/county as required.
- • Ability to create and maintain accurate documentation and reports.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Hobson
- Job title
- Head of PMO
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01522 307349
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