Job overview

This is a Project Management role within the Transformation / Programme Team for the trust within Digital Services which focuses on delivering a variety of projects for the organisation, with a technical aspect.

Managing a number of IT projects and IT Workstreams linked to Organisational projects and change using a recognised methodology.

Prioritise their own workload, manage their time and complete tasks against the required time-frames

Manage a varied workload and must be able to work independently and as part of a project team to oversee the day to day management of IT projects and work streams being delivered by any member of the Digital Transformation Team.

Provide and coordinate the provision of project highlight reports to support status reporting to Corporate Systems Groups and to Digital Project Groups.

Ensuring that day to day management, prioritisation and organisation of workloads is achieved by effective planning and monitoring.

To take complete responsibility for meetings, including arranging meeting logistics (attendees, date, location, facilities required etc), co-ordination and timely distribution of papers and administration of follow-up actions.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will operate within a wider team providing professional portfolio, programme and project management services. They will be responsible for managing a number of Trust-led projects, working in partnership with the customer to provide a consistently high-quality service. The post holder will deliver projects on time, to budget and to agreed quality standards, supporting customer business needs.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

 This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.