Job summary
- Main area
- Pathology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (flexible working hours will be considered)
- Job ref
- 423-7307431
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Project Manager (Band 8a)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
Flexible working requests will be considered, please specify your requirements in your application.
Working across all IPS sites. Employed by ANHSFT, nominal base to be confirmed as part of the recruitment process.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Integrated Pathology Solution LLP (IPS) team as a Senior Project Manager. IPS is an innovative joint-venture pathology service between Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. This partnership delivers a high-quality pathology service through collaboration between three Trusts for the benefit of patient and service users.
Main duties of the job
This role is still being established, and the candidate would be expected to be the expert within the team on project management. Development of a local IPS PMO will be a key early goal, in conjunction with the Pathology Quality Managers and General Manager. Project management skills training to scientific staff will form part of this role.
Experience of leading multiple projects and managing support staff needs to be evidenced within the application. Brief details on the varied types of projects managed should be given, including any experience in delivering digital and service transformation projects. Experience within the field of pathology would be beneficial and details of the depth and breadth of this experience should be commented on within the application.
Candidates will need to be enthusiastic, well-motivated and innovative, with good organisational and evidence of a wide array of project management skills. Team working, good communication skills and business case development are essential, evidence of strategy development is be desirable
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details of the role please see attached the full job description and person specification
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent qualification (or equivalent experience
- PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent
- Ongoing professional development in relevant subject areas
Desirable criteria
- Master’s degree in project management or other relevant area or equivalent qualification
- MSP Practitioner.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Successful project management of a complex project
- Experience of working across a wide range of project areas
- Experience of managing change and associated behaviours
- Experience of working with suppliers and managing a range of stakeholder relationships
- Experience of preparing business cases and management of project budgets
- A proven ability to work effectively and sensitively in multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with pathology or an equivalent clinical speciality
- Experience of working within an Acute NHS Trust and working with clinical and administrative staff.
- Experience of managing change and associated behaviours in a large organisation.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hannah Bateson
- Job title
- Pathology General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07773 489197
- Additional information
To request a conversation for further clarification on the role please contact Hannah Bateson (Pathology General Manager for Service Improvement and Patient Facing Services) on 07773 489197 or [email protected]
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