Junior Programme Lead
confidential Posted on 2022-11-18
| Salary | Not mentioned |
|---|---|
| Location | Temporarily Remote in Nottingham |
| Type | Full-time |
Job Description
NHS AfC: Band 4
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week (Some weekend and out of hours working may be required)
Job overview
Do you want a hands-on job that both develops you and makes a real difference to our hospital services?
At its core, the aim of this role is to support the successful delivery of Improvement Projects and Programmes across the Trust.
In addition, this post will also have a specific focus on supporting the review and improvement of the Trust’s maternity services.
As a Junior Programme Lead you will partner-up with one of the Senior Programme Leads and together provide oversight, advice, guidance, structure and support to a portion of the Trust’s programmes and projects. This role will be ‘hands-on’, helping the project and programme owners plan their project and use the Trust’s Project Management System to plan, progress and report their projects and programmes.
As part of the Trust PMO you will be involved in all aspects of the Trust PMO’s work, including: developing tools, templates and services; ‘back-office admin’; ‘system admin’, action tracking and report generation; providing administrative support services to the Trust PMO & key Improvement Teams and being a point of contact for enquiries and requests for help. As such will will gain insight into many parts of hospital activity and engage with staff at all levels.
In support of the review and improvement of the Trust’s maternity services, you will be a member of the respective review and/or improvement team and provide project and admin support as required.
Main duties of the job
- Work as a member of the Trust PMO team to develop its services and provide administrative support to the team.
- Work in partnership with a Senior Programme Lead to provide programme and project management oversight, structure & support, and practical advice & guidance to customers for a portion of the Trust’s programmes and projects.
- Work as a member of the Maternity Services Review and/or Improvement team to provide programme & administrative support for the team.
- Provide co-ordination between the Programme/Project teams, stakeholders and suppliers.
- Arrange and attend project meetings, produce meeting notes and action plans; and then follow up actions as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain Programme/Project plans and risk & issue logs and track progress against these plans & actions.
- Support the Trust PMO in the preparation, circulation and updating of management, governance and quality documents & reports.
- Interrogation and preparation of extracts & reports using the Trust’s programme management system, namely “Upland PowerSteering”, and other applications such as MS Excel.
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
The Trust Programme Management Office (PMO) has a vital role in the delivery of NUH’s ambitions to be outstanding in health outcomes and patient and staff experience.
The Trust PMO comprises of a small team of project professionals concerned with improving the successful delivery of projects by providing a wide range of Project, Programme & Portfolio Management services to NUH Clinical and Corporate Divisions. This includes providing a Project Management Framework and Standards, developing Project Management capability and training, providing Programme Governance oversight and Assurance to the Trust Board, and developing the Project Management community within NUH and across the NHS.
The Trust PMO are a positive, pragmatic bunch, friendly and capable, who like to help others and get things done. You will be warmly welcomed!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You are expected to develop professionally whilst being part of the Trust PMO. As part of the learning contract for this role, you will be enrolled on a fully funded “Level 4 Assistant Project Manager” course, which includes the Association for Project Management (APM) Project Management Qualification (PMQ), and will be allocated 20% of your working time towards this training and associated learning. The expectation is for you to achieve these qualifications within a 15 month period.
In addition to the job summary above you will need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good general education to A Level standard.
Desirable criteria
- Project management training or experience
- Degree level education or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in teams
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in projects teams or in PSO or equivalent role
- Experience of working in Healthcare
Communication & Relationships
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written
- Able to liaise and effectively communicate with staff at all levels
- Able to work as a team, promoting good working relations & effective working
Analytical & Judgement
Essential criteria
- Able to work systematically and with an organised approach
Planning & Organisation
Essential criteria
- Able to plan own workload within competing demands to deliver deadlines
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We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.
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Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
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Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service – I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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