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Project Implementation Manager

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • Southampton

AI generated summary

  • You should have a master's degree or equivalent, project management experience, risk mitigation skills, stakeholder engagement abilities, and relevant qualifications in project/change management.
  • You will support strategic project delivery, engage stakeholders, manage risks, produce progress reports, and lead service implementations for seamless handover to operations.

Requirements

  • - Educated to masters level, and/or equivalent specialist knowledge and experience.
  • - Practical experience in the management and successful delivery of a full project lifecycle
  • - Able to engage with a variety of stakeholders to assimilate and analyse complex information to enable effective decision-making.
  • - Organised and flexible to support the priorities of the department.
  • - Knowledge of how to identify complex project risks and issues and develop detailed mitigation strategies.
  • - Relevant Batchelor Degree (Tech, Business, Change) or equivalent specialist knowledge and experience
  • - Masters or equivalent specialist knowledge and experience
  • - Recognised Project Management qualification to practitioner level or equivalent experience
  • - Knowledge and practical experience of the management and successful delivery of full project lifecycle (including pre-project phases) of medium projects.
  • - Practical experience of presenting complex and technical information to internal and external groups.
  • - Project management skills including use of multiple methodologies e.g., waterfall and agile.
  • - Knowledge of the creation, review, update and reporting of standard project artefacts.
  • - Knowledge of how to analyse complex technical information relating to programmes and present to a variety of audiences.
  • - Knowledge of how to identify, source, assimilate and apply relevant (clinical, system, setting) specific and technical knowledge
  • - Knowledge of how to identify complex project risks and issues and develop detailed mitigation strategies
  • - Understanding of relevant legislation and guidance
  • - Recognised relevant change management qualifications e.g., relating to risk, benefits, change, business analysis, or continuous improvement
  • - Other project and change management training courses
  • - Staff management training courses
  • - Management and successful delivery of full project lifecycle of medium, small and very small change projects (including pre-project phases) in an Acute NHS Trust, a provider NHS (non-acute) or the NHS.
  • - Evidence of recent further professional development
  • - Patients First
  • - Always Improving
  • - Working Together

Responsibilities

  • To provide project management support to the lead project manager in the delivery of strategic change.
  • Ensuring a wide range of stakeholders are fully engaged and receive regular communication relating to the project, leveraging these relationships to identify issues and develop effective solutions and mitigations.
  • Manage risks and issues, leading the development of proactive resolution and/or escalation.
  • Produce regular progress reports to steering groups and stakeholder meetings as required.
  • Lead on service implementations and ensure an effective handover to business as usual.

FAQs

What is the duration of the position?

The position is a 12-month secondment opportunity.

What team will the Project Implementation Manager be working with?

The successful candidate will work with the Estates, Facilities and Capital Development (EFCD) team.

What are the main responsibilities of the Project Implementation Manager?

The main responsibilities include providing project management support, engaging stakeholders, managing risks and issues, producing progress reports, and leading service implementations.

What qualifications are required for this role?

A relevant Bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree or equivalent specialist knowledge, and a recognized project management qualification to practitioner level are required.

Is there an opportunity for flexible working hours?

Yes, the organization is open to discussing flexibility in the hours worked.

What experience is necessary for this role?

Practical experience in the management and successful delivery of a full project lifecycle and the ability to engage with various stakeholders are necessary.

What project management methodologies should the candidate be familiar with?

The candidate should have project management skills including the use of multiple methodologies, such as waterfall and agile.

Will this role involve working on-site?

Yes, the role will be largely site-based and require flexibility to enable collaboration with stakeholders who work shift patterns.

What are some of the desirable criteria for this position?

Desirable criteria include recognized change management qualifications, evidence of recent professional development, and experience in managing the full project lifecycle in an NHS Trust.

What values does the Trust embody?

The Trust values include Patients First, Always Improving, and Working Together.

🏥 #NHS careers @UHSFT 🌡 Putting patients first 🤝 Working together 🔬 Always improving #LeadingTheWay

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Mission & Purpose

University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) offers a broad range of healthcare services, including specialized and emergency care, to the community. Their ultimate mission is to provide exceptional patient care, support, and treatment through innovation and excellence. UHS aims to improve health outcomes and enhance the patient experience by fostering a dedicated, skilled workforce and implementing advanced medical practices.

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  • Training & development

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  • On-site Facilities

    Access to free gym membership, numerous eateries and bespoke gardens at our Southampton General site

  • Childcare support

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  • Savings on childcare

    Access to childcare vouchers and our fee direct scheme.