Assistant Project Manager

We are a developing Improvement and Transformation team, responsible for enabling the use of our Quality Improvement (QI) methodology to embed continuous quality improvement throughout the Trust.
The Assistant Project Manager will provide project management support and leadership for discrete projects in areas of work within the Improvement and Transformation team, linked to the Trust wider programmes, making sure these are planned and managed effectively and ensuring successful delivery against the workstreams objectives., We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and capable Assistant Project Manager to join our team, to drive forward this exciting improvement agenda.
The Assistant Project Manager within the Improvement and Transformation team, will play a key role in providing project management support, taking ownership of areas of work and managing all aspects of agreed projects, including their planning, design, execution, evaluation and completion.
The role will contribute to supporting our wider learning system through the provision of project management skills, excellent stakeholder engagement and ideally with science of improvement knowledge

The Assistant Project Manager will work flexibly to tight timescales across multiple teams and projects. A commitment to co-production and working to improve equity of care for a diverse population is essential. Individuals will need to be able to work with minimal supervision.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview
As a healthcare provider and a major local employer, Barts Health's vision is to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in East London and beyond. With this, we also recognise our role with staff and in the wider community to promote equality and eliminate discrimination.
The Trust is committed to placing equality, diversity and inclusion at the forefront of our plans and to improving patient and staff experience. Developing and sustaining stronger relationships with partners in our communities will be a fundamental enabler to our success. Our We Improve approach to quality improvement is a key enabler in creating the cultural change and improvements the Trust is committed to making., Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment., If you are interested in embracing learning and embedding health innovations to create sustainable positive change this is an exciting time to be a part of Barts Health.
The role provides an opportunity to continue your expertise in project management and to develop your use of quality improvement tools, offering training if needed, and developing networks with the wider quality improvement community.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band. We are happy to consider applications from those seeking flexible and part time roles.
For further information please contact Bonnie Allen [email protected]
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Our people strategy for 2019-2022 sets out our priorities and an action plan to meet our ambition. In this strategy, we set out the deal we are offering to you in return for living and breathing our values so that they shape everything that you do every single day.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.
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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.