Improvement Project Manager

This role will support the effective delivery of improvements as a project manager. The post-holder will be required to manage various improvement projects from initiation to closure. This will include planning, execution and control of projects. They will also have a key role to play in providing assurance, tracking and monitoring of implementation and benefits realisation as appropriate, supporting and enabling effective changemanagement across the Trust. The post holder will be responsible for all of the activities outlined inthe job description, supporting all workstreams, and members of the Improvement Team to deliver improvements., 1. Define and gain agreement of the requirements and deliverables for the projects allocated 2. Documentation and presentation of options, including associated costs / savings / Dependencies, ensuring minimum impact on Trust operations 3. Manage project using standard PM methodology 4. Delivering successful change management 5. Deliver & communicate objectives as per the plan 6. Ensure department project management reporting is adhered 7. Manage improvement projects using NHS standards and a professionally recognised project management methodology

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with project management experience. The person will be a good communicator and will use highly developed project management, analytical and judgement skills to understand, evaluate and manage projects.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000. The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.