Project Manager

This role is to project manage the implementation an enterprise solution of Ordercomms across Sussex. Ordercomms is used by clinicians in a range of care settings to request Pathology and Radiology diagnostics, and also to receive the results.
The post holder will manage the delivery of the project on behalf of all stakeholders and will report into both the Pathology and Imaging Networks
· Responsible for the development and delivery of the Sussex Enterprise Ordercomms Project implementation.
· Responsible for the planning, delivery and organisation of complex multistranded projects applying PRINCE 2 methodology to control the project
· Responsibility for compliance with the Sussex Pathology Network configuration management and governance processes
· Maintain an overview of all workstreams' performance against plan, identifying risks, issues, dependencies and relationships between workstreams; advising on and implementing appropriate mitigating and corrective actions or adjustments to the project plan
· Hold the budget for the project, manage resources, timescales and costs and provide regular reports to the project Board including highlight and exception reports
· Maintain and regularly monitor project risk logs and develop contingency plans / recommendations for identified issues, + The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.
Our mission is to:
+ Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.
Our strategic objectives are to:
+ Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
+ Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients' experiences.
+ Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.
Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:
+ Safe
+ Effective
+ Caring
+ Responsive and
+ Well led

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and professional individual to join the Transformation Programme Team at Sussex Pathology Network.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 7,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people's own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated 'Outstanding' and Eastbourne DGH was rated 'Good' Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
In the summer of 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come., The Sussex Pathology Network is one of 27 pathology networks across England. It is a collaborative network of three local trusts across seven sites:
+ East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT): Eastbourne and Hastings
+ Queen Victoria NHS Foundation Trust (QVH): East Grinstead
+ University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSx): Brighton, Haywards Heath, Worthing, and Chichester
The overarching aim of the Sussex Pathology Network (SPN) is to deliver the NHS England vision of a consolidated and collaborative pathology network which is achievable in an acceptable timeframe, improves resilience and quality across the network, delivers sustainable savings and is sufficiently flexible to adapt to the changing clinical and technological environment.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.