Project Manager | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Wearelookingforavalues-led,compassionateandcapable ProjectManager,witha demonstrable commitment to improving and supporting mental health, learning disabilities and autism. This post will work across the Jameson Division withinCentralandNorthWestLondonNHSFoundationTrust(CNWL)which providesadult mentalhealthandlearningdisabilityservices.

This postholder is expected to focus on the delivery of projects relating to older adult mental health and neurodiversity pathways but will work flexibly across other areas as needed in response to transformation priorities., The post holder will:

• Be responsible for the day to day management of the identified projects across the programme and will be a single point of contact, ensuring delivery against timelines; escalating issues and reporting highlights within the governance process as appropriate.


• Agree tasks and resources required to meet project objectives and manage the project within and according to the agreed budget and timescales.


• Produce robust and realistic project plans for driving forward transformation initiatives, using appropriate methodology and leading to the implementation of actions and outcomes required to deliver the projects in line with locally agreed timescales., 2. Personal development, access to appropriate training for your job and line management support to succeed.

3. Support and opportunities to maintain your health, wellbeing and safety; and an environment free from harassment, bullying or violence.
4. A good working environment with flexible working opportunities, consistent with the needs of patients and with the way that people live their lives.
5. Fair treatment that is free from discrimination.
6. Opportunities to engage in decisions that affect you and the services you provide, individually, through representative organisations and through local partnership working arrangements.
7. Opportunities to enable you to be empowered to put forward ways to deliver better and safer services for patients and their families.

Main job responsibilities

Thepostholderwill:

• Be responsible for the day to day management of the identified projects acrosstheprogrammeandwillbeasinglepointofcontact,ensuringdelivery against timelines; escalating issues and reporting highlights within the governance process as appropriate.


• Agreetasksandresourcesrequiredtomeetprojectobjectivesandmanage theprojectwithinandaccordingtotheagreedbudgetandtimescales.They will need to ensure deadlines are met and work is delivered to a highstandard.


• Produce robust and realistic project plans for driving forward transformation initiatives,usingappropriatemethodologyandleadingtotheimplementation of actions and outcomes required to deliver the projects in line with locally agreed timescale.


• Maintainafullandaccurateaudittrailof keydecisions,actionsandoutputs, including but not limited to risk and issue logs, project/milestone plans, update/highlight reports, and action plans, and make adjustments if targets/deadlines are not met.


• Produce audience-appropriate documents, reports and presentations on a regularbasisformeetings,Committees andBoardsinaccordancewiththe agreed governance arrangements. They should be open to challenge and opposition, raise awareness, provide training on own project etc.


• Use appropriate software to create and maintain appropriate project documentationincludingprojectinitiationdocuments,businesscases,project plans, project briefs, risk and issue logs and communication plans


• Work with clinical teams, managers and existing Strategy & Transformation Managers and Service Improvement Managers to develop new ways of working,ensuringthattheclinicalperspectiveandclinicalstaffarecentralto the work of the projects


• Ensure the patient voice is at the heart of transformation planning and delivery,engaginginco-productionfrominitialscopingdiscussionsalltheway through to agreeing evaluation and the desired outcomes of change


• Provide support to relevant Boards, and chair project and or workstream meetings as appropriate. They will also be required to attend programme meetingstoprovideupdatesandfacilitate discussionstoseekkeydecisions


• Manageinternalandexternalbarrierstochange


• Effectivelyidentifyandmanagekeystakeholderstoenableprojectdelivery


• Interpretandanalysecomplexinformationandmake decisionsonarangeof programme issues where there may be more than one course of action


• RequiredtoworkcollaborativelyacrosstheTransformationlandscapewhen otherprogrammesorprojectsareinaresourceintensiveperiod,providinga flexible, varied project support as required


Data&AuditCollection

• To assess baseline performance and monitor progress by developing comprehensiveauditing/reportingmechanismsandbyanalysingexistingdata


• To collect, disseminate, analyse and present appropriate quantitative and qualitativedata,asrequired.Thiswillincludetheneedtoregularlyreviewand maintain an overview of relevant research, best practice, topic specific literature, national updates and benchmarking reports produced by NHS partner organisations


Training&Education

• Todevelopanddelivertrainingsessionsandworkshopsforserviceleadsand their teams when appropriate


• Toplanandsupportthedeliveryofprojectrelated workshopsandevents; ensuring that the skills, knowledge base and learning is transferred to appropriate stakeholders
  
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CNWL is committed to providing quality health & social care services, tailored to the needs of individuals, delivered close to home. Our services are designed to increase well being & provide opportunities for recovery. We want our employees to feel valued, challenged & supported.
1. Clear roles and responsibilities and a rewarding job so that you can make a difference to patients, their families and carers' and communities.