Project Manager - QE UEC Improvement

We have an exciting opportunity to join us in Improvement and Transformation as a Project Manager supporting our Urgent and Emergency Care Improvement Programme at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich.

This is a rotational role with the first 12 months working within the Improvement and Transformation team to support with the Urgent and Emergency Care Programme. Following successful completion of the transformation role, the post holder will be supported with securing a permanent role within the Clinical Operational teams or similar role within the Corporate divisions at Band 7 within the Trust at any of our sites.

As a Project Manager you would be embedded within the QE operational team while receiving support and oversight from the Improvement and Transformation team. This would give you a unique opportunity to experience the day-to-day running of a busy operational urgent and emergency care service while also continuing to develop your project management and improvement skills.

We are looking for people with experience in project management and improvement methodologies with a track record of delivering sustainable change programmes across complex pathways with multiple stakeholders. You will have a track record of establishing and maintaining good relationships to deliver change and willingness to learn and develop new skills.", The QE UEC improvement Programme aims to ensure that our patients receive care in the most suitable environment, provided by the appropriate clinicians, and within the right timeframe. The core focus of the programme is to deliver efficiencies at all points in the patient pathway and support the delivery of improved performance against national standards but importantly to ensure safe and high-quality care. The programme aims to cultivate a culture of continuous improvement mindset, allowing the Trust to prioritise and enhance patient flow, reduce waiting times, and improve performance in the Emergency Department, and reduce overall length of stay at QEH., As a project manager, the postholder, working closely with clinical and non-clinical teams at all levels, both internal and external to the programme will ensure that projects are delivered to agreed objectives, quality standards that meets business needs, within agreed timescales, and to budget. They will maintain programme documentation including project plans, providing regular updates and detailed communication to the relevant divisional leadership, programme SRO and the wider Trust, whilst supporting the creation of a culture of continuous improvement within the programme., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations