Portfolio Project Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Innovation & Improvement Hub (iHub) at the Welsh Blood Service.

We are looking for an ambitious and experienced Portfolio Project Manager who will be responsible for leading, planning, co-ordinating and managing a portfolio of projects on a day-to-day basis, supporting the organisation in meeting key strategic business aims and goals. The post holder will be responsible for delivering projects on time, to budget and to agreed quality standards that meet business needs.

The Innovation & Improvement Hub (iHub) hosts three areas: Projects & Change Management, Capital Planning and Service Improvement. These three areas provide a range of specialist support and advice to the whole of the Welsh Blood Service in terms of project/change management, capital schemes and continuous improvement. The three areas work closely together to support both business-as-usual and organisational change initiatives to ensure the approach and delivery of relevant work meets the necessary requirements and minimises disruption to service delivery., This post has been created specifically to manage a project being led by the Welsh Blood Service to implement certain recommendations made by the Infected Blood Inquiry (IBI) from a Digital and Data perspective.

The post holder will provide project management and leadership to clinical and operational projects. This includes managing and co-ordinating the efforts of project team members and wider internal and external stakeholders in order to deliver all projects according to plan, using specialist project methodologies.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.

Formed in 1994, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.