Project Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Project Manager to work in the Community & Mental Health Division at Alder Hey.
The Divisional Project Manager is responsible for leading change initiatives across the Division. The post holder will work closely with various teams ensuring the delivery of effective and efficient transformation projects. They will be responsible for ensuring all projects under their remit are managed consistently with the robust governance requirements of the Trust., The postholder is responsible for the coordination of the Divisional improvement plan and accountable for:
+ Benefits realisation and reporting through various committees
+ Stakeholder management
+ Leadership of change
+ Provision of project management expertise
+ Project planning, implementation & management
+ Application and dissemination of transformation improvement methodologies
+ Workshop/training facilitation and leadership
+ Providing clarity of purpose and high-quality management and administration of the Divisional Improvement plan.
This post is a fixed term opportunity for 12 months and secondments will be available for this post., + Develops and fosters relationships with key contacts and team members and proactively manages these relationships such that members can count on reliable and knowledgeable support and information about the project(s) or other activities.
+ Acts as a key liaison/communication link between departments, divisions and other project stakeholders.
+ Works in conjunction with Finance and Information colleagues throughout the project(s) lifecycle to ensure opportunities are identified & capitalised on through the successful implementation.
+ Provides a high level of content knowledge about all aspects of their project(s) and is able to act as an approachable source of knowledge to staff.
+ Builds networks and relationships across the organisation to be able to develop cooperation with other teams to support/enable project delivery.
+ Able to present (both formally and informally) to clinical and non-clinical teams/colleagues across the Trust about the scope, content and timescales associated with their project(s).
+ Provides subject matter expertise to all areas of the organisation and actively promotes the use of Project Management methodology and transformation techniques.
+ Take an active approach to learning new and different transformational improvement techniques. Open to new ways of working and brings fresh ideas to clinical teams.
+ Creates links outside of the organisation for the benefit of their project(s).
1. Analytical and Judgemental skills
+ To undertake and support diagnostics of areas of service to identify the scope and potential of improvement opportunities.
+ Lead workshops to analyse, map and review current state processes & pathways with multidisciplinary teams.
+ Develop systems with relevant leads to identify benefits from improvement activity and report these back through various committees.
+ Intervene as necessary, in order to remain on plan, escalate in a pro-active manner, problem solve or resolve through effective communication.
+ Ensures project specific reports are provided at agreed time points in the project(s) lifetime.
+ Able to perform complex analyses and interpretations to review clinical and project data, including presenting data in a variety of formats, bar charts, statistical process control charts across a range of performance aspects (quality, cost, delivery etc)
+ Able to track data continuously to quickly resolve failures to meet project requirements and take appropriate action as appropriate.
+ To regularly interrogate and provide data from the information systems within the Trusts information directorate.
+ To ensure that all records and information are maintained in a way that allows up-to-date and timely information to be available.
1. Planning and Organising Skills
+ To ensure that the project deliverables are met by the project team and are aligned to the Trusts' strategic aims.
+ To ensure all project assurance documentation is consistent with the requirements of the governance requirements.
+ Creates, launches & executes robust project plans articulating milestones, timescales, stakeholders etc (Gantt Charts etc) using a plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycle or similar.
+ Co-ordinate's marketing activities with the communication team when needed.
+ Plans program activities for the entire year, such as meetings, teleconferences, and web seminars and establishes and proactively manages these programme timelines.
+ Leads all project team meetings, pulling in specialists (Finance, IT, etc) as necessary.
+ Applies expertise to react to unplanned situations, for example is able to act quickly to re-align a project plan as health care environments change daily.
+ Takes an active role in developing policies and procedures and proposing changes as and when required.
+ Contributes to the development and continual improvement of the processes and systems of work within the DMO and divisional team, including providing mentorship and coaching to more junior members of the team.
1. Physical Skills and Dexterity
+ Combination of sitting, standing and walking.
+ Frequent requirement to use VDU & keyboard.
1. Policy and Service Development
+ Work with the project team to ensure target setting, policy development and monitoring for improvement of performance.
+ Contribute to the development & implementation of policies relating to transformation for example, standard work processes.
+ Integrate the work of continuous improvement into your everyday working.
+ Encourage innovation and identify opportunities for continual improvement.
1. Responsibility for Financial & Other Resources
+ Management of resources as required within the role.
+ Where required, fulfils project budget tracking/management requirements
1. Human Resources and Training
+ Transfer knowledge relating to improvement methodologies applied through project delivery.
+ Assist in development & delivery of transformation educational/training programmes.
+ Undertake annual mandatory training updates and other relevant courses in line with Trust and local policies
+ Provides focussed knowledge transfer in change methodologies as part of project work to a variety of project stakeholders
1. IT or other (i.e. paper based) information systems / record keeping
+ Confident and capable user of Microsoft packages to produce relevant reports.
+ Able to handle large amounts of raw data and manipulate into simple formats to interpret findings.
+ Using IT effectively to monitor performance in an area undergoing improvement activity in order to recognise the impact on performance as a result of change activity.
+ Capture information for inclusion on database to record transformation project performance against key milestones.
Research and Audit
+ To take responsibility for own learning and development including identifying any areas of learning that might add to the knowledge base within the DMO and divisional team & its stakeholders.
+ To lead surveys and audits using internal and external web-based applications in support of project work.
Management and Leadership
+ Acts as an autonomous lead in the planning and organising of internal transformation workshops and courses.
+ Takes personal accountability for individual PDR ensuring review cycle is adhered to in line with Trust policy.
+ Provides specialist expertise and leadership in setting timescales, managing project milestones, and overall successful project completion.
We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you using this regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted.
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site., Alder Hey Children's Hospital cares for over 330,000 children, young people and their families every year.
As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.
In 2015 we opened a state-of-the-art hospital alongside a brand new research, innovation and education centre. Alder Hey in the Park and the Institute in the Park bring together excellent care, technology and design to provide the best possible healing environment for children and their families.
In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Alder Park Building in South Sefton

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
+ Great flexible working opportunities
+ Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
+ Generous annual leave and pension scheme
+ Extensive staff health and well-being programmes