Senior Major Projects Manager

The Senior Major Projects Manager has a crucial role in Major Projects across CUH. You will be responsible for supporting and managing the delivery of Major Projects at CUH that are critical in enabling the organisation to meet its aims and vision and deliver its strategy. The Major Projects may be individual projects, stages of a larger project, or work streams of a Major Projects programme with dependencies on other projects within the Major Projects programme. The Trust is about to embark on an ambitious piece of work to develop a long-term strategy and plan for acute healthcare services on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and within surrounding communities, and we would envisage you being actively involved in this work., An expert facilitator, you will play a key role in identifying opportunities and plans as well as risks and issues. You will operate as a skilled negotiator and 'unblocker' to drive progress towards delivering their areas of responsibility. You will be responsive to the changing needs of the health and care system. The role is crucial for creating and maintaining focus, enthusiasm and momentum. The Senior Major Projects Manager is responsible for the overall integrity and coherence of the programme of work they are allocated., Supporting the development and implementation of programme planning and governance methodology for use in all Major Project workstreams.

Supporting the Director of Major Projects and Assistant Directors of Major Projects in the role of critical friend to enable CUH teams to develop detailed project plans and governance in line with methodology above.

Supporting the development and active maintenance of an overall Major Projects programme plan to ensure and track delivery.

Supporting the coordination of workstreams; identification of interdependencies, risks and issues; 'unblocker' of issues to enable projects to progress.

Supporting the production of business cases, including those requiring external funding, providing expert professional knowledge to facilitate their development.

Reporting of progress to the Assistant Directors of Major Projects and Director of Major Projects as required.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 12000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.