Project Manager - Cost Improvement Programme Practitioner - OUTSIDE IR35 - HYBRID

London, United Kingdom

Contract
Competitive

A Healthcare specialist IT consultancy is in need of a Cost Improvement Programme Practitioner to onboard within the team to service current Healthcare client base.
 
In order to drive the service changes and savings required to achieve the Health Board's Cost Improvement Programme (CIP).
Reporting to the Principle Project Manager within the PMO, you will work closely with senior managers and clinicians across the Health Board to plan and implement the specific projects within the Programme Management Office CIP Programme.
The candidate should be able to demonstrate success in managing complex service changes involving engagement with multiple stakeholders.
We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic individual who is able to embrace the pace of transformational change which is required by the Health Board to achieve a challenging CIP savings Programme. In return the post holder will join a new forward thinking and ambitious team focusing on delivery and how we can achieve better outcomes.

Main duties of the job
This is an opportunity for an experienced Project or Service Manager to lead on a range of service improvement projects and service development initiatives driven by the Health Board's Cost Improvement Programme (CIP).
Working as part of the Programme Management Office, the purpose of this post is to support the Transformation of care across a number of NHS end-clients. The role will support the delivery on a number of Major Healthcare programmes.
The post holder will promote innovation and best practice in bringing about service change in support of national priorities and drivers and responsive to local health and social care needs. Working closely with the Senior managers and other Clinical Boards and external stakeholders, the post holder will co-ordinate, develop and implement a range of projects designed to transform the delivery of Health services to help achieve the required CIP's. Organisational boundaries will be key to the project implementation in order to facilitate a transformed model of service delivery.
Working alongside other Project or Service Managers, the post holder will have responsibility for the production of project initiation documents, project plans, risk registers and other documentation and reports as required throughout the project lifecycle.
 
Essential

• Healthcare CIP experience
• Project Management Practitioner Qualification (e.g. PRINCE2) or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge
Essential

• Change management methodologies, e.g. LEAN (formal or informal)
• Knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling projects e.g. PRINCE2

Desirable

• Knowledge of Financial procedures and policies in a large Healthcare Public Sector organisation

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of working within health and in partnership with local authorities and third sector organisations at both operational and strategic levels
• Experience in managing change successfully
• Experience in developing and implementing strategic plans
• Experience of understanding delivery milestones and implementing project plan actions/tasks
• Experience of project managing a portfolio of projects ranging in complexity, including escalation and required actions
• Experience of implementing service developments based on policy and/or targets
• Good general understanding of the working of healthcare governance, performance management and performance improvement in the NHS

• Experience of working with the public/patients/service users
• Experience of managing change in the NHS
• Experience of working with finance practices, budgets, and financial systems

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to prioritize workload effectively
• Interpersonal skills, influencing and negotiating skills - proven ability to establish and enhance effective working relationships at all levels
• Ability to make full use of IT to facilitate e-working, proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office software, including Outlook, Work, Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent Communication skills, both written and oral
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Ability to problem solve and apply lateral thinking
• Excellent time management