Project Manager
Job description
About The Role
Are you an experienced Project Manager looking to play a key role in making NHS Professionals smarter, simpler and faster? Our transformation project, SHINE, needs your skills now!
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Transformation team in NHS Professionals (NHSP) as a Project Manager on a fixed term contract/secondment for 2 years. As a Project Manager you will hold the responsibility, authority and accountability (including technical, financial and quality) for defining, planning and managing the execution of projects within the Transformation Portfolio and across multiple NHSP business initiatives and programmes. The team consists of some 60 colleagues who work collaboratively to ensure delivery of the SHINE programme, a strategic priority for the NHSP business. This is a fast paced, complex transformation programme that has the potential to take our organisation to the next level and help us deliver the patient care our NHS needs now and in the future.
Skills/Responsibilities:
- Deliver projects to the agreed time, cost and quality with a focus on benefits realisation.
- You will make sure that the relevant governance is in place and the various aspects of project management are covered
- Ensure the project delivery team’s work is properly coordinated and interfaced with NHSP business policies, processes and procedures and, where required, is aligned with industry standards and best practice
- Manage and deliver projects using the appropriate project management methodology, learning & iterating frequently
About The Candidate
- Demonstrable project management experience in the public or private sector
- Agile project management and Prince 2 practitioner level or equivalent
- Experience of working in a structured project focused environment
- Previous experience of formal project management and techniques including change control
- A level of comfort working in a complex, changeable, fast paced environment
About Us
In return for your commitment, we will offer you some fantastic benefits:
- Generous annual leave allowance - 27 days per year, plus bank holidays
- A commitment to talent management & development
- Star of the Month! - Our star of the month award enables you to recognise colleagues or teams that have gone the extra mile and they could win £100 worth of shopping vouchers
- Pension – We’ll contribute up to 10% towards your pension if you join our stakeholder pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Group Income Protection
- Wellbeing Programme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Engagement & discounts platform
Our Commitment to You:
The Compelling Employee Journey is our people development initiative that ensures whatever your path through NHSP you have opportunities to feel empowered, engaged and excel in what you do.
Throughout your employment you will have access to our Institute of Learning (IoL) our blended learning platform providing with you with a wide range of blended learning solutions to personalise your Compelling Employee Journey, helping and supporting you to be the best you can be through learning, development and personal growth.
Our Candidate Promise:
We recognise that everyone is different and here at NHSP we want all of our employees to feel valued, appreciated and respected. Inclusivity is at the heart of our culture and we want our people to reach their full potential and enjoy their career with us. Our workforce diversity and experiences lead to innovation, collaboration and enables you to feel and be yourself. NHSP are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support your application process and your career with us.
We endeavour to respond to every application, however, occasionally due to the number of applications we receive we may close a vacancy early and it may take us longer than we would originally hope to get back to you. If you have not heard from us within 14 days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
About Us:
NHS Professionals (NHSP) run the largest NHS flexible staff bank, placing highly skilled temporary workers in NHS Trusts to meet their short, medium and long-term needs. Uniquely we are owned by the Department of Health and Social Care and we therefore reinvest any surplus we make directly back into the NHS.
We are particularly proud of being the first NHS organisation to gain the accreditation of Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute. This is a huge testament to our ongoing commitment to making NHSP a great place to work for all our corporate employees.
