project manager Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
Fixed term 12 months
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to develop and support a new collaborative programme of work across Acute Services for Prehabilitation & ERAS. This workstream has been identified as a key priority in the Scheduled Care recovery plan for 2023/24.
The project manager will scope the project by establishing a baseline through review of existing activities in Prehabilitation and ERAS, assessment of context at a national and regional level, and building a network to form a steering group to lead the work programme.
The ambition for this post is to create a centralised co-ordinated programme of work for both Prehabilitation and ERAS with a prioritised implementation plan. It will also provide an opportunity to review, where appropriate, existing pre-operative assessment processes.
This post will work a number of stakeholders closely involved in Scheduled Care Recovery for NHS Lothian. The full list of internal and external stakeholders will be mapped out by the project manager and updated on an ongoing basis. The project manager will be responsible for managing stakeholder input and regular reporting.
The post-holder will be accountable to the Head of Implementation, Strategic Planning
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Clare Cartwright, Head of Implementation [email protected]
