Data & Digital Project Manager

Overview

experienced Data & Digital Project Manager in the Informatics Directorate to drive digital, data and technology-enabled change projects. You will lead projects from initiation to benefitsRealisation, working with clinical, operational, technical, training and supplier teams. You will manage plans, risks and budgets, ensuring delivery to governance, timescales and quality. You will collaborate to implement safe, effective digital solutions that improve patient care and staff experience, in a busy NHS setting.

Pay / Benefits

• meaningful projects
• skill development opportunities
• team collaboration
• staff wellbeing
• inclusion and involvement
• professional development

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day delivery of Data & Digital projects to plan, govern, monitor and deliver on time, budget and quality
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans with milestones, dependencies, risks and benefits
• Apply PRINCE2 and local governance for project control and assurance
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate clinical, operational, technical, training, business change and supplier input
• Establish stakeholder relationships to support delivery and effective communication
• Support identification, evaluation and implementation of digital and data solutions
• Prepare and present project documentation and reports (terms of reference, business cases, options appraisals, highlight/exception reports, board papers)
• Monitor progress, resource use and delivery performance; identify delays and risks
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and escalation with clear recommendations
• Monitor expenditure and support cost control and budget management
• Apply quality management to ensure outputs meet requirements
• Identify service impacts, training needs and policy changes; support rollout planning
• Liaise with ELHT managers and service leads on implementation and training
• Maintain awareness of NHS digital, data and policy developments affecting projects
• Provide leadership and escalation point for project management issues
• Prioritise competing demands and initiate actions within managerial direction
• Support benefits realisation and post-implementation reviews
• Contribute to continuous improvement and governance of the Data & Digital portfolio
• Maintain own professional development and comply with policies and mandatory training

Key requirements

• Project Management qualification e.g. PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Proven track record of managing high-profile diverse projects for at least 3 years
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience dealing with stakeholders and customers
• Up-to-date awareness of NHS national and local IM&T and business initiatives
• Desirable: ECDL

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• stakeholder management
• organisational skills
• PRINCE2 principles
• project planning and governance
• risk and issue management

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