This list of duties and responsibilities, which follows, represents the broad range of tasks which may be required to be undertaken either routinely or periodically. This list is not exhaustive and the role may include additional duties which are not listed here. 1. Lead the full project lifecycle from initiation to closure, delivering within agreed scope, time, cost, and quality standards in line with NHS frameworks and governance.
1. Develop, monitor, and adapt project plans, milestones, deliverables, objectives, success criteria, and KPIs, ensuring milestones are achieved and dependencies managed. 3. Build and maintain strong partnerships with local, regional, and national stakeholders, including DWP, local authorities, clinicians, operational teams, employers, VCSE partners, and patients, ensuring alignment with the Health and Growth Accelerator Programme and wider health and employment initiatives.
2. Engage stakeholders through workshops, meetings, and briefings to ensure needs are met, priorities resolved, and outcomes delivered. 5. Provide overall management of project workstreams, monitoring progress and reporting to governance structures at all levels.
3. Establish and maintain governance arrangements, ensuring compliance with NHS and national project management standards (e.g. PRINCE2). 7.
Produce highlight, exception, and closure reports, and maintain accurate documentation including risk/issue logs, benefits realisation plans, and change control records. 8. Identify, assess, mitigate, and escalate risks, issues, and interdependencies in line with governance procedures. 9.
Manage project budgets and resources, monitoring spend, ensuring value for money, forecasting, securing, and allocating resources effectively. 10. Lead and manage project team members, including matrix management and line management where required; allocate work, set objectives, monitor performance, conduct appraisals, and support training and development. 11.
Support design, delivery, and embedding of change initiatives, ensuring engagement, adoption of new processes/systems, and sustained benefits. 12. Define and monitor measurable benefits, maintaining a Benefits Realisation Plan with owners, baselines, and targets; conduct reviews, evaluate outcomes, embed lessons learned, and contribute to organisational learning. 13.
Contribute to the development of policies, procedures, and service improvements aligned with NHS strategy, statutory requirements, and organisational priorities. 14. Monitor and control financial and physical resources, ensuring effective allocation and corrective action where required. 15.
Maintain accurate and secure project records, ensuring project management systems provide a clear and auditable record of progress and decisions. 16. Promote organisational values, embedding equality, diversity, inclusion, and safeguarding in all aspects of delivery. 17.
Operate independently, using professional judgement to prioritise activities and resolve issues within scope.