Job summary
The Trust has an ambitious 3-year strategy which is supported by the delivery of new digital enablers focused on the availability of data to inform decision-making, enhancing IT to free up staff time, and the delivery of new tools to support personalised care.
Digital Project Managers are at the heart of the delivery of the strategic enablers which cover a broad range of exciting projects, focusing on both clinicians and patients to improve efficiency within the Trust and increase patient choice.
No agencies please
If you are an experienced Project Manager who enjoys hard work and delivering projects that can make a difference then we'd like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As a Digital Project Manager, you will facilitate resources to deliver transformational digital projects. You will use best-practice PRINCE2 methodology, with a strong focus on change and benefits management.
You will use your strong interpersonal skills to matrix-manage teams and suppliers, collaboratively planning work and ensuring activities are completed.
You will ensure excellent end-to-end management of your projects in line with Digital Services' agreed Project Delivery Approach, ensuring solutions are effective and fit for purpose, project objectives are achieved, and capabilities and benefits are realised. This will include ensuring documentation is up to date, reporting is completed, proactive communications are undertaken, risks and issues are identified and mitigated, and benefits are tracked.
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential
1. oEducated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience/qualifications
2. oPRINCE2 Practitioner Project Management qualification or equivalent
3. oEvidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
4. oTraining or good knowledge of Microsoft Project
Experience
Essential
5. oRelevant project management experience in complex transformational projects
6. oExperience of developing and maintaining standard project documentation
7. oExperience of matrix-managing project teams
8. oExperience of building relationships with stakeholders, successful collaborative and partnership working at a high level
9. oExperience of financial management/understanding
Desirable
10. oRelevant mental healthcare project management experience at various levels
11. oRelevant digital project management experience
12. oApplying benefits realisation experience to determine project success
13. oExperience of third party / supplier engagement
14. oExperience in improving the digital maturity of clinical services
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
15. oConfidence, enthusiasm and commitment to apply project objectives and required outcomes when implementing solutions / digital enablers that are fit for purpose and take ownership to resolve problems
16. oSelf-motivation and team player skills
17. oExcellent communication skills both oral and written; able to communicate effectively with diverse users
18. oProject reporting and knowledge of project governance skills
19. oRisk and Issue management and resolution skills
20. oExcellent leadership skills; ability to drive teams to deliver activities on time, budget and agreed tolerances
21. oAbility to work to deadlines and act under pressure
22. oAbility to prioritise workload for self and others
23. oAbility to show and work on own initiative
24. oProficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Applications
25. oAbility to travel where required
Desirable
26. oCustomer service awareness and commitment to delivering