Job overview
A key part of the GOSH Above and Beyond strategy is to create a new, world-leading Children’s Cancer Centre – a unique resource for children with some of the most complex cancers. With wards, a cancer day care centre and critical care facility, the centre will provide holistic personalised and co-ordinated care for children with cancer. The facility will also include a theatres complex, highly specialised imaging equipment, a new hospital school and a main reception and welcome space for the whole hospital. GOSH NHS Trust and GOSH Charity are working together on this new development. It will take around three years to build and will replace the existing Frontage Building situated on the main hospital campus.
The CCC Project Support Officer will be responsible to support the provision and organisation of high-quality administrative services that enable the efficient running of the Children’s Cancer Centre Project Management Office. The purpose of this post is to support the delivery of the new Cancer Centre and the service transformation required to maximise the benefits of this investment.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the provision and organisation of high-quality administrative services that support the efficient running of the Children’s Cancer Centre Project Management Office.
You will be required to support, facilitate, and monitor the progress of numerous project/workstreams and service improvements, reporting progress and issues. Additionally, the post holder will be expected to provide a professional, positive, and approachable support resource, demonstrating excellent stakeholder relationship management, reliability, and consistency of service. Team working is a fundamental part of the role.
The post is an essential part of the Children’s Cancer Centre Team, who work closely with all clinical and corporate teams within the Trust.
Working for our organisation
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential criteria
* Our Always values
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential criteria
* Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
* Project Specific qualification such as Prince2 or APM or equivalent experience within a project/change management or Quality Improvement field
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Knowledge of Project process and related documentation and guidance
* Previous experience of coordinating and supporting the administration of staff and teams
* Experience of preparing financial reports to record financial resource against agreed budgets
* Experience of participation in assessment processes for projects to achieve objectives within constraints
* Proven experience in compiling high profile reports and associated documents to a very high standard
* Experience of producing reports/spreadsheets and manipulating data for analysis
* Experience of working with change initiatives within the healthcare setting
* Experience of support in the development, facilitation and co-ordination of project plans within the agreed project scope.
* Work with and provide support to managers, clinicians, patients (if required) and other stakeholders to enable a multi-disciplinary and multi-service approach to developing services.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working in a Project or Programme Management Office.
* Awareness of audit, risk and Issues management process
* Experience of working with Risk Management processes
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
* Excellent interpersonal/communication skills to liaise with internal and external persons of all grades
* Proven word processing, keyboard skills (Work, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
* Ability to produce documents to a high standard with proven written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to analyse data from information produced from returns, KPI’s, staff, training and attendance
* Ability to work as part of a team and also to work on own initiative
* Ability to work to conflicting deadlines/timescales
* Strong negotiation and persuasion skills
* Experience with taking meeting minutes and action logs