Responsibilities
* Lead the design, planning, delivery, and evaluation of pathology projects inline with national best practice and Trust objectives.
* Develop and maintain robust project documentation, including project initiation documents, risk registers, Gantt charts, and status reports. Monitor progress against project milestones and ensure timely delivery of key outcomes.
* Lead and manage multiple pathology‑related projects, from initiation to completion, ensuring all objectives are met on time, within budget, and to the desired quality standards.
* Develop detailed project plans, including resource allocation, timelines, and risk management strategies.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
* Qualified to degree level or equivalent experience.
* Project Management Qualification, e.g., Prince2 or Agile.
Desirable
* Qualified to masters level or equivalent experience.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of project management.
* Experience of agreeing complex specifications.
* Experience of tendering large complex systems.
* Experience of working with external commercial organisations.
* Experience of production and management of risk registers.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of project management (additional).
* Extensive experience of working in the NHS.
* Strategic knowledge of health systems and related policy.
* Knowledge of the Lancashire and South Cumbria health economy.
* Local relationships with participating organisations.
* Experience of Pathology services.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
* Excellent communication skills.
* Self‑motivated.
* Able to inspire followership without direct line management.
* Excellent presentational skills.
* Able to deal with conflict effectively.
* Excellent analytical skills.
* Excellent organisational skills.
* Ability to work independently.
Desirable criteria
* Able to lead a team effectively.
Equality and Diversity Statement
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post.
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