Band 8b - Redevelopment PMO Lead, Redevelopment
Job reference: 360-IE-11456
Grade: Band 8b
Location: West Herts – General Staffing Site Watford General Hospital, Watford
Salary: £68,852 – £79,638 per annum (HCA)
Contract: 2‑year fixed‑term (secondment)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, full time, flexible working
Job overview
We are seeking a skilled and experienced project or programme manager to join the redevelopment team at West Hertfordshire NHS Trust, working on the Combined Watford Scheme (CWS).
The CWS is a high‑profile programme to deliver a new Watford General Hospital (WGH), potentially alongside a new Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), subject to the outcome of public consultation. It is a joint programme being delivered by WHTH and UCLH, requiring a collaborative and joined‑up PMO function to manage delivery.
Main duties of the job
This role will be expected to work across several functional areas, required to deliver a broad and high‑functioning PMO, as described within the job description. These areas include:
* Programme Management and PMO delivery
* Governance and Reporting
* Financial Management
* Team Development and Management
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder will work closely with the CWS Senior Teams across both WHTH and UCLH, designing and embedding PMO processes to ensure that:
* The PMO supports delivery of the entire Combined Watford Scheme across both Trust partners – WHTH and UCLH;
* Governance arrangements are robust and adhered to;
* All workstreams are effectively coordinated through a central programme plan that identifies interdependencies;
* Both internal and external reporting is of the highest quality.
The PMO function will be supported by two Redevelopment Coordinators and a Document Controller.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
* Master’s degree (or equivalent) in programme management, with proven successful delivery
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge
* Knowledge of best practice in programme management office function
* Understanding of NHS working environment and major capital schemes
* Knowledge of NHS Capital Business Case development / HM Treasury Green Book Guidance
Experience
* Experience of initiating and/or delivering a robust PMO function for significant change / capital schemes
* Experience in risk management at a programme level
* Experience in overseeing and/or delivering the PO to payment cycle related to procurements on large capital scheme
* Experience of presenting to senior executives regarding programme plans
* Line management of team members
* NHS or other public services operational or service development experience, across a range of services
* Experience of HM Treasury capital scheme business cases
* Procurement or financial experience
Employer information
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area, and offers a range of specialist services to a wider population.
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