Project Manager (Digital)

The Role

This is a hands on senior role within the Projects Management Office team of the Digital Transformation division within the wider Digital (eHealth) department. Digital supports a diverse range of services within the local organisation in addition to external parties and suppliers. You will be in an important position to directly contribute to shape the future of NHSL’s eHealth strategy to benefit end users and patient care.

You will be a team player who is equally comfortable in working alone.

The position should offer challenge, innovation and be highly rewarding to the successful candidate allowing them to contribute to the design and development of solutions to support systems under the remit of the Digital Transformation division and wider Digital Department.

The post holder is responsible for the effective management and control of major projects and to implement and maintain best practice and quality standards in project management within a culture of continuous improvement.

The post holder will be the direct project management lead for the delivery of two or more specific projects at any point in time from business case to full operational status.

This includes the management of discrete and/or linked projects in our portfolio from initiation to full operational status, ensuring achievement of agreed benefits within agreed timescales and budgets set by the business/project sponsor.

The post holder will implement best practice, utilising the PRINCE2 and Agile project management methodology and internal Project Office framework ensuring agreed benefits are delivered within agreed timescales and budgets set by the business/project sponsors.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Sound problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong documentation skills with proven ethos in the importance of documentation.
• A strong communicator with experience of working collaboratively with colleagues with good interpersonal skills with the ability to enthuse individuals in the adoption software solutions that may be deliverable by the Digital department
• Ability to solve problems and make logical decisions which fit with NHSL’s values
• Ability to build effective relationships and influence other stakeholders where necessary
• Ability to plan and prioritise own and others workloads
• Work independently and collaboratively where required
• Proven Project Management experience including knowledge of some or all of the following:
• Agile project methodology
• PRINCE 2 project methodology
• Waterfall project methodology
• Devops project management methodology
• Proven sound knowledge and experience of M365 for Enterprise for Business environments including M365 enterprise and business licence models is preferred and would be a distinct advantage.
• Experience of NHS Scotland Healthcare systems would be advantageous but not essential
• Must hold a current UK/EEA driving licence and have access to own car for business travel.

It would be great if you also have

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37.5 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Digital/eHealth - Digital Transformation PMO Team within Kirklands NHSL Headquarters.

The working pattern for this role is 9-5 Mon-Fri. This role is offered on a hybrid working model with 2 days per week in the office.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!

Informal enquiries are welcomed by Julie McCulloch - Digital Services Manager - julie.mcculloch@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Allison MIr, Recruitment Administrator - allison.mir@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee Counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information for Applicants

• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
• For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.

• Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

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