Project Manager

at  The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced project manager to support the setup and overall project delivery of a haemato-oncology integrated Palliative Care service at The Royal Marsden. The aim of this service is to holistically support patients through early proactive symptom control and future care planning. The Project Manager will ensure the successful planning, stakeholder engagement, data collection and reporting for this project.
We are looking for someone with experience of managing projects in the NHS associated with patient pathways, establishing a new service model whilst working across different clinical teams, working closely with clinical and non-clinical staff at all levels, as well as external stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of this project. They will have excellent project management, communication, report writing and data analytical skills. This role will be supported by a part time project support office who will be line managed by the Project Manager.
This post is fixed term for a period of three years. It will be based primarily on our Sutton site as this is where the delivery of the new service will take place.
The job description is generic to Project Managers within the Trust and if you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to contact the service for further information.
R MH h as a p or t fol i o of di v e rse and c o m p lex p rojec t s t h at s up p ort t h e deli v ery o f th e h i g h est q ua l i t y s er vi c es for b o t h s t aff and p a t i e n t s a l i k e.
Th e Pr o j e c t Man a g e r w i ll support the implementation of an integrated palliative care service for Haematology patients. The project seeks to improve quality of care for patients and reduce inpatient admission length of stay. T h e p os t- h ol d er w i ll b e re s p onsi b le for d eli v e r i n g the p ro j ec t o n t i m e , t o b u d g e t and t o agre e d q ua l i t y st an d ar d s t h at me e t b usi n ess n ee d s. T h e a pp o i n t ee w i ll l i a i s e wi t h t h e k ey internal and external s t a k e h ol d ers, working c losely w i t h clinical and information teams.
Th e ro l e r e q u i r es a p rofess i onal p roject manag e me n t a pp ro a c h t h at i n v ol v es c o n s i d era b le res p on s i b i l i t y for c o ord i n at i n g b usin e s s - c r i t i c al c l i n i c al i n i t i a ti v es i n a cc or d an c e wi t h c us t o m er needs, s u pp l i er c apa b i l i t y a nd na t i onal a nd lo c al s t an d ar d s a nd re q u i re me n t s.
Th e p ost h ol d er w i ll b e b a s e d at S u tt on.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That’s why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For more information, please refer to the job description and person specification.
A ct iv ely p ar t i ci p a t e a nd c o -o p era t e w i t h a ny a ud i t s c a rr i ed out b y i n t ernal a nd e x t ernal a ud i t ors and t h e i m p l em e n t a t i o n of any a s s oc i a t ed rec o mm e n d a t i ons. E n s u r e t h at a c om p re h en s iv e r ec o rd of p rojec t s i s m a i n t ain e d for any s u c h a ud i t .
D ev el o p and ma i n t ain w i t h users and s u pp l i er( s ), a nd a g r ee w i t h P ro j ect B oar d (s ) , p roject i n i t i a t i on d o c ume n t s, and p ro j ect p l a ns w h i c h i d enti f y c ore d a t e s , d eli v era b les and c r i t i c al p a t h s for d el i v er y . U p d a t e p ro j ect d o c ume n t s re g ular l y and c ommun i c a t e t h em t o t h e p roject b oard and t eam as relevant and d i rec t ed.
Man a ge 3 rd p ar t y s u pp l i ers from c o n t ra c t n e go t i a t i on t h ro u gh t o se r vi c e d el i v ery e ns u r i ng t h at t h e re q u i re m ents of t h e project are d o c um e n t ed i n th e c on t ra ct , and t h at s u pp l i ers m eet t h e i r o b l i gat i ons ag a i nst t h e ne ed s o f t h e p roject p lan and P I D.
A ssessing p roject i ssue s , s c h edul i n g resources, and m a nag i n g c apac i t y and c onflic t s a c ro s s mu lt ip le p rojec t s

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