Senior Project Manager

at  The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

RMH is currently looking to recruit a Senior Project Manager to join at an exciting time of change in the Trust. You will manage multiple high-value strategic projects from their inception to the end of the project lifecycle across various clinical and non-clinical settings. The post is based at our offices in Wallington, however, travel to and from other NHS sites will be part of the role’s requirement. With over three years of healthcare background and a track record of project delivery, the Senior Project Manager will be a good communicator with proven leadership ability and matrix management experience. The Senior Project Manager will be highly qualified for the PRINCE2 practitioner level and seek to develop the team’s professional skills through peer review and personal development whilst ensuring that each team member delivers project outputs to a high standard, on time and to budget.

The post-holder will be responsible for managing the development and delivery of a number of strategic clinical initiatives, including, but not limited to:

• The programme of work that will deliver refreshed clinical technologies to laboratories across the Trust. This consists of a complex set of sub-projects, supported by an experienced subject matter expert. You will report activity, progress, risk and issues to appropriate project and programme boards.
• The development and delivery of a process of a technology refresh programme for clinical laboratory technology, including analysers, scanners, and point of care devices.
• Adhoc clinical technology projects as required by the programme manager or wider senior leadership team in RM Digital.

The post-holder will be responsible for delivering projects on time, to budget and to agreed quality standards that meet business needs. The appointee will liaise with the key stakeholders from the business and the Digital Diagnostics Programme, working closely with other Programme and Project Managers and Workstream Leads.
The post-holder will be expected to play a major role in the planning stage of the DHR Replacement project, with an emphasis on the delivery of the initiatives that will support the long-term objectives for diagnostic services across the Trust.
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 further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

• Responsible for the effective delivery of key strategic IT projects.
• For all your projects, deliver in full compliance with the Trust’s PMO framework.
• Ensure delivery of key elements against agreed milestones, budget and timelines with demonstration of success, outcomes measure and key performance indicators.
• Responsible for maintaining the project planning, including project reporting, monthly highlight reports, updating the risk logs, producing exception reports and ensuring that all work remains on target to deliver agreed objective.
• Ability to work as part of a larger team and when required independently.
• Supports and enforces the department’s strategic vision and delivers projects to support the RMH IT Roadmap.
• Work with Project Board and end users to design changes in working practices which comply with the functionality of the system being implemented and to offer solutions to risks associated with processes.
• Work with external (and internal) suppliers to ensure effective project delivery within time, budget and agreed quality standards.

The post-holder will be responsible for managing the development and delivery of a number of strategic clinical initiatives, including, but not limited to:

• The programme of work that will deliver refreshed clinical technologies to laboratories across the Trust. This consists of a complex set of sub-projects, supported by an experienced subject matter expert. You will report activity, progress, risk and issues to appropriate project and programme boards.
• The development and delivery of a process of a technology refresh programme for clinical laboratory technology, including analysers, scanners, and point of care devices.
• Adhoc clinical technology projects as required by the programme manager or wider senior leadership team in RM Digital

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

• Responsible for the effective delivery of key strategic IT projects.
• For all your projects, deliver in full compliance with the Trust’s PMO framework.
• Ensure delivery of key elements against agreed milestones, budget and timelines with demonstration of success, outcomes measure and key performance indicators.
• Responsible for maintaining the project planning, including project reporting, monthly highlight reports, updating the risk logs, producing exception reports and ensuring that all work remains on target to deliver agreed objective.
• Ability to work as part of a larger team and when required independently.
• Supports and enforces the department’s strategic vision and delivers projects to support the RMH IT Roadmap.
• Work with Project Board and end users to design changes in working practices which comply with the functionality of the system being implemented and to offer solutions to risks associated with processes.
• Work with external (and internal) suppliers to ensure effective project delivery within time, budget and agreed quality standards