NHS Scotland
Senior Project Manager
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Are you interested in being part of a key team involved in the modernisation and digitisation of NHS Services?
Do you have a passion for problem solving and want to support our front-line workers to deliver efficient and effective patient care? Do you like the idea of a flexible working environment where a combination of home and office working is encouraged?
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Project Manager has arisen within Digital and Information.
The Senior Project Manager role will initially focus on National Programmes of Delivery they will provide project management services and Digital led consulting services to these services within NHS Fife. This includes, but is not restricted to, the management of discrete and/or linked projects from initiation to handover, working with and providing guidance to NHS Fife for a significant change programme of Service Improvement Projects as approved by the Digital and Information Board in line with requirements and priorities set by NHS Fife Senior Management Team. This post will influence and drive forward change which will deliver significant improvements in patient care through efficiencies and improved quality of information.
- You will successfully develop and manage plans, risks and project resources.
- You will also manage, coordinate and deliver the projects allocated, utilising the Prince2TM project management methodology, to deliver outcomes to the appropriate level of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the individual Project Plans.
- Stakeholder engagement will be key to effective delivery ensuring engagement in delivering the programme and anticipated benefits.
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NHS Fife is ambitious in developing its Digital and Information Strategy 2019-2024 to support organisational change and modernise service delivery for the benefit of staff, patients, carers and the public. This post will act as a key advocate of this agenda.
- You must be able to travel throughout Fife on occasion and sometimes across Scotland as required.
High levels of communication and project management skills are necessary to perform this role effectively.
Applications on a secondment basis will be considered providing you have prior agreement from your current line manager.
For informal enquiries, please contact Nicola Maher, National Digital Transformation Programmes Manager, NHS Fife, via email Nicola.Maher@nhs.scot.
- A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website.
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We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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