Do you have passion for making a difference to the lives of others? Are you able to engage and support teams to deliver sustainable results?

The Royal Surrey PMO Team supports both the Digital and Transformation portfolios of work, with a significant number of programmes and projects for delivery, in a number of phases and key priority areas across the Trust.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who will bring both organisational skills and rigor alongside the humility and tenacity to succeed. Previous experience of working in the NHS is not required as we are looking for people with a passion to succeed as part of a well-respected team within the organisation.

Main duties of the job

As a Project Support Officer, you will play a vital part in the delivery of our transformation and digital journey by providing data analysis, hands on project support activities as well as administrative support to a number of Digital and Transformation programmes and projects within our portfolio.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than �45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

The Transformation & Digital PSO is a member of the Transformation & Digital Portfolio Management Office (PMO) Team, that sits within the Transformation & Digital Directorate.

The PMO Team supports both the Digital and Transformation portfolios of work for FY24/25, with a significant number of programmes and projects for delivery, in a number of phases and key priority areas.

The primary purpose and key objectives of the PSO role are to support the overarching governance and assurance process required to assure that the Digital and Transformation programmes and projects are/remain on-track to deliver in-year, aligned to the delivery metrics agreed (collating and maintaining data in a universal form), and also providing hands-on support to Programme and Project Managers with delivery of specific tasks, activities and/or small/discreet aspects of live programmes and projects. Typically, a PSO will have portfolio of 3 or 4 live programmes and projects to support at any one time. Typical programme and project support activities required are detailed below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree-level or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Proficient in the use of IT, e.g. Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio
• An awareness of the NHS, it's current plans and policies
• Knowledge of programme and/or project management office structures and systems
• Experience of programme and/or project management/ administration and support
• Knowledge of programme and/or project documentation, it's purpose and completion across the lifecycle
• An awareness of programme and/or project management tools, e.g. PRINCE2 and process mapping/business analysis

Desirable

• An understanding of the complexities of working in an acute hospital
• Experience of working, supporting others, and problem solving in a PMO environment
• An awareness of Lean (A3) tools, techniques and principles

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey Hospital

Guildford

GU2 7XX

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