An exciting opportunity has become available for within the integrated Alder Hey and Liverpool Heart and Chest Digital Service. We are looking for 2 talented, highly motivated Project Coordinators to work across both trusts to provide support on the various projects outlined in the digital strategies in each Trust, which are plans of digital quality improvement that will work towards improving clinician satisfaction and the overall care for our patients.

Main duties of the job

Main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Maintenance of the portfolios for the relevant Programmes, ensuring all projects have fully complete and accurate project documentation including version control
• Development of project PIDs, RAID log and highlight reports
• To ensure the right people are invited for meetings, as well as organizing and facilitating these events

About us

Alder Hey has been officially accredited as a HIMSS Stage 7 hospital and is now working through a strategy refresh. Alongside this the Trust are upgrading their Electronic Patient Record (Meditech) to the latest version available, maximising our investment in core clinical systems to ensure our staff have the best tools available when providing patient care.

Liverpool Heart and Chest have recently become part of the Digital Aspirant scheme, which helps NHS Trusts raise their Digital Maturity. The Trust has also recently commissions the Digital Excellence Strategy, a 5-year programme to deliver digital initiatives enabling a wide range of benefits. The 3 core themes that underpin the strategy are 'Connecting Digitally with our Patients and Families', 'Digital Safety and Outstanding Care' and 'Insight Led Care', all underpinned by a 'back to basics' service improvement plan.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To maintain the portfolios for the relevant Programmes, ensuring all projects have fully complete and accurate project documentation including version control
• Develop and maintain project PIDs, RAID log and highlight reports
• To ensure the right people are invited for meetings, as well as organizing and facilitating these events
• Ensure project documentation is prepared in a timely and efficient manner
• Support the production of project reports when required
• Attend relevant meetings, documenting minutes and actions
• Involvement in any aspect relating to relevant projects including training, communications, testing and workshops.
• Prepare project/programme status reports when required
• Collect and maintain specific project data
• Support the Digital Programme Manager with governance arrangements and board meetings
• Management of individual project budgets
• Liaising with third party suppliers
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with a number of operational, clinical and corporate departments
• Production of highlight reports
• Maintenance of RAG status reports for all projects and reporting any changes through appropriate channels
• Managing some small scale projects as part of development

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Expertise within IM& T projects, through diploma and/or practical experience
• Evidence of on-going personal and professional development

Desirable

• Prince 2 Foundation Project

Experience

Essential

• Experience of IM& T project change and delivery
• Provide and receive complex information persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training skills are required
• Experience of supporting projects and their supporting documentation such as risk and issue logs, lessons learnt and communication plans
• Experience of effectively communicating with a range of stakeholders using a variety of methods

Desirable

• Experience of working within the NHS
• Awareness of NHS Information Governance principles

Skills

Essential

• Clear communicator with excellent writing skills
• In-depth knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis
• Accurate note taking at project portfolio meetings
• Proven relationship management skills, able to build and maintain positive and productive relationships across a range of stakeholders
• Ability to encourage group of project managers to follow standards of the relevant Programmes
• Good numeracy for maintaining project budgets
• Experience in the use of the Microsoft TM Office toolset email, web browsers and project management tools.

Desirable

• Ability to compare a range of options when failures to meet project standards have been identified

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Highly motivated and able to work on own initiative
• Professional, calm and efficient manner
• Enthusiastic and self aware
• Reliable, adaptable and dependable
• Attention to detail
• Team focused

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Liverpool

L12 2AP

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411-COR-24-6593484