We are looking for a proactive, experienced and well organised professional to play an important role in project planning and risk and issue management within the clinical procurement team.

The post holder will organise, accurately record, monitor and schedule a range of project activities. They will be responsible for creating and monitoring project schedules, preparing progress reports, ensuring product compliance, note taking and product masking. Furthermore, the Project Support Officer will manage and analyse information on the progress of the project on a continuous basis.

Excellent communication skills are essential as the successful candidate will liaise with Trust staff including divisional managers, corporate managers, and clinical staff across the BSOL Procurement Collaborative (BSOLPC). The post holder will be required to assist the Clinical Procurement Specialists and help to support the wider team to ensure that the range of project deliverables are achieved.

This is an excellent opportunity for a person who would like to develop their project management skills in an exciting, fast paced environment.

Main duties of the job

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About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent numeracy and literacy

Desirable

• *A levels or equivalent of ONC in Business Studies/Project Management plus experience in undertaking a range of work producers

Experience

Essential

• *Degree or equivalent knowledge, training or experience.
• *Project Management experience.
• *Experience of analysing documents.
• *Experience of writing reports.
• *Experience of communicating with a wide range of staff.

Desirable

• *Further evidence of study to postgraduate level or equivalent.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Good understanding of data protection/ confidentiality principles (related to personally and/or commercially sensitive information).
• *Good interpersonal and organisational skills - able to work with a variety of different people.
• *Able to demonstrate high levels of integrity, confidentiality and reliability.

Desirable

• *Ability to think clearly under pressure, analyse complex situations, reach decisions and take appropriate action.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Regent Court

Second Floor, 14, George Road

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 1NT

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