Position: Project Manager - Breast Network

Band: Indicative Band 7 (subject to job evaluation)

Contract Type: Full-time Secondment until end-March 2025

Location: Hybrid - 60% home-based, 40% onsite at any Black Country acute Trust

Department: CEO Office - Black Country Provider Collaborative

Closing date: 6pm on Monday, 12th August 2024.

Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 26th August 2024.

Main duties of the job

Role Overview

The Project Manager will oversee three key transformation projects within the Breast Network:

1. Development of a breast reconstruction service providing free-flap surgery.

2. Establishment of a breast radiology alliance.

3. Review of the four Black Country breast units.

The ideal candidate will have experience in clinical service transformation and project management, including planning, stakeholder engagement, and the development of outline business cases.

About us

Key Responsibilities

Lead the project management and delivery of three transformation projects within the Breast Network.

Provide high-quality project management, including planning, administration, risk management, and reporting.

Develop and implement detailed project plans with defined deliverables and milestones.

Conduct comprehensive options appraisals and develop outline business cases for each project by March 2025.

Foster excellent collaborative relationships with stakeholders and ensure alignment with the Provider Collaborative's strategic objectives.

Qualifications and Experience

Educated to degree level or equivalent career path experience (Essential).

PRINCE2 Foundation / Managing Successful Programmes Foundation or equivalent project management qualification (Desirable).

Significant experience in project management, particularly within a healthcare environment (Essential).

Extensive knowledge of breast services and breast care pathways (Desirable).

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead the project management, development, and delivery of the three projects within the Breast Network.
• Provide high-quality project management, including planning, administration, risk management, and reporting.
• Ensure timely, effective project reporting and proactive management of risks and issues with appropriate mitigation actions.
• Develop and implement detailed project plans with defined deliverables and milestones.
• Finalise development option details and conduct comprehensive options appraisals, including the completion of EQIAs for each project.
• Develop outline business cases for each project by March 2025.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

• Educated to degree level or demonstrable equivalent career path experience.

Desirable

• PRINCE2 Foundation / Managing Successful Programmes Foundation / equivalent project management qualification.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Significant experience of project management.
• Experience in a Healthcare environment.
• In-depth working knowledge of the UK healthcare sector and its regulation.
• Experience of coordinating and chairing meetings.

COMMUNICATION & RELATIONSHIP SKILLS

Essential

• Proficient in preparing and producing concise communications for a diverse range of stakeholders.

Employer details

Employer name

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Russell's Hall Hospital

Dudley

DY1 2HQ

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