A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated and organised Portfolio Office Lead to join the Group Digital Services Team at Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT).

We are looking for skilled, enthusiastic, and dedicated staff with a delivery focus who can align to our values and behaviours. You will be delivering exciting change initiatives, service improvements and defined projects across our portfolio of work, supporting the achievement of the MFT Digital Strategy and wider organisational strategies and digital aspirations.

You will form part of a growing, motivated, and supportive team and will be well placed to develop your skills and knowledge.

Main duties of the job

This is a busy and rewarding role in a team which supports the transformation of services through the utilisation of technology in accordance with trust-wide business requirements. Your application must be able to demonstrate that you have a sound understanding of business change, project and programme delivery, have strong verbal, presentation and written communication skills, advanced IT skills understanding and working knowledge of digital change initiatives and the ability to work with a variety of stakeholders.

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification document attached for details of the role and comparison against your skills, experience and knowledge.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of �2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Education to Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent level qualification
• Evidence of continued professional qualifications relating to business administration/analysis, Prince 2, P3O Foundation, projects or programme management and planning, or financials or workforce

Desirable

• Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent qualification in an IT or business -related subject
• Management of Value, Management of Risk, P30 Advanced

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• In depth specialist Understanding of portfolio management discipline and the application to portfolio planning, demand management, benefits tracking and risk management.
• Experience of operating in a matrix management structure and securing commitment to completion of activities with colleagues both inside and outside formal line management.
• Experience in staff management
• Extensive involvement in the coordination and facilitation of governance meetings with senior stakeholders, including preparation of agenda and supporting papers, and accurate minute taking (actions and decisions)
• Experience in the authoring of governance papers and reports on behalf of senior stakeholders, providing analysis and recommendations across a range of complex issues.
• Experience in developing Standard operating procedures and KPIs for the successful running of a business office/large department
• Experience in financial management
• Advanced level of IT skills and fully competent in the use of MS Office packages: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint, MS Teams

Desirable

• Direct experience in a portfolio level function or service in a complex organisation such as NHS
• Evidence of the ability to negotiate and influence others in a positive manner with the confidence to deal with different priorities and differing views in order to achieve change/improvement
• Chairing meetings, facilitating workshops
• Experience in developing or assuring responses to bid or tenders contractual arrangements, or project and programme level governance artefacts.
• Experience in procurement activities, and workforce capacity planning and management, and vendor/supplier arrangements and controls
• Administrator experience in SharePoint

Attributes

Essential

• Ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise, identifying and implementing solutions.
• Demonstrates strong communication skills (oral and written) and can provide and receive accurate information on matters which may be complex or sensitive
• Ability to analyse, investigate and resolve complex queries and issues/problems
• Ability to deliver quality work against challenging deadlines has strong organisation and planning skills
• Ability to manage a range of activities and formulate plans that have effect across multiple disciplines
• Collaborative approach and good team working able to liaise effectively with staff across multiple levels and departments
• Good presentation skills (orally and written reports/packs) to share and communicate a range of topics or issues succinctly to multiple stakeholders
• Highly numerate, with an ability to analyse, interpret and present complex information clearly
• Highly resilient and able to work effectively in a pressurised environment.
• Strong delivery focus, ability to drive continuous improvement and demonstrates passion for delivering a high-quality service to achieve goals

Desirable

• Knowledge of NHS Technology policy and regional priorities
• Evidence of formal planning and prioritisation techniques during previous work

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oxford Road Campus, Cobbett House

Manchester

M13 9WL

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