Project manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Patient Safety Improvement Team at University College London Hospitals for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, critical thinker, and experienced project manager. This role is pivotal in supporting the delivery of the Managing Results Group's safety improvement plan in line with the implementation of the patient safety incident response framework (PSIRF). The Managing Results Group aims to deliver its quality priority in reducing harm by ensuring appropriate follow-up on radiology and histopathology reports. In the next 12 months, the group will deliver its safety improvement work including supporting the implementation of the recommendations on alerts and notification of imaging reports by the Royal College of Radiologists.

You will need to have proven change management, quality improvement, and project management experience as well as understanding and appreciation of the various clinical patient safety issues to drive the safety improvement agenda and be successful in the role. You will be required to work in close partnership with leaders across the Trust and with external stakeholders to continue our improvement journey.

Main duties of the job:

• The post holder will be responsible for leading the implementation of the managing results group (MRG) safety improvement plan, providing expert professional advice and facilitation of the project.
• The post holder will play a key role in the scope and delivery of the project to ensure timely implementation of all the safety improvement plan priorities, training and support to staff, communications, escalation of risks and regular progress updates to the managing results group.

Project management:

• Plan, organise and develop complex activities, scope complex issues into a clear project strategy and project plan.
• Ensure detailed plans are developed using a collaborative approach with stakeholders.

Communication:

• Work with key stakeholders including staff, information team, digital healthcare teams, and relevant committees, to ensure the project is delivered to plan and work closely with the communications team to implement elements of a comprehensive and effective communications strategy which is clear, effective, and innovative.

Analytical Skills:

• Set up and maintain an appropriate data collection system based on the agreed project initiation document and explore, analyse, and present data to ensure the implementation of the safety improvement priorities and success of the safety improvement programme is measured and evaluated.

Financial:

• Responsible for overseeing the invoices received against the budget and forecast predicted spend, where applicable.

Person specification:

Knowledge & Qualifications

• Essential criteria: Educated to degree level, Knowledge and experience of health services, Master's level or equivalent demonstrable experience in relevant field.
• Desirable criteria: Project management qualification.

Experience

• Essential criteria: Demonstrable project management or service improvement experience, A proven record of success in managing operational change while also developing and maintaining high standards of quality, Experience of organising and leading on stakeholder events.

Skills & Abilities

• Essential criteria: Good communication skills both verbal and written for all levels of the organisation, Able to lead and present at workshops to support engagement to large groups of staff, Ability to liaise effectively within a multidisciplinary team-based environment, Motivational skills to encourage collaborative working to improve services/performance where there may be resistance to change, IT literate: proficient in the use of word processing, spreadsheet packages, and project management tools, Ability to set up and maintain data systems and analyse data from various sources to produce project and committee reports, Ability to write reports to be submitted to committee on progress of the project, Project management skills.

Personal Qualities

• Essential criteria: Demonstrates the ability to complete tasks and deliver projects to time.

Other requirements

• Essential criteria: Demonstrate a commitment to professional development of self and others, Knowledge of equalities issues and commitment to the promotion of equality in employment.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few. This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.