Community Physical Health Project Manager

1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for up to 12 months

Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment.

The Project Manager will convene and manage project teams and provide project management support to the Service Director , Deputy Service Director and Operational Service Leads within the directorate to enable the delivery of the annual Cost Improvement Plan (CIP) target and support associated change initiatives.

The trust is currently undertaking a large organisational restructure of the directorates, so the successful applicant must be confident working in uncertainty.

The Project Manager will support service improvements across the directorate which will require a high level of planning, coaching, analytical and communication skills.

The Project Manager in the will be responsible for ensuring their projects are well planned, coordinated , and delivered with benefits identified upfront and realised on delivery. They will be expected to use their knowledge and experience to ensure projects and wider programmes are delivered within time and cost constraints and your ability to build strong relationships and trust with clinical and operational teams will support the implementation of these programmes and projects.

The Project Manager will be working in a dynamic change environment, with tight timescales and with a wide variety of stakeholders. This exciting role has a real opportunity to drive and contribute to clinical and operational programmes of work which will make a genuine difference to patients while being part of a growing and forward-looking team.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate excellent skills and experience in delivering sustainable transformation through the effective use of project management tools with a focus on benefits realisation and collaborative working. The team is based in Gloucestershire but has a flexible working model so can offer hybrid working.

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