Senior Project Manager - Countywide Services

This is a fixed term/secondment post for 6 months.

If you are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement is needed from your current manager prior to application.

The Countywide Directorate is looking to recruit an experienced Senior Project Manager to support delivery of the directorate's Cost Improvement Programme. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and supportive operational team. The role requires an excellent understanding of healthcare service delivery and budget management as well as a track record of successfully delivering projects.

Reporting to the Service Director you will work closely with key stakeholders, including Deputy Service Directors, Operational Service Managers, Medical Leads, Heads of Profession and Governance Leads to ensure the success of delivering the project within year and planning for the following financial year.

The Countywide Project Manager will convene and manage project teams and provide project management support to the 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 Countywide Project Manager will also support service improvements across the directorate which will require a high level of planning, coaching, analytical and communication skills.

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.

About 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Katy Thomas Job title: Service Director - Countywide Email address: katy.thomas@ghc.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07773531247

To arrange a conversation please contact the Countywide PA, Elle, via elle.yemm@ghc.nhs.uk